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From childhood, your imagination becomes a powerful tool. (Pixabay)

Truest Reflections: Daydreams and Decisions

Use your imagination to create the life you want

 

A Northern Alligator Lizard runs across sand and pine needles in its favourite habitat. (Photo by Ed McMackin)

Out There: Do lizards hibernate?

By columnist Ed McMackin, biologist by profession and naturalist by nature To…

 

Columnist Margaret Miller is a longtime Creston Valley resident.

Valley Views: Struggling to Keep Up

By Margaret Miller, a longtime Creston Valley resident I recall a nightmare…

 

Acupuncture stimulates the flow of Qi energy. (Pixabay)

Natural Health Approach: What is Qi?

By Dove Sprout Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an ancient modality that…

Acupuncture stimulates the flow of Qi energy. (Pixabay)
Saara Itkonen has been the chief librarian at the Creston Valley Public Library since 2018. (Photo credit Brian Lawrence)

Lit: Beat the Winter Blues

The Creston Valley Public Library is here to help you beat the winter blues

Saara Itkonen has been the chief librarian at the Creston Valley Public Library since 2018. (Photo credit Brian Lawrence)
As the cost of food continues to rise, grocery chains in Canada are reportedly making record profits. It’s time for the CEOs of these companies to explain themselves, says the federal New Democratic Party. (Unsplash photo)

OFF TOPIC: Bread or cake, the rising cost of food is giving me indigestion

How do grocery chain CEOs square skyrocketing prices with massive profits?

As the cost of food continues to rise, grocery chains in Canada are reportedly making record profits. It’s time for the CEOs of these companies to explain themselves, says the federal New Democratic Party. (Unsplash photo)
Change isn’t always easy. (Pixabay)

Truest Reflections: Reflecting Forward

‘If I hadn’t made all those turns and had those breakdowns, I may not have had those breakthroughs.’

Change isn’t always easy. (Pixabay)
Creston Climate Action Society is working towards a better future. (Pixabay)

E-Tips: Reading for a better world

Creston Climate Action Society provides a reading list with a sustainable future in mind

Creston Climate Action Society is working towards a better future. (Pixabay)
The length of this tail-less Northern Alligator Lizard is about 9 cm. With a tail, it might have been 18 cm. East shore of Duck Lake, June 1990. (Photo by Ed McMackin)

Out There: Little Lizards

By columnist Ed McMackin The average Northern Alligator Lizard is 12 to…

The length of this tail-less Northern Alligator Lizard is about 9 cm. With a tail, it might have been 18 cm. East shore of Duck Lake, June 1990. (Photo by Ed McMackin)
Columnist Margaret Miller is a longtime Creston Valley resident. (File photo)

Valley Views: Water Worries

‘There are many in our world without an adequate supply of year-round freshwater.’

Columnist Margaret Miller is a longtime Creston Valley resident. (File photo)
Jason Meidl is the funeral director at Creston Valley Funeral Services.

Ask Your Funeral Director: What happens to bones during cremation?

‘During cremation, the body is exposed to extremely high temperatures.’

Jason Meidl is the funeral director at Creston Valley Funeral Services.
Acupuncture can help treat stress. (Pixabay)

Natural Health Approach: Relaxing From Stress

By Paul Gaucher Having mild stress in our lives is beneficial towards…

Acupuncture can help treat stress. (Pixabay)
Jessica Peters is a reporter at the Abbotsford News.

COLUMN: Unplugging before bed actually works? What a horrible discovery

No TV before bedtime? Thanks, I hate it.

Jessica Peters is a reporter at the Abbotsford News.
“Think on These Things” is a column written by retired Creston Pastor Ian Cotton.

Think on These Things: Lift Up Jesus and Walk with Him

By Ian Cotton, retired Seventh-day Adventist Pastor I have contributed articles to…

“Think on These Things” is a column written by retired Creston Pastor Ian Cotton.
Columnist Margaret Miller is a longtime Creston Valley resident. File photo

Valley Views: Why all the fuss?

‘Not everyone is enthusiastic about the celebration of a new year.’

Columnist Margaret Miller is a longtime Creston Valley resident. File photo
Columnist Ed McMackin. (Submitted)

Out There: The tales of two lizards

By Ed McMackin, biologist by profession and naturalist by nature We don’t…

Columnist Ed McMackin. (Submitted)
Jessica Peters is a reporter with the Abbotsford News, and an invasive cervical cancer survivor.

OPINION: Cervical cancer awareness didn’t seem important to me, until it was

January is cervical awareness month and a time to understand how devastating the disease really is

Jessica Peters is a reporter with the Abbotsford News, and an invasive cervical cancer survivor.
The Yellow Hammer of New Zealand. (Pixabay)

Out There: Two different birds with the same name

By Ed McMackin, a biologist by training and a naturalist by nature…

The Yellow Hammer of New Zealand. (Pixabay)
“Think on These Things” is a column written by retired Creston Pastor Ian Cotton.

Think on These Things: No Greater Gift

By Retired Creston Seventh-day Adventist Church Pastor, Ian Cotton Christmas is about…

“Think on These Things” is a column written by retired Creston Pastor Ian Cotton.
Canada Violet (Viola canadensis) - One of a few flowers with names referring to Canada, observed in the Kootenay Lake-Creston Region. (Photo by Ed McMackin)

Out There: Canadian Wildflowers

By Ed McMackin, a biologist by training and a naturalist by nature…

Canada Violet (Viola canadensis) - One of a few flowers with names referring to Canada, observed in the Kootenay Lake-Creston Region. (Photo by Ed McMackin)