The following is a synopsis of some of the matters covered during the Dec. 7 Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors’ meeting….
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Kain Teens explore new horizons
By Pat Morrow For the first time since its inception nine years ago, the Conrad Kain Teens climbing camp was held at a location outside…
Marking the centennial of the first ascent of Bugaboo Spire
By Pat Morrow, CKCS chair Bugaboo Spire ACC/CKCS 2016 Centennial Finale Throughout this rain and snow-fraught summer, there have been several creative initiatives to mark…
Centennial of 15 first ascents by Conrad Kain
Bugaboos Teens Climbing Camp 2016 By Brian Patton The year was 1916. Thirty-three year old Conrad Kain was at the peak of his climbing career…
Mt. Robson Centennial Climbing Camp a success
Submitted by the Conrad Kain Centennial Society A hundred years after Conrad Kain, the Alpine Club of Canada’s first mountain guide, led his intrepid clients…
Regional teens experience Bug thrills
Bugaboos Teens Program, 2013 “For the fifth consecutive year, teens from the Columbia and Kootenay valleys have realized the satisfaction of self propelled sport and…
Kain fans left shaking heads in disbelief
Letter to the Editor The Conrad Kain Centennial Society is intimately familiar with Kain’s true life story. Some of us in the society read Keith…
Conrad Kain Society places another interp sign
The Conrad Kain Centennial Society has planted another interpretive sign in the valley celebrating Canada’s premiere historic mountain guide. This time, mountaineer Conrad Kain, who…