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Author: ingrid

Ingrid has been the owner and editor of The East Shore Mainstreet newspaper since 2002. She lives and works out of her home in Gray Creek alongside her husband Juergen and children Zoe and Luka.

Interior Health Seeks Physician for East Shore

Press release by IHA Effective immediately, physician services are currently available two days per week at the East Shore Community Health Centre with the recent departure of Dr. Lauren Galbraith. Interior Health is working with the Kootenay-Boundary Division of Family Practice to recruit a primary care provider to join the existing two physicians at the […]

ESTBA Membership Drive

The East Shore Trail and Bike Association has begun it’s 2019 online membership drive. It’s our hope that we can keep our membership strong and continue to expand our support network and partnerships. Maintaining a healthy membership assists us with grant and sponsorship funding as well as ensure adequate liability coverage on the trails. As […]

Farm & Food Directory – Get Listed, East Shore!

Don’t miss your chance to be listed for free in the 2019 Farm & Food Directory! Listings are free and must be completed by March 31st to be included the fabulous print version that will be distributed throughout the Central Kootenay throughout 2019. More information can be found here. Help residents in and visitors to the Central […]

Can We Get Wheels Under These Meals?

submitted by Fran O’Rourke for Riondel Seniors We know there are people on the East Shore – seniors and those with medical issues – experiencing difficulty preparing meals. Others have trouble cooking for one or are just tired of their own cooking. Riondel Seniors Association is trying to initiate a meal delivery program that responds […]

Laugh Your Belly Fat Away

Tina Fey’s Rules of Improvisation That Will Change Your Life and Reduce Belly Fat* The first rule of improvisation is AGREE. Always agree and SAY YES. When you’re improvising, this means you are required to agree with whatever your partner has created. So if we’re improvising and I say, “Freeze, I have a gun,” and […]

TRUST, COLUMBIA POWER PURCHASE WANETA EXPANSION – $991M Deal

Long-term financial benefits to the Columbia Basin and the Province (Castlegar, B.C.) – Columbia Basin Trust and Columbia Power Corporation announced today they have entered into an agreement with Fortis Inc. to purchase its 51 per cent interest in the Waneta Expansion hydroelectric generating facility located near Trail, B.C. for $991 million. “We are extremely […]

The Creston Valley-Kootenay Lake Route Is No Secret

Successful 2018  tourism campaign set to continue in 2019-2020 The hidden gem of the Kootenays, that scenic route weaving along forests, rivers and lakes, between orchards and artisans’ shops, connecting people and communities from Yahk to Riondel is a secret no more. Whether it’s popping into Northern Woven Broom to purchase one of Luke Lewis’ one-of-a-kind […]

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