Into the river
Eight-year-old Peter Flootman places a juvenile white sturgeon into the Kootenay River on Monday as part of the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program’s annual sturgeon release event.

Museum event honours visit of famed explorer
By Brian Lawrence
Creston Valley Advance
It’s not often that areas at this end of Canada can claim celebrations in terms of hundreds of years — decades, perhaps, but not centuries.

SD8 board votes to close Wynndel school
By Lorne Eckersley
Creston Valley Advance
The last one out of Wynndel Elementary School in June can turn out the lights.

The Small-town Difference
A fund-raiser is being held on Friday night to raise money to help Teressa Blackmore’s legal costs in a child custody battle.

New award celebrates teacher of the year
Creston Valley Advance Staff
A new award has been created to recognize the important role that teachers play in the Creston Valley, and students are being invited to make the nominations.

(Column) This is the Life: Let’s let democracy work
By Lorne Eckersley
Creston Valley Advance
One of the BC Liberal Party’s platforms that helped it defeat the NDP to become government was a promise to reduce regulations.

(Column) La Dolce Vita: Use of name spark(le)s controversy
By Lorne Eckersley
Creston Valley Advance
It makes sense, at least in general terms, to protect the names of products that are synonymous with where they are produced.