The 45th annual Lakeside Event is taking place this Saturday, August 7, at Invermere’s James Chabot Provincial Park beach and on Mount Swansea. Canada’s longest…
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Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By Sgt. Darren Kakuno This past week, September 9 through September 15, Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 66 calls for service. The following are some…
April Fools is every day now
Kootenay Crust By Ian Cobb Op-Ed Commentary Back in the day, when we managed to survive without phones outside our houses and work places, there…
Rural Dividend grants boost local projects
Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing $1,424,303 for nine projects in the Kootenays, Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay…
Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By Sgt. Bob Vatamaniuck The last two weeks over the holidays the Columbia Valley RCMP responded to about 90 calls for service; last year that…
Lakeside Hang Gliding and Paragliding Event Aug. 8
The 39th annual Lakeside Hang Gliding and Paragliding Event is taking place August 8. Watch aerobatic pilots do incredible tricks. It’s a day packed full…
Listening for Meadowlarks
Under Swansea By Bob Ede This is a favorite time of year of mine. The snow is deep in the mountain passes and the creeks…
Wilks presents $57,775 to Columbia Valley Cycling Society
A couple of hours after providing more than $60,000 for the Windermere Community Hall, the funding bonus continued in the Columbia Valley when Kootenay-Columbia MP…