“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary When I was a dumb young kid growing up in the West Kootenay my parents would occasionally take us…
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Solar power shines on affordable housing
Columbia Basin Trust supports projects to add solar panels on nine buildings Families and seniors in nine affordable housing buildings across seven Columbia Basin communities…
Fiddle virtuosos coming to Cranbrook in 2025
Juno Award winning fiddle virtuosos Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy are hitting the road again this spring and taking their music to new heights with…
MLA demands retention incentives for local healthcare workers
Kootenay East MLA Tom Shypitka (BC United) is slamming the NDP government for its glaring failures in managing healthcare across British Columbia, particularly highlighting severe…
$24k raised for JoeAnna’s House
The fundraising committee of the third annual Good Lemonade Day is proud to announce that an incredible $24,197.53 was raised at the provincial-wide event held…
Local soccer teams heading to Rome to compete next spring
Two under-17 soccer teams from the Kootenays are set to embark on an exciting journey to Rome, Italy, next April to compete in the prestigious…
Conservation fund projects tour hailed a success
Elected officials from throughout the Kootenay Boundary region came early to the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Government (AKBLG) convention recently to learn more about…
Nationally honoured musicians performing May 2
We are in for a special treat Thursday, May 2 when Juno nominated vocalist Yvette Tollar, Juno Award winning guitarist Michael Occhipinti from Toronto along…
Arrow Lakes impacts top of mind in Treaty negotiations
By Kathy Eichenberger Op-Ed Commentary As British Columbia’s lead in negotiations with the United States to modernize the Columbia River Treaty, I would like to…
Local post-secondary students receive support
2023 Neil Muth Memorial Scholarship recipients announced The Muth family and Columbia Basin Trust are pleased to award five students who have faced and overcome…