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(From left) Thunder Cats camp participant Everett Hicks, new acquisiiton James Severs and former team members Jesse Collins and Marcel Fuchs in one of the weekend’s training camp games.

KIJHL: Creston Valley Thunder Cats gearing up for exhibition games

Thirty players from Creston Valley Thunder Cats training camp prepping for exhibition games on Sept. 1, 2 and 4...

(From left) Thunder Cats camp participant Everett Hicks, new acquisiiton James Severs and former team members Jesse Collins and Marcel Fuchs in one of the weekend’s training camp games.
The Mount Midgely fire continues to burn northwest of Creston.

UPDATED: Mount Midgely fire northwest of Creston 80 per cent contained

Firefighting crews have built guard around 80 per cent of 480-hectare blaze; Parker Ridge fire southwest of Creston still uncontained...

The Mount Midgely fire continues to burn northwest of Creston.
Maria Aryan serving up dinner in the Fork food truck.

Fork food truck offering food with local ingredients in Creston

Creston-raised Maria Aryan offering tasty meals at Fork food truck, found at farmers' market and local events...

Maria Aryan serving up dinner in the Fork food truck.
Creston Town Hall is located at 238 10th Ave. N.

Town of Creston applying for three car charging units for Visitor Centre

Car charging units free, regional district will pay for installation; plus, briefs from Aug. 11, including sculpture at new intersection...

Creston Town Hall is located at 238 10th Ave. N.
The wildfire near Topaz Creek late Aug. 14.

Mount Midgely fire northeast of Creston still 600 hectares after daylong suppression

Suppression crews fighting fire that started Friday evening; despite 'moderate' fire rating, Southeast Fire Centre urges caution...

The wildfire near Topaz Creek late Aug. 14.
The wildfire near Topaz Creek late Aug. 14.

UPDATED: Crews attacking 600-hectare Topaz Creek fire northwest of Creston

A wildfire at Topaz Creek on Mount Midgely, 14 km northwest of Creston has grown to 600 hectares, is being attacked today...

The wildfire near Topaz Creek late Aug. 14.
Opt Clinic volunteers pulling weeds for the Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee.

Creston’s Opt Clinic pulls weeds for Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society

Opt clinic received a $250 donation from the CKISS for pulling weeds affecting western painted turtle nesting...

Opt Clinic volunteers pulling weeds for the Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee.
(Above) Darren Douma with sight coach Don Lynds and their Nova Scotia Blind Golf Association second-place plaques; (below story) Douma (right) with the Nations Cup-winning Canadian team.

Creston’s Darren Douma awarded at Nova Scotia and Nations Cup blind golf tournaments

Darren Douma wins second in B3 sight category and first net overall, on first-place Canadian team in Nations Cup...

(Above) Darren Douma with sight coach Don Lynds and their Nova Scotia Blind Golf Association second-place plaques; (below story) Douma (right) with the Nations Cup-winning Canadian team.
From left: Adam Dye, Neil Ripski, Micah Snow and Dillon Olfert are the members of Red Mountain.

Hard rock concert will benefit Creston’s Teen Action Committee

Creston's Red Mountain offering original and cover tunes in hard rock concert at Millennium Park on Aug. 15...

From left: Adam Dye, Neil Ripski, Micah Snow and Dillon Olfert are the members of Red Mountain.
Migrant fruit pickers visited the Erickson Covenant Church on Friday for a free lunch.

Erickson Covenant Church hosts 600 migrant workers for lunch

About 600 migrant workers visited the Erickson Covenant Church on Friday for the third annual pickers’ lunch...

Migrant fruit pickers visited the Erickson Covenant Church on Friday for a free lunch.
From left: Kootenay area ports Chief Lorne Black, Regional District of Central Kootenay Area B director Tanya Wall, Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks, RDCK Area C director Larry Binks, Lower Kootenay Band Chief Jason Louie, Rykerts Supt. Melinda Medland.

Rykerts border crossing south of Creston to be replaced

Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks announced that Rykerts crossing will receive portion of $37 million investment in B.C. infrastructure...

