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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.

WANT TO PLAY IN THE SNOW? NEW FUNDING HELPS KEEP YOU SAFE

Columbia Basin Trust to fund Avalanche Canada with $450,000 over three years (Columbia Basin) – Winter backcountry users in Canada often rely on Avalanche Canada to help keep safe. To support the important work it does—including notifying backcountry users of avalanche conditions and risks—Columbia Basin Trust is funding the non-profit organization with $450,000 over three […]

PROVINCE ANNOUNCES $50M TO HIRE MORE TEACHERS IN B.C

from http://bctvkootenays.com/author/infotmtv-net/ The province is releasing $50 million to school districts across the province to hire more teachers as part of the agreement reached with the BC Teachers’ Federation following a Supreme Court ruling that bargaining legislation imposed in 2002 was unconstitutional. B.C. students will soon benefit from an agreement reached with the BCTF to provide school […]

The Gift of Gratitude

Friends, I ask you to pour yourself a nice glass of something wonderful, pull up  a chair, settle your mind and heart and, in a quiet and willing moment, settle yourselves in to watch this ten-minute video. It will change your day, and maybe even your life. With warm love and a happy heart, this […]

christmas music tomorrow!

Here We Come A-Wassailing: A Celebration of Christmas Music is happening tomorrow, Sunday, Dec.18th. Two performances: 2:30 pm and 7 pm.  Both the band and the choir have been working hard to wish all you friends and neighbours a Merry Christmas through music. The concerts are at Harrison Memorial Church on Crawford Creek Rd.  Admission […]

New Creston & District Co-op is Putting Your Money Where Your Life Is!

UPCOMING LOCAL INVESTMENT COOP INFORMATION SESSION! DECEMBER 6, CB HALL, 6-8pm By Eden Yesh In today’s interconnected world, it’s easy to see how your hard earned money can end up going towards projects and businesses all over the world. In 2013, tax filers in the Town of Creston alone contributed $4.4Million into their RRSP’s, much […]

All Ages Public Forum – Intergenerational Health and Happiness

Join Kathy Wade and Kacy MacKinnon, fourth-year nursing students at Selkirk College in Castlegar for this All Ages Public Forum to discuss Intergenerational Health and Happiness. – 3:30PM – 5:00PM on November 30th/2016 at the Crawford Bay School. The two have been working in partnership with the East Shore Kootenay Lake Community Health Society to develop multi-generational […]

Ferry Terminal to Remain in Balfour

 submitted by contributor for My Nelson Now Queens Bay residents have been pushing to prevent the Kootenay Lake ferry’s western terminal from moving to their community. The Ministry of Transportation has announced the western terminal of the Kootenay Lake ferry will remain in Balfour. In a news release today, the ministry said it “will continue […]

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