At 9:30 p.m. on April 1 Kimberley Search and Rescue (SAR) was called out to rescue a snowmobiler stuck up near the top of Bootleg…
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Volunteer recognized with prestigious award
By S.L. Furedi Roger Fairhurst thought he was at a regular meeting of District of Sparwood council to present a thank you plaque to Mayor…
B.C.’s wildlife management needs science, not money
Letter to the Editor John Bergenske is right when he says that wildlife shouldn’t be managed for any particular group (“What’s behind the proposed Wildlife…
Migratory birds are wildlife too
Recently, as the result of a Wildlife Forum held in Cranbrook, the plight of mammalian wildlife in the East Kootenay has seen renewed interest. Attendees…
Local businesses honoured at 26th annual awards gala
The 26th annual Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards culminated with a gala event Saturday (April 1) at St. Eugene Golf Resort and Casino….
What skills do we need now?
A road map to 2020 By David B. Savage We have a rocky mountainous road from 2017 to 2020. And what is around that corner?…
Are there other motives to hasty marijuana legalization?
“Perceptions” by Gerry Warner So, by this time next year Canadians will be able to legally toke up and inhale a deep breath of government…
Go Wild! returns this summer
Wildsight’s Go Wild! is offering two youth leadership adventures this summer, taking 14 to 18-year-olds on six-day wilderness backpacking trips into our wild backyards in the…
Legalizing the recreational use of cannabis
Wayne’s World By Wayne Stetski Kootenay-Columbia MP There was not a room in Kootenay-Columbia big enough to accommodate the 3,000+ people who took part in…
Left-handed pretzel croissants?
By Robin Knight It can be hard being a left-handed person in a right-handed world. Scissors don’t cut correctly. Ink smudges across the page when…