From left: Kootenay area ports Chief Lorne Black, Regional District of Central Kootenay Area B director Tanya Wall, Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks, RDCK Area C director Larry Binks, Lower Kootenay Band Chief Jason Louie, Rykerts Supt. Melinda Medland.
Laura Hannant and Nigel Francis at their Erickson farm.

Cartwheel Farm offering farm-to-door service in Creston Valley

Erickson's Cartwheel Farm in its first season of making weekly veggie deliveries to homes in the Creston Valley...

Laura Hannant and Nigel Francis at their Erickson farm.
Creston's Addiction Recovery in the Kootenays event celebrating recovery

Creston’s Addiction Recovery in the Kootenays event celebrating recovery

Children's activities, music, guest speakers and more at July 26 Addiction Recovery in the Kootenays event at Millennium Park...

Creston's Addiction Recovery in the Kootenays event celebrating recovery
A preliminary design for the Crawford Bay Park natural playground, built around a unique hexagonal climbing structure.

EASEY raising funds for natural playground in Crawford Bay Park

East Shore Alliance Supporting Early Years has raised $10,000 of $40,000 to upgrade Crawford Bay Park playground...

A preliminary design for the Crawford Bay Park natural playground, built around a unique hexagonal climbing structure.
Cherie Rensing in her Kootenay Bay store, Faeries’ Landing. Below: A mixed media goblet by Win Dinn, a gnome home by Earl Dean, scroll saw woodwork by Tamara Krisman and earrings by Susan Snead.

Faeries’ Landing offering art next to Kootenay Lake ferry terminal

Faeries’ Landing is a new art market and bistro in the Kootenay Bay location known for years as Fairy Treats...

Cherie Rensing in her Kootenay Bay store, Faeries’ Landing. Below: A mixed media goblet by Win Dinn, a gnome home by Earl Dean, scroll saw woodwork by Tamara Krisman and earrings by Susan Snead.
Creston golfer Darren Douma.

Canadian Blind Golf Championships running next week at Creston Golf Club

Thirty-six golfers visiting Creston Valley next week to compete in 2015 Canadian Blind Golf Championships...

Creston golfer Darren Douma.
Val van der Poel’s work is displayed at her gallery in Wynndel.

Kootenay Lake Art Connection tour back for third season

Kootenay Lake Art Connection is showcasing work along East Shore, from Wynndel to Kootenay Bay...

Val van der Poel’s work is displayed at her gallery in Wynndel.
Local Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program participants (from left) Jesse WIllicome, Ilana Cameron, Melissa Flint and Clayton Fenrick.

Three enterprises didn’t receive popular vote in Creston entrepreneurship accelerator program

Boutique hostel, natural ecosystem design, Harvest Share expansion didn't make cut in Local Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program voting...

Local Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program participants (from left) Jesse WIllicome, Ilana Cameron, Melissa Flint and Clayton Fenrick.
From left: Simon Fraser University community economic development certificate program director Nicole Chaland, LEAP winner Ilana Cameron, Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce executive director Jim Jacobsen, Kootenay Employment Services executive director Hugh Grant and Telus senior regional market manager Carly Jellis.

Honeybird Coffee Roasters wins Creston’s Local Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program voting

Ilana Cameron's Honeybird Coffee Roasters earns popular vote at Local Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program pitch/voting night...

From left: Simon Fraser University community economic development certificate program director Nicole Chaland, LEAP winner Ilana Cameron, Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce executive director Jim Jacobsen, Kootenay Employment Services executive director Hugh Grant and Telus senior regional market manager Carly Jellis.
The Kootenay Meadows dairy farm is a stop on the Tour de Farm.

Kootenay Young Agrarians hosting Creston Valley’s second Tour de Farm

Young Agrarians cycling tour visiting Cartwheel, Full Circle, Kootenay Meadows and Just-A-Mere farms, Baillie-Grohman winery July 1...

The Kootenay Meadows dairy farm is a stop on the Tour de Farm.