Monthly Archives: November 2012
Announcing the NEW Kootenay DigiTech Awards
Story by: Kootenay Business Magazine KOOTENAY BUSINESS is looking for the best in all things digital! Here’s the link — http://kootenaybiz.com/survey/kootenay_digi_awards Introducing the Kootenay DigiTech Awards! Win a SAMSUNG tablet compliments of Staples! Here’s your opportunity to nominate your favourite Kootenay websites, along with social and digital media sites. Kootenay Business magazine is pleased to
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Women Invaluable During War
Story by: Tammy Hardwick - Manager Creston & District Museum & Archives The Second World War enabled women to serve their country in ways that had not been seen before. All three branches of the Canadian armed services had women’s components: the Women’s Division of the Royal Canadian Air Force; the Canadian Women’s Army Corps;
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Seven Ways Yoga Makes Your Life Better
Story submitted by: Creston Valley Yoga Studio We all have good intentions for our health but the priority to take care of ourselves is sometimes overtaken by obligations or just not feeling very well. Keeping the benefits of yoga in mind can be helpful in finding the motivation to make time to practice, and to
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Junior A beckons many T-Cats, Where are they now?
Story by:CrestonValleyThunder Cats The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s mission statement is “working together to promote hockey excellence, education and life skills” and, as such, it is considered one of the best junior B leagues inCanada. As a developmental league we often see a player for one or two seasons and then he moves on
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Make Movements Meaningful, Open The Door To Better Living
Story by: Shifu Neil Ripski As the world around us grows cooler and the animals and trees retreat, we too have to change our training to take better care of our bodies. The fall is the time for slowing down and taking care to understand things more thoroughly, paying attention to our training in more
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Wildlife Area: Ducks Unlimited Springs For Major Dike Overhaul
Story by: Carla Ahern, Director of Communications, Stewardship and Education CrestonValleyWildlife Management Area Ducks Unlimited Canada is investing in upgrading and fixing several culverts and repairing some of the dikes in the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area. The work is progressing nicely and is expected to be completed this month. It is necessary to ensure
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Of Cell Phone Towers and Guy-Wires
Story by: Jesse Moreton, BSc DC Have you ever taken a close look at the cell phone tower on the hill beside the Huscroft sawmill, or any radio or cell phone tower for that matter? Chances are you would have noticed the tower is attached to the ground by three or more wires. These guy-wires,
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Why do I wear a poppy?
By: Peter Pebbles Stone Why do I wear a poppy? I’ll tell you if I may, Because I believe remembrance is not only for one day. I wear it for the fallen, And for those falling still. For those who come back broken in body or in a will. … For the parents, spouses, siblings Where
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