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Dinner raises $1,700 for Sierra Leone well

Creston Valley Advance - Thursday February 9, 2012

A dinner held in December raised over $1,700 to put toward a well for a school in Mabureh, Sierra Leone...

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Ecstasy-related deaths make drug use a gamble

Creston Valley Advance - Tuesday February 7, 2012

In the past few months there have been an unusual number of ecstasy related deaths in B.C. and Alberta...

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Nelson credit union donates to Creston-Kootenay Foundation fund

Creston Valley Advance - Monday February 6, 2012

Two years ago, the Salviulo family of Riondel undertook to establish a scholarship fund...

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Survey helps Wildsight get feedback from public

Creston Valley Advance - Sunday February 5, 2012

Wildsight, an East Kootenay environmental organization, is asking for public feedback about their work and community involvement...

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Creston's Therapeutic Riding Program hosting Art Trot

Creston Valley Advance - Friday February 3, 2012

The Creston and District Society for Community Living’s Therapeutic Riding Program is very grateful for all the support it receives...

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PCSS grad earns Governor General's Academic Medal

Creston Valley Advance - Thursday February 2, 2012

Prince Charles Secondary School student Katerina Gribbin was recently awarded the bronze Governor General’s Academic Medal...

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Affordable housing needed for Creston Valley

Creston Valley Advance - Wednesday February 1, 2012

In the matter of family housing, the lack of dedicated and affordable family housing in the Creston area should be the highest concern...

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It's Elementary: My Jungle Adventure

Creston Valley Advance - Monday January 30, 2012

My friends and I love to learn about animals, so we decided to go on an African jungle safari to Kenya...

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The Voice of PCSS: The survey says...

Creston Valley Advance - Sunday January 29, 2012

Recently, Prince Charles Secondary School classes were surveyed...

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It's Elementary: Making changes for 2012

Creston Valley Advance - Saturday January 28, 2012

The Canyon-Lister Elementary School newspaper committee asked the students and staff of CLES what their New Year’s resolutions were...

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The Voice of PCSS: Metaphorical poems

Creston Valley Advance - Friday January 27, 2012

Prince Charles Secondary School students wrote the following poems to show the power of creative comparison...

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It's Elementary: The Story of Romance

Creston Valley Advance - Thursday January 26, 2012

This story is about how two different people can be together no matter what happens...

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The Voice of PCSS: Afghanistan and poetry

Creston Valley Advance - Wednesday January 25, 2012

Prince Charles Secondary School English 11 honours students were asked to creatively describe a character from the novel The Kite Runner...

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It's Elementary: The Great Journey

Creston Valley Advance - Wednesday January 25, 2012

Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Joe. Joe was a lonely boy who owned a ranch...

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Donation seekers appreciate Christmas generosity

Creston Valley Advance - Wednesday January 25, 2012

The Kokanee Brass extends its appreciation to all who donated to the Creston Ministerial Association...

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Creston COPs nab cop during campaign

Creston Valley Advance - Thursday January 19, 2012

A recent safety campaign, conducted by the Creston Citizens on Patrol, targeted vehicles with lights burned out...

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Creston B&B wins Aboriginal business award

Creston Valley Advance - Monday January 16, 2012

Creston owner-operators Sylvia and Ed Turner created Bison Spirit Bed and Breakfast five years ago...

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Campaign raising funds for East Kootenay mammography equipment

Creston Valley Advance - Saturday January 14, 2012

The East Kootenay Foundation of Health has rolled out a $1 million fundraising effort a digital stereotactic mammography machine...

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Tai Chi society donates to Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors

Creston Valley Advance - Thursday January 12, 2012

The Creston group of the Taoist Tai Chi Society presented a cheque for $494 to the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors...

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Grants by Creston-Kootenay Foundation total $28,000

Creston Valley Advance - Wednesday January 11, 2012

Two new directors, Heather Suttie and Ted Hutchinson, were elected to the board of the Creston-Kootenay Foundation...

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