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IH, hospital districts strengthen partnerships
A new agreement with Interior Health (IH) is expected to strengthen Kootenay East Regional Hospital District (KERHD) and its care for residents.
WK mayor gives kudos to local firefighters
The mayor of West Kelowna recently gave recognition to firefighters from the Columbia Valley who helped his community when it was threatened by wildfire this summer.
Rockies lose grip and slide in home games
Adversity is one of our greatest teachers, and failure is only failure when you stop trying.
Talk to your children now
If only 12-year-old Carson Cleland from Prince George would have told someone about his being a victim of “sextortion,” he’d still be alive today.
Council cautious about taxi application
Taxi service may be coming back to Invermere after an absence of several years.
Tools stolen during break-in
On November 28 a break and enter was reported where a number of tools were stolen, including an air compressor, three space heaters, and a shopvac from a jobsite sometime over the previous couple of weeks.
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Meeting sees 80 strong
The Cold Spring Creek debris flow mitigation project garnered a lot of interest during a Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) public meeting last week.
Consultation begins on floodplain bylaw
Invermere council gave first and second reading last week to a bylaw up- dating the District of Invermere’s flood management plans. Public consultation on the bylaw is set for next week.
Players wear Indigenous names on jerseys
This year four junior hockey players from Golden Rockets are wearing orange jerseys with their Indigenous names on the back.
Local goalie signs deal with Victoria Royals
A local teenager with top-notch puck stopping skills signed a scholarship and development agreement with a Western Hockey League team (Victoria Royals) last week.
Group eyes food security as top priority
Food recovery and security for all residents is uppermost on the minds of Columbia Valley Food and Farm (CVFF).
School district looks at ‘alternate delivery’
Rocky Mountain School District No. 6 has given first reading to a policy that would allow students and their parents to arrange for “alternate delivery” of sensitive educational topics.
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New citizens welcomed with Métis sash
A recent meeting of the Columbia Valley Métis Association (CVMA) demonstrated the importance of the sash to their culture and what that meant for new citizens.
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Rockies whip Chiefs
The Columbia Valley Rockies had a good weekend points-wise, adding three of four to their Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) standings in games against the Kelowna Chiefs and Fernie Ghostriders.
Rockies add another three points to standings
Two days, two games, 1,300 km and three of four points added to their standings equaled a successful (last) weekend away for the Columbia Valley Rockies.
Rockies score success with two wins
The Fernie Ghostriders and Kimberley Dynamiters were in the valley to square off with the Columbia Valley Rockies last weekend: they were weighed, measured and found wanting.
Rockies’ loss teaches important lessons
Winning is the one of the best feelings a team can have. But sometimes a loss is what teaches the most important lessons.
Community
Everyone invited to Christmas Bird Count
Another Christmas Bird Count is fast approaching and everyone is invited.
Blue herons masters at catching fish
You might be wondering why herons are called “blue” herons. It’s their unique appearance; they have blue-grey feathers.
Library is ‘happy place’ for many
Do you have a happy place?
Apple Rescue season comes to end
Groundswell Community Greenhouse and Gardens’ Apple Rescue season has come to an end, and this has been their biggest year yet.
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Behaviour bylaw intriguing idea
In truth, such a bylaw that Invermere council is considering may not be so trivial after all, but still, one would think being respectful is part of human nature, so why regulate it?
Biodiversity protection is key
Wildsight welcomes the BC government’s commitment to protecting biodiversity and ecosystem health and the creation of a law that would give overarching priority to biodiversity protection.
In Crystal’s memory
While smaller communities like Invermere and Radium don’t see much homelessness, it’s there, lurking in the shadows away from prying eyes.
New BC United Caucus a collective vision
Our name change has been motivated by a comprehensive series of conversations and surveys with our membership who voted overwhelmingly in favour of the change.
Community
Shuswap Band to host live comedy show
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
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
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.
New movie shows greed behind murders
There’s a scene in Martin Scorsese’s new film Killers of the Flower Moon where many Osage people are brutally murdered in different ways.
