elcome! The Columbia Valley Pioneer is one of the few independently-owned community newspapers in the province. Since we began publication in 2004, The Pioneer has rapidly become the community’s first choice as the source for news, events and advertising.

Located in the beautiful lakeside town of Invermere, B.C., our weekly newspaper serves a circulation area reaching from Spillimacheen in the north to Cranbrook in the south. We print 8,000 copies every Friday, distributed free of charge at 100 valley locations and 100 Calgary locations. Our well-written stories and eye-catching design are praised by everyone who picks up the paper. In 2005 we earned a printing award from the International Gallery of Superb Printing, and in 2006 we were named Columbia Valley Entrepreneur of the Year! With a special interest in local history, our editorial mission is to marry the past, present and future of the Columbia Valley.

We also produce two important annual publications: The Columbia Valley Map Book, and the Columbia Valley Homes Magazine, a glossy magazine with useful information about buying and building homes in the Columbia Valley.