Turn and Burn slalom race returns to valley
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Panorama gears up for Pride and Ski Festival
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Rockies playing hard in round two vs Ghostriders
Posted by Admin | Mar 16, 2024 | Local Sports, Sports
Local officials have mixed views on Bill 44
Posted by Steve Hubrecht | Mar 15, 2024 | Local News, Local News, News
AKBLG comes to Radium with economic boost
Posted by Steve Hubrecht | Mar 15, 2024 | Local News, Local News, News
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Read MoreColumbia Valley Pride gets substantial grant
by Admin | Mar 19, 2024 | Local News, Local News, News
The Columbia Valley Pride Society is pleased to announce a significant milestone in its ongoing mission to promote inclusivity and gender equality within the Columbia Valley community.
New home needed for bat colony
The Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP), a group dedicated to bat conservation, has secured funding to build a bat condo to replace the barn.
Save bats before it’s too late
I read the article in the March 7 edition of the Pioneer, ‘Barn bats seek new home in Fairmont’, with great disappointment that this colony is facing homelessness unless a location can be found for their new roost.
Council missing opportunity
I was so excited to fill out the recent Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce survey regarding a pedestrian-only main street feature on Saturdays and/or Fridays and Saturdays.
Not in this life!
by Lyonel Doherty | Mar 16, 2024 | Editorials, Opinion
What some people wouldn’t give to be young again — to ride the wings of that sweet bird of youth, to be a teenager once more.
On second thought . . . not in this life!
Drives into building, hits man
by Admin | Mar 14, 2024 | Local News, Local News, News, News RCMP Report, RCMP
On March 7 police were called to the 1000 block of 13th Street for a vehicle that had driven into a building and had struck a male.
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Columbia Valley Pride gets substantial grant
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The Columbia Valley Pride Society is pleased to announce a significant milestone in its ongoing mission to promote inclusivity and gender equality within the Columbia Valley community.
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Chronic wasting disease worries RDEK
by Lyonel Doherty | Mar 14, 2024 | Local News, Local News, News
A fatal, infectious disease among deer, elk, moose and caribou is concerning biologists and East Kootenay regional directors.
Columbia Basin Trust supports projects
by Admin | Mar 13, 2024 | Local News, Local News, News
Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is supporting four new projects to enhance the ecological health of the region.
Sash weaving steeped in tradition and culture
by Admin | Mar 13, 2024 | Community, Indigenous, Local News
The Métis sash is a key part of Métis traditional dress. It has bright colours and can incorporate beads and other embellishments. Like ribbon skirts, the sash is sometimes available in different Indigenous clothing stores.
RMT offers evening, weekend hours
by Steve Hubrecht | Mar 13, 2024 | Business, Local Business, Local News, Local News
Windermere resident Matt Robertson recently launched a new massage business — Robertson Massage Therapy — based in the Valley Fitness Centre (VFC).
Slow down and move over
by Admin | Mar 13, 2024 | Local News, Local News, News, RCMP
BC Highway Patrol and Columbia Valley’s own RCMP commander are urging drivers to slow down and move over to protect roadside workers.
Key recommendations at inquest ignored: Beaudin
by Admin | Mar 12, 2024 | Indigenous, News
Kim Beaudin, national vice-chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP), attended the final inquest of Myles Sanderson last week, but unfortunately he felt unheard.
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LatestColumbia Valley Pride gets substantial grant
Mar 19, 2024 | Local News, Local News, News
The Columbia Valley Pride Society is pleased to announce a significant milestone in its ongoing mission to promote inclusivity and gender equality within the Columbia Valley community.
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DTSS grad explores societal constraints through poetry
Mar 19, 2024 | Local News, Local News, News
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Turn and Burn slalom race returns to valley
Mar 18, 2024 | Local News, Local News, Local Sports, News
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Panorama gears up for Pride and Ski Festival
Mar 18, 2024 | Local News, Local News, News
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Sports
Rockies primed to haunt Ghostriders
Mar 9, 2024 | Local Sports, Sports
The first round of the Eddie Mountain Division series ended February 29 and the Columbia Valley Rockies took the series of seven games from the Kimberley Dynamiters in their own barn in game five.
