Crowds gathered in Radium Hot Springs on New Years Eve to bid farewell to the old year, welcome the new one and celebrate Radiums 25 years as an incorporated municipality. Fireworks, outdoor fires, hot treats at Brents Shack, tobogganing, and a huge birthday cake were some of the highlights of the night (photos by David Webster); Mount Nelson wore a rainbow-coloured crown of light, visible from Panoramas Nordic Valley Trail on December 28th (photo by Nicole Trigg); and a mule deer was helping himself to some holiday treats outside the Summit Footwear & Fashion store in downtown Invermere on December 30th (photo by Michaela Heinke who also took the small photo of the deer on the front page).

Crowds gathered in Radium Hot Springs on New Years Eve to bid farewell to the old year, welcome the new one and celebrate Radiums 25 years as an incorporated municipality. Fireworks, outdoor fires, hot treats at Brents Shack, tobogganing, and a huge birthday cake were some of the highlights of the night (photos by David Webster); Mount Nelson wore a rainbow-coloured crown of light, visible from Panoramas Nordic Valley Trail on December 28th (photo by Nicole Trigg); and a mule deer was helping himself to some holiday treats outside the Summit Footwear & Fashion store in downtown Invermere on December 30th (photo by Michaela Heinke who also took the small photo of the deer on the front page).