Kay Knox

Trekking Tales: Quick quips in Nova Scotia

Quick as a wink, she had the solution: "I can mix them together!"

Representatives from Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital accept a $25,000 cheque from the RBC Foundation during the 50th anniversary celebrations held Wednesday, Nov. 27, for Royal Bank's Clearwater operations.

Royal Bank celebrates 50 years

Staff at the Royal Bank in Clearwater celebrate 50 years of service to the community

Representatives from Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital accept a $25,000 cheque from the RBC Foundation during the 50th anniversary celebrations held Wednesday, Nov. 27, for Royal Bank's Clearwater operations.

Trekking Tales: November – No month like it

Back in my teaching days, I discovered a mournful poem called November, written in 1844

Trekking Tales: Near and far

We meet all kinds of lovely people when travelling, and have had a variety of experiences that link us as Canadians

Trekking Tales: Island hopping, part two

Amazingly, none of us three “inlanders” had visited any smaller islands in the vicinity of Vancouver Island

Trekking Tales: Island hopping, part one

Each year a group of “Good Ole Girl Guiders” gets together to enjoy friendship, fun and the great outdoors

Double rainbows add color to the Helmcken Falls gorge during a recent hike to the south rim.

A special day during Wells Gray World Heritage Year

Could there be a better way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Helmcken Falls than to hike to its brink?

Double rainbows add color to the Helmcken Falls gorge during a recent hike to the south rim.

Trekking Tales: Goofs, giggles, and good times – Part 4

Stopping at Old Faithful was disappointing because of crass commercialism and crowds

Trekking Tales: Goofs, giggles, and good times – Part 3

We crossed over the same mountain ranges that travellers in B.C. encounter on an east/west trip further north

Trekking Tales: Goofs, giggles, and good times – Part 2

Having started our travels with some embarrassment over the Knoxes being a day late in meeting my Aussie brother

Trekkin Tales: Goofs and giggles, part one

How did it happen? We’ll never know for sure, but it was indeed Sunday, May 5 – in Australia!

Trekking Tales: On the way to Quesnel

My interest in writing has enticed me into three different writers’ groups, one of them in Quesnel

Get Ready for the May Day Parade

May long weekend is coming up fast with the parade on Saturday, May 18

Trekking Tales: Winter entertaining is a piece of cake!

When girlfriends came a-visiting for the Family Day weekend, they expected to be kept on the go! It wasn’t difficult….

Trekking Tales: Italy’s Boot – Part 2

As the ship rolled from side to side and lurched front to back as well, we wondered how the ship’s dancers could possibly have performed

Trekking Tales: Italy’s Boot – Part 1

he second 12 days of our cruise began in Venice, where some passengers disembarked, new folk came on board

Trekking Tales: Mediterranean and Black Seas – Part 2

We had signed up to see the Danube delta while anchored at Constanta, Romania

Rotary plans Ice Man Fish Derby as one of several community events

Rotary will use funds raised to improve parks Clearwater, for student exchanges and scholarships, and to assist in the eradication of polio

Trekking Tales: Mediterranean and Black Seas – Part 1

We flew to Athens in early November for a super cruising “deal” which included two 12-day segments

Trekking Tales: Hawaii – final chapter

On our last day on Hawaii's big island, Joan and I had a long until the midnight flight from Kona to Vancouver