Games learning experience for judo athletes
Mar 2, 2024 | Local Sports, Sports
What does judo teach you? Sportsmanship, mastery of one’s self, patience and perseverance.
Rockies start strong in playoff battle
Mar 2, 2024 | Local Sports, Sports
The 2024 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff season has begun, and the Columbia Valley Rockies came through the gate ready to play.
Open gym program offers youth options
Feb 28, 2024 | Local News, Local News, Local Sports, News, Sports
Teens looking to stay active throughout the winter now have a new option, with the Summit Youth Centre having just launched its Open Gym program.
Community
International Women’s Day: Hannah’s excellent adventure
Mar 8, 2024 | Community, Local News, Local News, News
The Pioneer features Hannah Griffin on International Women’s Day. Read her adventure on the Columbia River.
Local photographer celebrates IWD by offering photo shoot
Mar 7, 2024 | Community, Community Out and About, Local News, Local News
A local woman is launching a new business with a special event on International Women’s Day.
Mountaineer presents show
Mar 6, 2024 | Community, Community Out and About, Local News, Local News, News
The upcoming featured mountaineer is none other than the renowned Pat Morrow who will be presenting his show on March 8.
Radium library filled to the brim
Feb 28, 2024 | Columnists, Community, Community Columns, Community Out and About
For the Love of Libraries This week’s column was written by Jacqueline Kozak, director of the...
Sports
Editorial concerns reader
I really struggle to find the words to respond to the editorial (Use privacy stalls, please) in the February 22 edition of the Pioneer.
Dental care confusion
Mar 9, 2024 | Editorials, Opinion
Today, that same mother still chuckles about the incident, particularly after receiving a letter from the federal government regarding the new Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), which is reportedly causing some confusion among many seniors.
Honour women, treat them with respect
This letter is written in honour and memory of Melanie Nicolaides, Amanda Clearwater and her young children – Bethany, Jayven, and Isabella Manoakeesick, and her teen niece Myah-Lee Gratton.
NDP’s Land Act changes must be halted
Mar 6, 2024 | BC Opinion, Columnists, Opinion
For weeks, I have heard loud and clear from my constituents in Columbia River-Revelstoke that the NDP’s proposed changes to the Land Act must be halted.
Community
Madcap juggling comedian can’t help it
Feb 26, 2024 | Entertainment, Local Entertainment, Local News, Local News, News
When self-described professional “zaniac” Alex Zerbe arrives in Invermere in a few weeks, residents should brace themselves for a storm of high-octane comedy.
Shuswap Band to host live comedy show
Nov 19, 2023 | Entertainment, Indigenous, Local Entertainment
National Addictions Awareness Week takes place November 22 to 28, and so the Shuswap Band has created a live comedy show for the community.
Film festival will be ‘wild & scenic’ for all
Nov 13, 2023 | Community, Community Out and About, Entertainment, Local Entertainment, Local News, Local News
Films have the power to inspire, entertain and provoke us, and the 10th Wild & Scenic Film Festival on November 18 promises to do all of this.
Author-musician launches new book, albums
Nov 5, 2023 | Entertainment, Local Entertainment, Local News, Local News
A missing dog, a vanished lover, and a guitar-slinging protagonist running from toughs intent on killing him, all amid the soaring peaks and wide open horizons of the west. It’s a classic tale told with swashbuckling verve in both words and in song by Invermere author and musician James Rose.
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- Columbia Valley Weddings October 25, 2023
- Columbia Valley Real Estate Guide Fall 2023 September 28, 2023
- Columbia Valley Map Book 2023 July 5, 2023
- Columbia Valley Real Estate Guide Summer 2023 June 15, 2023
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- Deimling, Adolf “Eric” March 4, 2024
- Williams, Donabelle Cathaleen March 4, 2024