Kootenay Crust by Ian Cobb Op-Ed Commentary What conflicting and starkly contrasting times we are living in. In the last 24 hours humankind has reached…
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A cautionary tale at break-up
Kootenay Crust By Ian Cobb Op-Ed Commentary I just posted a wee story about Columbia Valley Search and Rescue (CVSAR) rescuing stranded motorists on Westside…
Time for Victoria to embrace all of B.C.
e-KNOW Editorial By Ian Cobb If you’ve ever wished to see a clear and immediate example of how little the Lower Mainland/Vancouver Island centric B.C….
It’s a gluesniffer’s world now, me beauties
Kootenay Crust By Ian Cobb Donald Trump is on the brink of turning the world order upside down. His ongoing greed hallucination about Greenland being…
All roads lead to and from Rome
Kootenay Crust By Ian Cobb We needed to find somewhere to live in December. Our winter ‘home,’ necessary due to our destroyed home being re-built,…
Summer in the East Kootenay 2025
Summer isn’t quite the same when you spend it waiting anxiously and eagerly for life to slow down and normalize. Such is the life of…
Deeds, not words
By Ian Cobb Canada lost a national hero on September 23 and the Columbia Valley lost one of its most admired and beloved citizens, when…
Bread and circuses in the Age of Idiots
Kootenay Crust By Ian Cobb (Op-Ed Commentary with some foul language) We live in an age where idiots are celebrated and, in the case of…
Farewell to a mentor
Kootenay Crust (Op-Ed Commentary) By Ian Cobb The world of Canadian community journalism lost a great one August 13 when Canmore’s Carol Picard passed away…
Bull Riding in the Rockies 25 another thunderous hit
The 25th running of Bull Riding in the Rockies was another smash success in downtown Invermere Friday, July 18. The rodeo grounds across from Eddie…