Letters to the Editor On the evening of Dec. 6, 1989, 14 young women were murdered at L’École Polytechnique in Montreal. Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan,…
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Yaq̓it – Tobacco Plains site recognized as Key Biodiversity Area
Around 175 sites across British Columbia were recognized as key to the persistence of global biodiversity at the recent CoP15 nature negotiations in Montreal, including a local…
COP 15 and its link to freshwater biodiversity
Submitted by Living Lakes Canada After multiple delays and a change in location, the UN Biodiversity Conference (otherwise known as COP 15) finally started in Montréal,…
Another ski cross medal for Windermere’s Hoffos
Windermere’s Courtney Hoffos is on a tear for Alpine Canada’s World Cup ski cross team. The 23-year-old followed up a bronze medal performance last by…
Inaction not an option in ending gender-based violence
Letter to the Editor Sunday, Dec. 6, marked the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, the day we pay our respects…
Rockies Rowing Club grateful for mentorship
How do you spend your Saturdays? Recently, three junior rowers spent a Saturday morning on the water with Joy Ward Fera. Joy has been out…
Phaeton ready to crash Shedfest
Four billion years ago a wayward protoplanet crashed into Earth. The resulting explosion threw massive volumes of Earth into space. One of those chunks became…
Fernie SAR rescue injured hiker
What’s a long weekend in the mountains of southeastern British Columbia without a volunteer search and rescue (SAR) unit being called out to help someone(s)…
Memoirs of Angus Davis: A Mining Legend
By Erin Knutson, The Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History Angus Ward Davis Sr. was born into a prominent Montreal family of Welsh origins…
New novel has East Kootenay connection
By Michelle Forbes Being an entrepreneur can be challenging under the best of circumstances; but even more challenging when thugs and unsavoury characters are involved….