Kimberley Alpine Resort (KAR) this past Saturday (Jan. 19) hosted Avalanche Awareness Days. KAR invited Cranbrook and Kimberley Search and Rescue units out as well…
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Obituary for Gordon Douglas Howard
HOWARD, GORDON DOUGLAS JANUARY 24, 1935 – JANUARY 12, 2019 Gordon passed away quietly at the Cranbrook hospital with family by his side. Gordon lived most of…
CVSAR adds two snowmobiles to toolbox
This past weekend, Columbia Valley Search and Rescue (CVSAR) joined Panorama Mountain Resort Ski Patrol in practicing for avalanche responses and educating the public on…
MP joins demand for housing crisis action
On Monday (Jan. 21), Kootenay–Columbia MP Wayne Stetski joined NDP colleagues in calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take immediate action to combat the…
At the Library
By Mike Selby Cranbrook Public Library ‘Operation Columba’ is the untold story of how British intelligence used homing pigeons to communicate with the Resistance during…
COTR nursing instructor gets research council grant
Marnie Kramer’s research aimed at improving nursing regulatory exam outcomes College of the Rockies Bachelor of Science in Nursing instructor Marnie Kramer is the recipient…
Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA reflects on 2018
By Doug Clovechok Wow, where did 2018 go? It was an eventful, interesting, and productive year for Columbia River-Revelstoke. My goal throughout has been to…
Obituary for Melvin Owen King “Unkie”
Melvin Owen King “Unkie” It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Melvin Owen King. Mel Passed away peacefully at the age…
Obituary for Delano Ryan “Del”
Delano “Del” Ryan April 29, 1945 – January 9, 2019 Born in Carlyle, Saskatchewan, Del began his working career “on the rigs” in Alberta. He…
Canada still discriminates against Indigenous women
By Joyce Green Op-Ed Commentary On January 14, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHCR) ruled that Indian Act sex discrimination violates Canada’s obligations under…