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Walter Volovsek: Retrospective — Summer Storm

Walter Volovsek: Retrospective — Summer Storm

While working as a student on the High Arrow Dam I witnessed a wicked storm.
PLACE NAMES: Summit City and Summit Lake

PLACE NAMES: Summit City and Summit Lake

William Haywood had great plans for his townsite near Eholt. They didn’t pan out.
Gord Turner: Enjoying those backyard diversions

Gord Turner: Enjoying those backyard diversions

Suddenly a sparrow lands and, without anxiety, proceeds to peck at tiny seedlings on my deck.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MATTERS: Building kindness as part of our infrastructure

LOCAL GOVERNMENT MATTERS: Building kindness as part of our infrastructure

Columnist Donna Macdonald on the rise in threats and intimidation against municipal politicians
John White: Prepare, don’t panic, and pay it forward

John White: Prepare, don’t panic, and pay it forward

I was thinking about how our region would respond to an evacuation order.
Hype doesn’t help forest fire efforts

Hype doesn’t help forest fire efforts

Andrew Weaver’s climate change claim doesn’t match reality
Hype doesn’t help forest fire efforts

Hype doesn’t help forest fire efforts

Andrew Weaver’s climate change claim doesn’t match reality
Walter Volovsek: Retrospective — Paradise Lost

Walter Volovsek: Retrospective — Paradise Lost

Construction of the High Arrow Dam displaced the Kline family from their estate on Lower Arrow Lake.
John White: I finally understand the ‘Kootenay vibe’

John White: I finally understand the ‘Kootenay vibe’

I returned from a trip to Edmonton with unexpected fresh perspective on life in Castlegar.
PLACE NAMES: Stewartsville and Sunshine Bay

PLACE NAMES: Stewartsville and Sunshine Bay

The Woodland Park subdivision of Castlegar used to be called Stewartsville. But who was Stewart?