By Mary Giuliano āOur lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.ā-Ā Martin Luther King Saturday, August 12, saw a commemorative…
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Kootenay Park had conscientious objector camps
By Elinor Florence Almost 11,000 Canadian men refused, mainly for religious reasons, to perform military duties during the Second World War. Instead, the federal government…
East Kootenay lumberjacks went to war
By Elinor Florence Thousands of lumberjacks, members of the Canadian Forestry Corps, logged the forests of Scotland during the Second World War to produce desperately…
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…
Knitting for Victory in wartime
By Elinor Florence Sweater and helmet pattern. Knitting was more than a hobby in wartime ā it was an act of patriotism. Literally millions of…
Dresden Cathedral rose from the ashes
By Elinor Florence Dresden cathedral today. Iāve been saving this subject for the Christmas season because it is so inspirational. The rebuilding of the bombed-out…
Cranbrook remembers
More than 1,000 Cranbrook and area residents attended the Remembrance Day service and ceremony at the Rotary Park Cenotaph Nov. 11. While veterans of the…
The Fighting Ballendines: eight brothers go to war
By Elinor Florence This band of EIGHT MĆ©tis brothers from Saskatchewan served in the Canadian Army during the Second World War, following the path laid…
Wartime rations meant Canadian cooks got creative
By Elinor Florence For five long years during the Second World War and beyond, consumption of sugar, meat and dairy products was restricted in Canada,…
New book features 10 stories of EK veterans
Ten stories about East Kootenay Second World War veterans are told in a new collection of 28 compelling interviews by bestselling author Elinor Florence of…