Canadian Ski hero Nancy Greene would be thrilled this past weekend with all the gold medal smiles at the festival and the ski league that bears her name. A group of young... [Read more]
Windermere Health Care Auxiliary brings essentials to the head of the bed. by Donna Grainger. The dedication to raising funds for the Invermere Hospital emergency department... [Read more]
The Olympic flame travels by skates and a GT Racer across frozen Lake Windermere! The flame’s journey starts in Invermere and makes its way to the alpine community... [Read more]
Fri Jan 22, Windermere – Windermere Olympic Torch celebration and Winter Games. Windermere is putting the final touches on their plans to welcome the Olympic Torch Relay... [Read more]
The Windermere/Fairmont Fire Department has a new, full-time deputy fire chief these days and Chief Jim Miller was happy to talk to Columbia Valley News about the hiring... [Read more]
Columbia Valley residents say thank-you to Copper Point Golf Resort for the hugely successful Feed The Valley Christmas dinner this past Sunday. To say the event was successful... [Read more]
Training day. In fact, it was a weekend. A chilly one in early November, where local firefighters from Fairmont and Windermere boned up on the ins and outs — literally!... [Read more]
MLA presented with new East Kootenay Local Food Guide. During a visit to the Columbia Valley Community Greenhouse, members of the local food action committee (CVFA) presented... [Read more]
Introduction by Mi Kai Lee. BC continues to reverse a long-standing tradition of being the foremost North American jurisdiction supporting children learning at home. In the... [Read more]
Lake Windermere Project puts unfounded rumour to rest. So-called “boat ban rumour” steals the spotlight from the LWP’s real mandate and work. A rumour that a “special... [Read more]
Windermere Fall Fair and Scarecrow Festival 2009 winners list. Well, the Fall Fair couldn’t have been better! The sun shone and smiling faces were everywhere. A perfect... [Read more]
On Saturday Sept. 5, 2009, Windermere Water and Sewer hosted an open house to introduce their new facility to the general public. … [Read more]
Lake Windermere Ambassadors deserve a big ‘Thank you’. Participation in Ambassadors “a logical choice” – Kirby Brown The Lake Windermere Project is getting set... [Read more]
Celebrating Health Care Raises $24,000 for ER. With prayers to the golf sun gods answered, 122 players hit the links at Copper Point this past Saturday to support the Kootenay... [Read more]
September 12, Windermere – Every fall the Windermere Community Association hosts the Fall Fair and Scarecrow Festival. Events include judged entries of flowers, vegetables,... [Read more]
August 15, Windermere – Unique items up for grabs at 2nd annual Celebrating Health Care Tourney. With golfers heading to the #18 tee box on Copper Point’s Ridge... [Read more]
July 20, Windermere – In an effort to manage the lake to address the public’s concerns, the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) has initiated the Lake Windermere... [Read more]
Mayor Taft, others, sign sister lake partnership. Combining expertise to care for lakes with more similarities than just their names. Lake Windermere, Canada and Windermere,... [Read more]
June 19, Windermere – Presented by Columbia Valley Botanical Gardens and Centre for Sustainable Living / Community Greenhouse. Friday, June 19th, 2009 10am-Noon (Please... [Read more]
The Rotary, Lions and Kinsmen clubs are working together to establish a valley-wide cleanup in conjunction with what is already happening in the area. Many schools and... [Read more]
The Fairmont Hot Springs town hall meeting on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 provided important information from the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) regarding their draft... [Read more]
No, it’s not April Fool’s. But it would have been a good one. While driving into Invermere Friday afternoon I just happened to glance over at this billboard... [Read more]
