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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.

The Natural Playground is Alive!

by Ellie Reynolds Have you driven past Crawford Bay Community Park lately and done a double take? Maybe you’ve even taken the scenic route to get a better look. On Wednesday May 17th YRB assisted us in our first big day building the playground. Digging our fall zones, delivering our equipment (that they had kindly […]

Car Wash and Bake Sale!

Get your car spiffed up, have a sweet treat, and support the East Shore Youth Network, this Saturday, May 13 at the Crawford Bay Park/Community Corner!

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May Visiting Nelson/Creston This Month

press release by Greens of BC NELSON B.C. – Hot on the heels of BC Green Party Leader, Andrew Weaver, Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, will tour Nelson-Creston with MLA candidate, Kim Charlesworth, on Thursday, April 20. “Elizabeth is visiting to support and inspire the Green Wave that we’re seeing in […]

Legalizing the Recreational Use of Cannabis

Wayne’s World – A Monthly Submission by Kootenay-Columbia MP, Wayne Stetski Legalizing the Recreational Use of Cannabis There was not a room in Kootenay-Columbia big enough to accommodate the 3000+ people that took part in the Town Hall I hosted on Marijuana Legalization in Canada.  Conveniently most of the participants were sitting comfortably in their […]

Mentorship Opportunities

Be A Mentor! by Matthew Winger, Mentorships Coordina­tor, CBESS For six years the in­novative Crawford Bay School Mentorship Program has been mat­ching secondary stud­ents with community members to provide personalized learning experiences.  We have been very fortunate to be able to coor­dinate the myriad ac­tivities and to witn­ess the wonderful in­teractions between the students and their mentors.  Students […]

Ooops! So Sorry…

The back page of the March Mainstreet listed the MV Osprey as being out of service in March, when in fact it isn’t until April that the servicing occurs. We are sincerely sorry for any confusion this mis-print may have caused.

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