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PLACE NAMES: Slocan

PLACE NAMES: Slocan

Slocan is one of the few First Nations place names in common use in our area.
Standing up to staged tent squatters

Standing up to staged tent squatters

Communities fight back against ‘travelling circus’ for media
Place Names: Four Mile City became Silverton

Place Names: Four Mile City became Silverton

Silverton was originally known as Four Mile or Four Mile City, after Four Mile Creek.
Faith Foundations: Portrait of a Godly mother

Faith Foundations: Portrait of a Godly mother

Mother’s Day made me want to write on the story of a mother in the Bible.
John White: Bravado over lightning gone in a flash

John White: Bravado over lightning gone in a flash

Do they make the Thundershirt for people? I’m asking for a friend.
Walter Volovsek: Retrospectives — Upstream View

Walter Volovsek: Retrospectives — Upstream View

This view from the McDiarmid property shows the scene upriver.
ELECTION 2017: This is your election on TV

ELECTION 2017: This is your election on TV

Campaigns are no time to discuss serious issues
John White: Exploring the psychological pyramid scheme

John White: Exploring the psychological pyramid scheme

If you’re like me, you have a hard time thinking about anything when your comfort is challenged.
Gord Turner: A look at Selkirk College’s 50 years

Gord Turner: A look at Selkirk College’s 50 years

It was an honour to attend Selkirk College’s graduation recently.
Place Names: Shutty Bench named for Slovak family

Place Names: Shutty Bench named for Slovak family

Shutty Bench, a few kilometers north of Kaslo, was founded in 1898 by Andrew Shutty and his son.