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Steamboat Fest launch party

The Steamboat Mountain Music Society is hosting a launch party to start the buzz for Edgewater’s Steamboat Mountain Music Fest

Free income tax assistance offered

The Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) is now available at the Invermere Public Library.

High school students do more than their fair share for Earth Day

David Thompson Secondary School Leadership class takes over their school on Earth Day

Authors shortlisted for BC Book Prizes visit Invermere students

Young bookworms will be pleased to have the opportunity to meet two authors who have been shortlisted for the BC Book Prizes.

Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley director Maria Kliavkoff is honoured to be nominated for RBC’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards.

Profile: Hospice director shortlisted for immigrant award

Maria Kliavkoff has been shortlisted as one of the finalists for the seventh annual Royal Bank of Canada’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards.

Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley director Maria Kliavkoff is honoured to be nominated for RBC’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards.
April 2010 — Members of the Jumbo Creek Conservation Society got a jump on Earth Day activities as they got together to cleanup Pothole Park in Invermere.

Remember When ( April 22, 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 56 years

  • Apr 21, 2015
April 2010 — Members of the Jumbo Creek Conservation Society got a jump on Earth Day activities as they got together to cleanup Pothole Park in Invermere.
2010 — Around 20 people took the plunge at the Slush Cup at Panorama

Remember When? (April 152015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 56 years

2010 — Around 20 people took the plunge at the Slush Cup at Panorama

College of the Rockies’ Entrance Award deadline approaching

Over $50,000 in entrance awards are available to first-year students entering full-time programs at College of the Rockies.

Early spring weather brings out ticks carrying disease

The change in weather also brings out ticks — small bugs that feed on the blood of humans and animals and can sometimes transmit disease.

2010— An official tally of 188 snowboarders joined together at Panorama Mountain Resort to set a new world record for the most snowboarders on one run at a singl time and went off without a hitch.

Remember When ( April 8th 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 56 years

  • Apr 7, 2015
2010— An official tally of 188 snowboarders joined together at Panorama Mountain Resort to set a new world record for the most snowboarders on one run at a singl time and went off without a hitch.
The restaurant space adjacent to the Skookum Inn on Highway 93/95 in Windermere is now home to some European  air. Mr. V’s Italian Grill will be open seven days a week year-round for breakfast

Business: Little Italy comes to Windermere

According to Mr. Valenti, the restaurant will look to provide “… a real authentic taste of little Italy in the valley.”

  • Apr 1, 2015
The restaurant space adjacent to the Skookum Inn on Highway 93/95 in Windermere is now home to some European  air. Mr. V’s Italian Grill will be open seven days a week year-round for breakfast
Jude Streicek Williams

Surprise pets provide learning opportunity for local daycare

The Dragonfly Discovery Centre in Radium Hot Springs has had a rabbit-filled winter.

Jude Streicek Williams
2010 — Members and coaches of the Panorama ski team pose with the trophy for the Alberta provincial championships

Remember When? (April 1 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 56 years

  • Mar 31, 2015
2010 — Members and coaches of the Panorama ski team pose with the trophy for the Alberta provincial championships
Virginia Bruce has a unique outlook on the world that she’s always happy to share.

Profile: Free-spirited local reflects on life through rose-coloured glasses

Virginia Bruce from Invermere is vibrant enough to be her own colour.

Virginia Bruce has a unique outlook on the world that she’s always happy to share.
2007 — Radium Hot Springs resident Jo Campbell takes a tumble off a snowskate.

Remember When? (March 25, 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 56 years

2007 — Radium Hot Springs resident Jo Campbell takes a tumble off a snowskate.
Pictured from the left are Faye Riches and Jackie Thiessen from the Order of the Eastern Star

Family Resource Centre benefits from footwear fundraiser

Shoes were the basis for the latest fundraiser undertaken by the Order of the Eastern Star.

Pictured from the left are Faye Riches and Jackie Thiessen from the Order of the Eastern Star
2010 — Larry Logan tees off on the first day of the season for the Windermere Valley Golf Course. Larry

Remember When? (March 18th)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 56 years

  • Mar 17, 2015
2010 — Larry Logan tees off on the first day of the season for the Windermere Valley Golf Course. Larry
February 2010 —  A truck fell through the ice near Windermere Creek around the same time the Winter Olympics torch was going across Lake Windermere.

Remember When? (March 4th, 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 56 years

  • Mar 3, 2015
February 2010 —  A truck fell through the ice near Windermere Creek around the same time the Winter Olympics torch was going across Lake Windermere.
Invermere born and raised Brodie Smith has turned his passion for the outdoors into a fulltime career.

Local guide carves career out of mountains

valley outdoor enthusiasts who have brushed up their backcountry skills during an avalanche training know local guide Brodie Smith.

  • Feb 25, 2015
Invermere born and raised Brodie Smith has turned his passion for the outdoors into a fulltime career.
2011 — Health Service Administrator for Invermere and Golden

Remember When? (February 25th, 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 56 years

  • Feb 24, 2015
2011 — Health Service Administrator for Invermere and Golden