By Sgt. Darren Kakuno This past week, October 29 through November 4, Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 60 calls for service. The following are some…
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Nature at our doorstep
By Dan Hicks Situated along the City of Cranbrook’s northeast boundary, the Cranbrook Community Forest offers Cranbrookers easy access to a natural world of woodlands, hills, ponds,…
Charities, ‘political activity’ and free speech
By Pearl Eliadis Op-Ed Commentary An Ontario court recently issued one of the most important free speech rulings in Canada in years. Back on July…
Obituary for Margaret Mary BELLA
Margaret Mary BELLA APRIL 7, 1915 ~ OCTOBER 28, 2018 (AGE 103) Fernie’s centenarian, Margaret Mary Bella, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the age…
Obituary for Rita Marie Belcher
Rita Marie Belcher 1930 – 2018 It is with great sorrow that the family of Rita Marie Belcher announce her passing on Friday, October 26,…
Obituary for Dorothy Vivian Adams
Dorothy Vivian Adams 1930 – 2018 Dorothy Adams peacefully passed away at East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook with family by her side on Saturday,…
Oregon’s Painted Hills is wondrous
Road Trippin’ Painted Hills, John Day Fossil Beds, Oregon It is a landscape that ensnares artists, photographers and videographers. Rolling, sweeping, swooping, bulbous bands of…
Registry first step for temp foreign worker protection
Letter to the Editor Recently, I introduced new legislation that will better protect thousands of people coming to work in B.C. under the federal Temporary…
A campaign win without winning
Letter to the Editor I wasn’t elected to a seat on city council. But I had the privilege to run for one. That’s what democracy…
Autumnal Full Moons
By Dan Hicks Our ashen Harvest Moon breaks free of horizonal cloud and ascends into a clear cool September night sky above Cranbrook; a welcome…