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Community nominations sought

The British Columbia Achievement Foundation is seeking nominations for the British Columbia Community Achievement Awards

2005 — Santa laced up the skates for a spin around the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. In 2005

Remember When ( December 9, 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 50 years

  • Dec 8, 2015
2005 — Santa laced up the skates for a spin around the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. In 2005
2007 — A pair of female bighorn sheep in Radium admire the statue of a buck.

Remember When? (December 2, 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 55 years

  • Dec 1, 2015
2007 — A pair of female bighorn sheep in Radium admire the statue of a buck.
2007 — A group of Christmas Elves cheerfully seold Chrismas gifts at the Elf Craft Sale at the Invermere Community Hall

Remember When (November 25, 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 50 years

  • Nov 24, 2015
2007 — A group of Christmas Elves cheerfully seold Chrismas gifts at the Elf Craft Sale at the Invermere Community Hall
NOVEMBER 2005 — Shawnee McGrogan

Remember When? (November 18, 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives
over the last 50 years

  • Nov 18, 2015
NOVEMBER 2005 — Shawnee McGrogan
Both Joy and Audrey are in this photograph taken of the volunteer militia group in Invermere

Local women primed to defend our valley during wartime

thousands of Canadian girls joined volunteer militia groups during wartime, And two of them still live right here in

  • Nov 11, 2015
Both Joy and Audrey are in this photograph taken of the volunteer militia group in Invermere

Don’t skip the Smoke Alarm Test

B.C. was one of ten provinces/territories to participate in a national simultaneous smoke alarm test.

  • Nov 3, 2015
2007 — Four year-old fairy princess Genesis Millerta took in the sounds and spooks at the Invermere Community Hall Halloween Party on October 31st hosted by the Invermere Business Committee.

Remember When? ( October 28, 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 55 years

  • Oct 27, 2015
2007 — Four year-old fairy princess Genesis Millerta took in the sounds and spooks at the Invermere Community Hall Halloween Party on October 31st hosted by the Invermere Business Committee.

Remember When? (October 21, 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 50 years

  • Oct 20, 2015
2010 — Minister of Health Services Kevin Falcon

Remember When (October 14, 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 56 years

  • Oct 13, 2015
2010 — Minister of Health Services Kevin Falcon

Valley’s ‘Vital Signs’ will be assessed in 2016

One third of Canadians feel a “weak sense of community belonging” due partially to discrimination and social isolation

Angeline Haslett's winning entry for Best Static Photo from the Abbotsford International Airshow

Photo contest winners to be announced

Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year to be awarded Oct. 15

  • Oct 9, 2015
Angeline Haslett's winning entry for Best Static Photo from the Abbotsford International Airshow
2007 — The new playground equipment at Canal Flats gave great satisfaction to village kids Yarrow Entner-Doyle and Joseph Boyle-Colangelo.

Remember When? ( october 7, 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 56 years

  • Oct 6, 2015
2007 — The new playground equipment at Canal Flats gave great satisfaction to village kids Yarrow Entner-Doyle and Joseph Boyle-Colangelo.
BC Hydro representatives join Groundswell staff and participants in the soils convention at the Community Greenhouse on Friday

BC Hydro donates $5,000 to Groundswell

During the Soils and Sustainability Convention in Invermere BC Hydro presented a $5,000 donation to Groundswell Network Society.

  • Oct 6, 2015
BC Hydro representatives join Groundswell staff and participants in the soils convention at the Community Greenhouse on Friday
Pets’ fur can easily help spread invasive species

Avoid spreading invasive weeds in the backcountry

In order to preserve the important characteristics of our backcountry ecosystems, users should be aware of weed contamination

Pets’ fur can easily help spread invasive species

Love your library

Fall is a busy season for the Friends of the Invermere Library.

Literacy offers people a chance to explore

Literacy campaign launches in the Columbia Valley



The 5th Annual Reach a Reader campaign will raise funds for the Columbia Valley’s community-based literacy programs.

  • Sep 29, 2015
Literacy offers people a chance to explore
2007 — Elijah Lechman was born in her Canal Flats family home when it became too late for her mother  Lee-Ann Lechman to travel to the hospital.

Remember When? (September 30, 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 50 years

  • Sep 29, 2015
2007 — Elijah Lechman was born in her Canal Flats family home when it became too late for her mother  Lee-Ann Lechman to travel to the hospital.
The Windermere & District Lions Club was one of four Lions clubs that participated in the annual Walk-A-Thon fundraiser for the East Kootenay Foundation for Health.

Lions Walk-A-Thon raises $4,000 for regional health care

For the second year in a row the Lions Clubs of Windermere District, Fairmont, Wasa Lake and Golden held a walk-a-thon

  • Sep 22, 2015
The Windermere & District Lions Club was one of four Lions clubs that participated in the annual Walk-A-Thon fundraiser for the East Kootenay Foundation for Health.
2007 — Rosie Banville did her part during the  TD Great Canadain Shoreline Cleanup on September 15th

Remember When? (September 23, 2015)

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 56 years

  • Sep 22, 2015
2007 — Rosie Banville did her part during the  TD Great Canadain Shoreline Cleanup on September 15th