Letter to the Editor My grandfather and my father came in 1924 (I think) to Canada from Belgium and lived in Cranbrook until 1936. They…
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We are the beneficiaries of their sacrifices
By Rob Morrison We think today of the more than 650,000 Canadians who served in the First World War, the over 66,000 who never came…
Remembering the sacrifices made
Letter to the Editor This May, we remember the Canadians who sacrificed life and limb to help liberate the Netherlands 75 years ago. I had…
Remembering our community heroes
Bud Caldwell This time of year always reminds me of my Grandpa Harry E. (Bud) Caldwell. When my mom asked me what words I would…
B.C.’s parks draw record number of visitors
British Columbia’s world-renowned provincial park system continues to attract global attention, with visitors from outside B.C. making up more than one-quarter of a record number…
D-Day: The unhappiest man on the beach
By Elinor Florence Seventy-one years ago today, Arthur Bradford’s Spitfire was shot down over Normandy, and he parachuted into the sea where he was promptly…
Changing our electoral system will fix Canada’s problems
By Danette Moulé This fall, we will all head to the polls for yet another federal election. And as you decide who you’re going to…
Oinky Oinkerson and the fat to be eaten
Kootenay Crust By Ian Cobb Before I launch, I must first point out a personal fact; I believe in free enterprise and the less government…