Better Boating: Know your right of way
Recently someone asked me “what do I do when I see a kite surfer?” As very avid kite surfers, we have had plenty of near misses with boats.
Category: Community Columns
Indigenous honour ravens
Ravens are the animals often associated with death, illness, or a bad omen. With their frightening stare and massive build compared to other birds, everyone would fear them. But with all the misconceptions about them and their black feathers, they present light and hope for many different Indigenous cultures.
Curator’s Corner: A little bit of history
It’s 1958 and the newly formed Historical Society decided to mark its independence from the Board of Trade by burying a time capsule that was registered with the provincial archives and scheduled to be opened in 2058.
Don’t just wake up, watch your wake
Understanding how to minimize your impact while enjoying recreation on the lake benefits not only you but all users of the lake – including people, birds, fish and wildlife.
That end-of-life discussion
When I first started in ministry in 1983, in a small prairie town, there was an end-of-life culture.
For the love of Summer Reading Club
We have been “journeying through time” for this year’s Summer Reading Club (SRC), and what adventures we have been on!
Get to know boating association
Dear boating and watersport enthusiast, finally, there is an organization who gets you and will be your voice when it matters.
Better Boating: Focus on safety
Staying safe on the lake requires knowledge, equipment and a good set of daily habits. Let’s start with the equipment required by law.
Curator’s Corner
I have covered history of many different places in the valley but not the museum’s history itself.
New Tech Hub comes to library
Summer is in full swing in the valley and at the Invermere Library.
Watch your wake on the lake
Watch your wake.
These three small words tell a big story. In our first column, we discussed traffic patterns. This week we will take an in-depth look at wakes.
Managing space on busy Lake Windermere
To preserve quality conditions and ensure everyone has space on Lake Windermere, here are some tips for traffic flow.
The things you didn’t know about Canada
Soon we will celebrate Canada Day. Nearly one-half of Canadians were born outside of Canada. About 60 per cent of us were born Canadians. Both groups are lucky. Compared to other places we are very advantaged.
Sheila Fontaine is Shuswap Band’s new language planner
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Indigenous Awareness Canada provides ongoing learning
Aim is a greater understanding between non-Indigenous and Indigenous Peoples By Chadd Cawson Local...
Rockies split home and home series, remain in first place
Submitted by Columbia Valley Rockies The Columbia Valley Rockies journeyed down to the Johnny...
Longest running sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at 96 on Sept.8
Receiving a letter on behalf of her majesty when turning 100: an honour and no small feat By Chadd...
Love of Libraries
By Invermere Public Library Last week we had a fantastic author event with Smokii Sumac, Ktunaxa...
Lake Windermere flexes its (lack of) mussels
By Lake Windermere Ambassadors The Lake Windermere Ambassadors direct a community-based water...
Lake Windermere Pulse Check
Submitted by Lake Windermere Ambassadors June 7, 2022 Average Water Temperature: 16°C Average...
