The arrival of Dr. Orits Oshodi, the region’s first locally-based child and youth psychiatrist, opens new pathways for East Kootenay children and youth to access…
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Valley veteran raising funds for food bank
The Columbia Valley Food Bank is pleased to announce its newest donation drive. Local 101-year old RCAF veteran Jim Ashworth has committed to walking 101…
CCT season opens with I’ll Be Back Before Midnight
Cranbrook Community Theatre opens the 2019-20 theatre season with Peter Colley’s comedy thriller, I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, directed by Landon Elliott. Playwright, screenwriter, librettist,…
Childhood fascination led to a lifetime passion for siblings
College of the Rockies People: Their Courage, Curiosity, and Contributions When most of us think of jumping rope, our thoughts go back to childhood games…
A Tale of Three Cities travelogue April 11
In ‘A Tale of Three Cities,’ local journalist Gerry Warner profiles three cities that attract millions every year including one close to home that’s often overlooked despite…
Wartime vet Iris Porter served in burning Egyptian desert
By Elinor Florence It was a true pleasure to chat with 97-year-old Iris Porter of Calgary, Alberta, about her five years in the British air…
Ben Scaman of Banff destroyed doodlebugs
By Elinor Florence Ben Scaman of Banff, Alberta was a young Spitfire pilot when the V1 flying bombs, often called doodlebugs, began to rain down…
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…
Blue Monday a seamless collaboration
Book Review By Derryll White French, Nicci (2011). Blue Monday. Nicci French is a pseudonym for the husband and wife team of Nicci Gerrard and…
JUNO nominee Sultans of String coming to region
Canada’s revved up roots string slingers Sultans of String are set to raise the rafters with their genre-hopping Subcontinental Drift CD Release and 2017 JUNO…