by howard | Jul 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
3 Crazy Simple Hacks for a More Productive Home Office Space By Katie-Faye Jenkins Working from home has taken on a whole new meaning in 2020. As multitudes of people were uprooted from their workplaces and schools, we were forced to adapt quickly to a completely new...
by howard | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Impacts on COVID-19 on the Agriculture Industry Who would have ever imagined the chaos that the world would be in just a few months ago? Safe to say most people have been impacted in some way. Hopefully the worst is behind us, and a “second wave” is not still...
by howard | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Four Pillars of Health By Maya Skalinska M.H., R.H.T., Master Herbalist, Registered Herbal Therapist As a health practitioner I have noticed the interest in herbs, nutrition and a higher level of self care skyrocket in the last three months. The reasons are...
by howard | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Summer 0f 2020: COVID, a Flood and Racism… By Gail Landon This is a summer that we will never forget! It is a summer of two pandemics: COVID and RACISM. It is also the summer that Branch 29 could not open up because of a flood, but that is for later. Both pandemics...
by howard | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Creston Valley, You Rock! By Mel Joy How fortunate are we that we live in the beautiful little valley that we do. When times get tough in the world, I am always so grateful to live in a small town, surrounded by many caring people, and a community that goes out of its...
by howard | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Three Expert Hacks for Decorating Even Renters Can Use By Katie-Faye Jenkins Creating a living space that reflects your personality and taste is exciting! A beautiful room can tell the story of different life experiences and truly says something about the people that...
by howard | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Ag Aware: Farming in the Midst of Chaos By the time we turn the page to April, it is high time that the last gasps of winter are behind us. March is always a torment; some nice sunny days mixed in between cold, windy, snowy days. We had all that. Now it should be...
by howard | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Buying Power: Then and Now Did you know the Museum is open again? We are: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 4:00. Moving to an almost-entirely hands-off, self-guided format to meet new social distancing guidelines has meant coming up with all sorts of fun new ways to help...
by howard | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Ki’suk kyukyit (greetings). In mid-March, the country and world changed in a way that I could not even imagine. The way we do things changed. The way we live changed. The Lower Kootenay Band closed our offices due to COVID-19. We closed our Band Operated School for...
by howard | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
On May 15, 2015, I received a very respectful and well written letter from four community minded Grade 7 students attending ARES (Adam Robertson Elementary School) inquiring about the possibility of developing a new skate park. They felt strongly that although there...
