Hills student awarded one of the most prestigious worldly scholarships

The first person you call is always your mom. “I talked to her right after I got off the phone with the committee chair who called me and told me,” says 21-year-old Hills resident Alysia Garmulewicz who’d been awarded one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world on Nov. 22. Garmulewicz,... more

Chamber of Commerce hosts christmas gala

Mark your calendar! December 6, 2008, is the date for the first annual Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce’s New Country Christmas Gala. Debra Rushfeldt, on behalf of the planning committee, kindly described the event for ALN. “It’s by way of a gift... more

• Family business thriving after 51 years and many renovations and changes
• Nakusp businesses chosen among best in West Kootenays

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British Columbia has an identity crisis

If you live in or have visited British Columbia recently, you’ll have noticed a campaign to sell the province as “The Best Place on Earth”. The government has spent tens of millions of dollars branding the province, and the tag-line... more

• Is selling the hot springs really the right thing to do
• It’s ideas, not insults, that count
• Bill 13 contractors should get compensation

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Letters to the Editor

Points on Hot Springs that ‘need to be heard by the public’ Editor, After reading the comments of our soon to be councillors, Cam Leitch, and Joseph Hughes, I was refreshed to hear that they are going to further investigate the situation... more

• Kelowna resident ‘urges’ Village not to sell springs
• Mayor clarifies forestry statement

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Coalitions, minority governments a rarity in Canada

I've been reluctant to enter the blogosphere, but not because I doubt its value. My son Andrew has three blogs on the go, and the reaction he gets from them certainly proves to me the value of spreading opinions in... more

• It's time to go, Harper
• Why the Interurban won't work today
• Transport study was stacked against B.C.: critic

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