For cadet officers, one of the rewards is providing cadets with a leadership assignment and watching them work their way through planning, problem solving and…
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Alternative bluegrass quintet Live at Studio 64
By Mike Redfern Rotary Park, a harmony-driven alternative bluegrass quintet from Calgary, will be the next band in the ‘Live at Studio 64’ spring concert…
Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By Cpl. Brent Ayers June 18 through to June 24 the Columbia Valley Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) responded to approximately 35 calls for service….
Cadets start year with stop at Nanton
The cadet-training year has just begun and we have already completed our first Field Training weekend of the year. A total of 37 youths from…
Resurrecting a Halifax Bomber from the sea
By Elinor Florence When I first heard about this, I thought it must be a joke or an exaggeration. I have visited the Bomber Command…
Cadets’ Night at the Museum
On April 1, 279 Elk Valley (Sparwood/Elkford), 904 Kootenai (Creston) and 552 Key City (Cranbrook) Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadrons spent the “night at a…
Air Cadets enjoy evening with navy band quintet
By S.L. Furedi The Elk Valley Air Cadets were treated to a musical performance during their regularly scheduled sports’ night in Elkford, Feb. 23. The…
‘Morale Squadron’ kept wartime mail on the move
By Elinor Florence Imagine not seeing your son or husband for years – maybe forever! That’s why the mail delivery in the Second World War…
Lady Orchid keeps our Canadian Lancaster aloft
By Elinor Florence There’s still one iconic Canadian Lancaster bomber in the air, flying out of Hamilton, Ontario – and the man indirectly responsible for…
Elk Valley Air Cadets continue to soar
By S.L. Furedi The Elk Valley Air Cadets are heading into a busy home stretch for their 2014-2015 drill year, with first aid and effective…