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Paige Ukass, Jenna Blom, Taryn Ukass and Jordan Ukass enjoy the beach at Sabolo Island, Indonesia.

Ukass family enjoy the beach at Sabolo Island, Indonesia.

Posted on August 17th, 2012 by


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Laura and Kyle Pitt  at Ross Creek Giant Cedars near Troy, Montana

Laura and Kyle Pitt near Troy, Montana

Posted on August 17th, 2012 by


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Matt McKee and Colleen Malone celebrate their wedding in Tulum, Mexico (left to right: Mike Jensen, Michelle Jensen, Denise Jensen, Matt McKee, Hilda Jensen, Colleen Malone, Shauna Power, Dominique Jensen and Mike McKee)

Matt McKee and Colleen Malone celebrate their wedding in Tulum, Mexico

Posted on August 16th, 2012 by


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Marlene and Denis Desrochers of Windermere stand at an Ovoo Shaman Shrine on a rainy day in Terelj National Park, Mongolia.

Global go-getters

Posted on August 3rd, 2012 by


Enter The Pioneer’s annual Travel Contest for your chance to win two tickets to a Calgary Flames game, plus one night’s accommodation, courtesy of Invermere’s Travel World. Send in your travel photos with a copy of The Pioneer in-hand to info@cv-pioneer.com, or drop by our office to have your photo scanned.

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Lyle and Dianne Wilson pose with The Pioneer while on a horseback riding trek across County Clare in remote Burren National Park, Ireland.

Exploring history

Posted on July 20th, 2012 by


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A group of David Thompson Secondary School students in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France — left to right: Sam McFarlane, Jordon Bracken, Keyla Holubec, Kelsey Frank, Lauren Logan, Bri Clark, Lacey Blain, Blair McFarlane, Alexandra Taylor, Carson Tomalty and Jesse Tomalty.

Venture forth

Posted on July 13th, 2012 by


Enter The Pioneer’s annual Travel Contest for your chance to win two tickets to a Calgary Flames Game, plus one night’s accommodation, courtesy of Invermere’s Travel World. Send in your travel photos with a copy of The Pioneer in-hand to info@cv-pioneer.com, or drop by our office to have your photo scanned.

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Glen and Debbie Casey of Invermere, who get The Pioneer up close with the Boss during Bruce Springsteen’s concert at the New Orleans Jazz Festival.

Concerts and Croissants

Posted on June 1st, 2012 by


The latest travellers to circle the globe with their favourite newspaper include:
Enter The Pioneer’s annual Travel Contest by bringing your entries in person, to info@cv-pioneer.com, or online at www.columbiavalleypioneer.com. You could win two tickets to a Calgary Flames game and one night of accommodation, courtesy of Invermere’s Travel World.

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Henry and Eileen Bilodeau on holidays in Mazatlan, Mexico.

Here, there and everywhere

Posted on May 25th, 2012 by


Enter The Pioneer’s annual travel contest for your chance to win two tickets to a Calgary Flames game plus one night of accommodation in Calgary, courtesy of Invermere’s Travel World. Send your high resolution photos to info@cv-pioneer.com or stop by to have them scanned at 8-1008 8th Avenue, Invermere.

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Bruce and Liz Robinson, Bill Cropper, Chris and Sandy MacDonald in beautiful Barbados.

Rockin’ all over the world

Posted on May 18th, 2012 by


If you’d like to enter The Pioneer’s annual Travel Contest, send in your entries now to info@cv-pioneer.com, drop them off at 8 – 1008 8th Avenue, Invermere or submit via www.columbiavalleypioneer.com.
You could win two Calgary Flames tickets and one night’s accommodation, courtesy of Invermere’s Travel World.

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Rob and Karen Bedford visiting the Magellan Strait in southern Chile.

Valley voyagers

Posted on May 4th, 2012 by


Enter the Pioneer’s annual travel contest to win two Calgary Flames tickets and one night of accommodation, courtesy of Invermere’s Travel World. Enter by sending you photos to info@cv-pioneer.com or drop by 8 – 1008 8th Avenue, Invermere.

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Dave Lammerse, Dale Wilker, Larry Reinhart, Bruce Macintosh, Dave Hubbard and Steve Williams in their matching jammies at Wheeler Hut, Rogers Pass

Valley adventurers

Posted on April 27th, 2012 by


Enter The Pioneer’s annual Travel Contest for your chance to win two Calgary Flames tickets and one night of accommodation, courtesy of Invermere’s Travel World. To submit an entry, send your photos to info@cv-pioneer.com or drop by 8 – 1008 8th Avenue, Invermere.

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Shirley and Gord Massie in front of the Playa Alameda in Cuba.

International adventurers

Posted on March 30th, 2012 by


The Pioneer’s annual travel contest is busier than ever this year. Enter now for your chance to win two Calgary Flames tickets and one night of accommodation, courtesy of Invermere’s Travel World.

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The Pioneer’s travel photo contest is in full swing for 2012. The contest winners will be drawn at the end of the year, with the chance to win a prize package from our generous sponsor, Travel World, of one night’s accommodation in Calgary and two tickets to a Calgary Flames game. Pictured: Madison and Brayden Roe try out Mickey Mouse’s Fire Truck in Toontown during their visit to Disneyland. Send your high-resolution travel photos to news@ cv-pioneer.com for your chance to win.

Take us to Toontown

Posted on March 9th, 2012 by


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Camilla, Doug, Erika and Isak Serhan visit “the Arch” in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The Serhan family are the most recent entry into our travel photo contest. Snap a picture with The Pioneer while travelling, and you could win a night’s accommodation and two tickets to a Calgary Flames game, courtesy of Invermere Travel World. Email news@cv-pioneer.com to enter.

Pioneer on the Road

Posted on February 24th, 2012 by


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Cathy McIntosh rides a trolly with The Pioneer in San Francisco.

Touring around

Posted on February 10th, 2012 by


The Pioneer’s travel photo contest is in full swing for 2012. The contest winners will be drawn at the end of the year, with the chance to win a prize package from our generous sponsor, Travel World, of one night’s accommodation in Calgary and two tickets to a Calgary Flames game.
Send your high-res photos to news@ cv-pioneer.com for your chance to win.

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The Pioneer’s travel contest is already filling up with entries for 2012, with the grand prize of two Calgary Flames tickets and a night of accommodation up for grabs, courtesy of Invermere’s Travel World. Pictured, The Pioneer visits the World Peace Pagoda at Pokhara, Nepal. Left to right: Emily Dewey, Birgit Koster, Carol Hanna, Sherry Dewey, Dorothy Root, Sherry Seel, Romy Wood and Laurie Ruault, with Deepak, their guide.

Suitcases at the ready

Posted on January 27th, 2012 by


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Jenny Hochheiden and Dwayne Burgoyne enjoy a beautiful sunset on Playa Bruja in Mazatlan, Mexico.

Worldwide travellers

Posted on January 6th, 2012 by


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Ryan and Keira Neal made the trek from Fairmont to Juniper Heights to build themselves a snow family.

All-season Pioneers

Posted on January 6th, 2012 by


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Carol and Ward Brown in Los Cabos, Mexico

Bon voyage!

Posted on December 30th, 2011 by


As the final days of the annual Pioneer on the Road draw near, readers are still sending in photos of their travels in the hopes of winning a two-night stay in Calgary and tickets to a Flames game, courtesy of Invermere’s Travel World.
Send your high-resolution photos to info@cv-pioneer.com.

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Glen and Debbie Casey at Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand.

Glen and Debbie Casey in Phuket, Thailand

Posted on December 23rd, 2011 by


Glen and Debbie Casey at Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand.

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