Steve Hubrecht

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Journalist at Freelance

Magazine Editor and Reporter at Columbia Valley Pioneer

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Another U-turn on downtown cell tower

1 week ago | columbiavalleypioneer.com | Steve Hubrecht

By Steve Hubrecht [email protected] Invermere council has changed direction once again on the proposed cell phone tower near the arena. The issue has gone back and forth, and now back again. Rogers Communication Inc. had been planning for awhile to put up a new cell tower somewhere in or near Invermere. These efforts became public several years ago when council nixed a formal request from Rogers to put the tower next to the Windermere Valley Child Care Society’s daycare.
Local nordic skiers enjoy time at nationals

2 weeks ago | columbiavalleypioneer.com | Steve Hubrecht

By Steve Hubrecht [email protected]The Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club had a pair of skiers at the Nordiq Canada Ski Nationals earlier this spring, representing the club and the Columbia Valley on a Canada-wide stage. The nationals were held not that far from Invermere, just over the Alberta border at the Canmore Nordic Centre from March 17 to 24. Among the hordes of skiers, coaches, support crews, family and friends who descended on Canmore that week were local teens Anika Rievaj and Virginia Denchuk.
?akisq’nuk launches new magazine

2 weeks ago | columbiavalleypioneer.com | Steve Hubrecht

By Steve Hubrecht [email protected] The ?akisq’nuk First Nation has launched a new magazine to celebrate and share Ktunaxa language, culture, arts and knowledge with both Indigenous and non-Indigenous readers in the Columbia Valley and beyond. The new magazine — ha?i·¢atik — comes out seasonally and is already on its second edition.
Splash park construction starting soon

2 weeks ago | columbiavalleypioneer.com | Steve Hubrecht

By Steve Hubrecht [email protected] The planned Canal Flats Splash Park is set to become a reality this year. The Canal Flats Community Society is the driving force behind the project and has been working to raise money for it for the past three years. Those efforts have paid off and construction is set to start soon. “This year is going to be the year it comes to fruition. We’re super excited about it,” society member Shawn Doherty recently told Canal Flats councillors.
Cannabis entrepreneur pitches operation in Canal Flats

2 weeks ago | columbiavalleypioneer.com | Steve Hubrecht

By Steve Hubrecht [email protected] A Cranbrook cannabis-growing entrepreneur has big plans to start an operation in Canal Flats. Village residents will have a chance to hear more about those plans during an upcoming open house. Philippe Roux owns a licensed cannabis nursery in Cranbrook as well as a cannabis consulting business.
Public gets more input on Radium OCP

3 weeks ago | columbiavalleypioneer.com | Steve Hubrecht

By Steve Hubrecht [email protected] The Village of Radium Hot Springs is gearing up this spring for another round of public consultation on its Official Community Plan (OCP) update. Refreshing Radium’s OCP is one of the biggest projects underway at the village, and has been going on for a year. Last fall consultants Bluerock Planning presented a preliminary draft of what the OCP update may contain.
Canal Flats council removes letter from agenda

3 weeks ago | columbiavalleypioneer.com | Steve Hubrecht

By Steve Hubrecht [email protected] A former Canal Flats councillor sought to raise concerns about village issues during last week’s council meeting, but her letter was expunged from the agenda. Marie Delorme served on Canal Flats council for more than a decade from 2011 to 2022. Although she’s no longer a councillor, Delorme has continued to follow municipal issues and has spoken as a resident at several council meetings or public meetings in the past few years.
New book highlights Indigenous rock art

3 weeks ago | columbiavalleypioneer.com | Steve Hubrecht

By Steve Hubrecht [email protected] A Calgary archaeologist has collaborated with elders from the local Shuswap Band (Secwe’pemc) as well as the Piikani First Nation near Pincher Creek to write a new book shedding light on ancient rock art in the Columbia Valley and nearby parts of B.C. and Alberta.
Water treatment concerns top of mind

3 weeks ago | columbiavalleypioneer.com | Steve Hubrecht

By Steve Hubrecht [email protected] The Canal Flats water treatment saga continues. The Water Protection and Advisory Committee held another public information meeting recently, covering much of the same ground as the initial public meeting. This second meeting was held on Monday, March 17 at the Canal Flats Civic Centre, and like the first such meeting held in February, it drew a large crowd.
Plans afoot to create ‘Pathway to the Pools’

4 weeks ago | columbiavalleypioneer.com | Steve Hubrecht

By Steve Hubrecht[email protected]The Village of Radium Hot Springs is intimately tied to the world-famous Radium hot pools in Kootenay National Park. The pools are the village’s name sake and its raison d’etre.