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Lower Kootenay Band Chief Jason Louie (Photo submitted)

LKB case referred back to arbitrator

In what seems to be the Lower Kootenay Band version of The Neverending Story, a federal court judge has referred a decision made by arbitrator Marko Vesely last year back to him for review.

Lower Kootenay Band Chief Jason Louie (Photo submitted)
RCMP to crack down on loud bikes

RCMP to crack down on loud bikes

For many Kootenay residents, summer means the arrival of loud motorcycles. Now the RCMP is vowing to target the most obnoxious offenders.

RCMP to crack down on loud bikes
Innovative grazing practises encouraged

Innovative grazing practises encouraged

Innovative grazing practices build more soil, grow better pastures, raise healthier herds and adapt to climate change.

Innovative grazing practises encouraged
Town Council will discuss fire hall referendum in July

Town Council will discuss fire hall referendum in July

Creston Town Council is not ready to set a date for another referendum to finance a new fire hall.

Town Council will discuss fire hall referendum in July
Couples' disputes keep RCMP busy

Couples’ disputes keep RCMP busy

Creston RCMP responded to 89 calls for assistance, many involving relationship disputes, from June 5-12, Staff Sgt. Ryan Currie said on Monday.

Couples' disputes keep RCMP busy
Preparing ingredients for the 7 Secrets (Photo credit Lorne Eckersley)

Creston chef shares passion for ethnic food and culture

Creston's Chef Jo-Anne Schultz is combining her love of people with her passion for food, working to spread the joy she finds in the kitchen.

Preparing ingredients for the 7 Secrets (Photo credit Lorne Eckersley)
This is the Life - Parks and recreation

This is the Life – Parks and recreation

Opportunities for recreation are an important consideration for many when they are looking for housing.

This is the Life - Parks and recreation
Sean Arthur Joyce (Photo submitted)

Kootenay novelist to speak at Creston Public Library

For nearly 30 years Sean Arthur Joyce has worked in the Kootenays as a freelance journalist while also writing poetry.

Sean Arthur Joyce (Photo submitted)
The Creston Valley Rotary Club has constructed a shed to protect the historic logging arch in front of the Creston Museum. (Photo submitted)

Logging arch gets protective cover at Creston Museum

The Creston Valley Rotary Club has constructed a shed to protect the historic logging arch in front of the Creston Museum.

The Creston Valley Rotary Club has constructed a shed to protect the historic logging arch in front of the Creston Museum. (Photo submitted)
This is the Life - Don't rely on petroleum revenues

This is the Life – Don’t rely on petroleum revenues

For the first time since we moved to BC 39 years ago, I have felt like my car's licence plate is a liability as I drive along Alberta highways and city roads.

This is the Life - Don't rely on petroleum revenues
Electric car owners, promoters, government staff and elected officials, including the Hon. Michelle Mungall (centre front, white blouse) gathered in the Cooking Street parking lot on Friday to celebrate the Accelerate Kootenays’ success in making the Highway 3 corridor a welcoming destination for electric vehicles.

Accelerate Kootenays gains momentum

Fast charging stations are making electric vehicle ownership feasible for Kootenay residents and tourists.

Electric car owners, promoters, government staff and elected officials, including the Hon. Michelle Mungall (centre front, white blouse) gathered in the Cooking Street parking lot on Friday to celebrate the Accelerate Kootenays’ success in making the Highway 3 corridor a welcoming destination for electric vehicles.
Area C Director Larry Binks, Alex Nilsson (chair, Kootenay Region Association for Community Living), Michelle Mungall (Nelson-Creston MLA and Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources) and the Columbia Basin Trust’s Renee Ambrosone did the ceremonial turning of the sod for a nine-unit housing project for people with disabilities at Spectrum Farms on Friday.

New housing project for Spectrum Farms

Eric and Donna Kutzner worked with Kootenay Region Association for Community Living to create Spectrum Farms.

Area C Director Larry Binks, Alex Nilsson (chair, Kootenay Region Association for Community Living), Michelle Mungall (Nelson-Creston MLA and Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources) and the Columbia Basin Trust’s Renee Ambrosone did the ceremonial turning of the sod for a nine-unit housing project for people with disabilities at Spectrum Farms on Friday.
(Photo credit Cannabis Culture/Flicker)

Council warned about potential problems at US border

US border officials can and do ask Canadians if they have ever used marijuana.

(Photo credit Cannabis Culture/Flicker)
Area A director blasts highways department

Area A director blasts highways department

Area A Director Garry Jackman objections to work planned for the Kootenay Lake Ferry terminal at Balfour.

Area A director blasts highways department
Ethan Greentree named Creston Valley’s 2018 Junior Citizen of the Year. (Photo credit Lorne Eckersley)

Ethan Greentree named Junior Citizen of the Year

Proud parents Tom and Tenniel Greentree sat and smiled as their teenage son, Ethan was named Creston Valley's 2018 Junior Citizen of the Year.

Ethan Greentree named Creston Valley’s 2018 Junior Citizen of the Year. (Photo credit Lorne Eckersley)
This is the Life - The rites of summer

This is the Life – The rites of summer

According to the calendar, summer is still nearly a month away but, really, as far as Creston people are concerned, doesn't our summer season start with Blossom Festival? And wasn't this year's event terrific?

This is the Life - The rites of summer
Yaqan Nukiy logo on Creston detachment vehicles. (Photo credit Lorne Eckersley)

RCMP vehicles get Yaqan Nukiy logo

"Putting these logos on the vehicles is a visible sign of our support for the Yaqan Nukiy people," Currie said, adding that the program was a first for British Columbia.

Yaqan Nukiy logo on Creston detachment vehicles. (Photo credit Lorne Eckersley)
This is the Life - A bloomin' good time

This is the Life – A bloomin’ good time

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This is the Life - A bloomin' good time
Parents ask for Wildflower expansion

Parents ask for Wildflower expansion

Parents of Wildflower students in the Creston Education Centre say there is enough demand to add another class to the program in the fall.

Parents ask for Wildflower expansion
Annoying behavious gets annoying responses

Annoying behavious gets annoying responses

I've heard from a lot of people from Wynndel and northward along the East Shore in the last couple of weeks.

Annoying behavious gets annoying responses