By Mike Selby Cranbrook Public Library ‘In Cranbrook,’ wrote Library board member Evah McKowan in 1931, “it is still the regular and fashionable thing for…
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Cranbrook History Centre hosts Forgotten Stories Ed Talks
Submitted by CBIRH The Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History (CBIRH) enjoyed an evening with friends at the Cranbrook History Centre (CHC) on Wednesday (Jan….
Forgotten Kimberley flying off shelves
The Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History (CBIRH) is pleased to announce the successful reception of its latest publication, Forgotten Kimberley, A Photo History of…
Author catapults local history with double book launch
By Erin Knutson Local author, publisher and photographer Keith Powell has done it again, launching his latest books, ‘Abandoned Kootenays’ and ‘Koocanusa Burning,’ at the…
Forgotten Cranbrook gives back with outstanding sales
Wild Horse Creek Press Publisher Keith Powell presented Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History (CBIRH) Board Chair Chris Johns with a cheque for $4,500 Tuesday…
Readers thanked for making book local bestseller
The new book Fisher Peak Chronicles is proving to be one of the bestselling books at local bookstores this fall. Author Keith G. Powell thanked…
Second historical novel is now a Kootenay and B.C. bestseller
With over 1,000 copies sold, the historical novel Raising Kain – the Adventurous Life of Conrad Kain, Canada’s greatest mountaineer, written by Kootenay author Keith…
Cranbrook author set to release new book
Cranbrook author Keith G. Powell will pre-release his second historical novel this Saturday, December 3 at Lotus Books in Cranbrook from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30…