Metis gardening class offered
With rising prices on grocery shelves, families are looking for ways to create food security at home, which means rekindling skills that for many have been lost.
Category: News
Climbing challenge ‘peaks’ interest
Columbia Valley climbers have been clambering a little more often and a little more socially recently thanks to the new community climbing challenge.
Iconic rocker headlines music bash
Invermere is ready to rock this weekend when legendary musician Kim Mitchell takes the stage at the Mountain Music Bash.
Edgewater resident top volunteer
Edgewater resident Roxanne Wowdzia has been named Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Area G volunteer of the year.
IALP holds public engagement sessions
The group of local residents planning the Invermere Accessible Living Plaza (IALP) held public engagement sessions on the site of the proposed accessible and affordable housing development last week in downtown Invermere.
New residential development proposed
A new development consisting of 35 residential lots is being proposed in rural Invermere.
Get ready for big garage sale Saturday
The long weekend is fast approaching, and with it comes the annual Radium Community Garage Sale and BBQ happening this Saturday, May 17.
Motorist dies in rollover
This past week, May 5 through 11, the Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 60 calls for service, one of which was a motor vehicle fatality.
Full circle at Groundswell gardens
It was full circle at Groundswell when Alison Bell brought two chef training classes to the Greenhouse recently.
Canal Flats housing society questioned again
The Village of Canal Flats Attainable Housing and Childcare Society (VCFAHCS) was at the middle of questions and pointed comments yet again during last week’s council meeting.
Organic carts on the way
By May 16, District of Invermere residents that receive curbside waste collection services should expect their new bear-resistant organics cart dropped off at their residence.
Some oppose, some favour ‘glamping’ report plan
A proposed ‘glamping’ campground and nature resort near Wilmer drew plenty of interest during a public hearing last week.
Radium buys land for rental housing, park
The Village of Radium Hot Springs has an agreement in place for the acquisition of just over four acres of vacant land along Ridge Road in north Radium.
Giving golf manager named Rotary ‘Citizen of the Year’
This year’s Rotary Citizen of the Year swings a golf club with professional passion, but also swings for the community.
Candidates reflect on election results
Re-elected Conservative MP Rob Morrison says now that the election is over, “it’s time to get to work and deliver results.”
Emergency Preparedness Fair planned
If residents want to be prepared for the wrath that Mother Nature might bestow the Columbia Valley this year, they should mark May 10 on their calendars.
Conservation fund supports wildlife
Nine important conservation projects were approved by the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) to receive funding from the Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund (CVLCF) in 2025.
Resident pleads for action on big stink
In recent years the rancid reek of Invermere’s sewage lagoons has unfortunately become as much a rite of spring in the Columbia Valley as finding the first crocus.
Questions continue on CF housing society
In recent weeks several Canal Flats residents have pressed village council with questions about Village of Canal Flats Attainable Housing and Childcare Society (VCFAHCS).
‘Red Dress’ Day powerful reminder
Seeing a red dress means different things to different people, but to many it triggers sadness, anger, strength, and hope for the future of Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
