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Description Connecting the Kootenays: The Kootenay Lake Ferries is the authoritative history of a century of ferry service across Kootenay Lake. Historian Michael A. Cone follows the service from its genesis in 1921, when it first linked the East and West Kootenays together as part of the visionary Southern Trans-Provincial highway, right up until its…
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Get started—in your own unique way—to document your memories, family histories, tales of workplace, home, friendships, spiritual life and many other topics. Steps are outlined for facilitators of groups or for individuals and 80 themes for exploration are included. Published by Kaslo Lifewriters.
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Description Shining out from glittering church icons, stained-glass windows, and classical European paintings Mary’s mysterious smile, in some way, touches all who view Her. Is it Her blessing, as we have been told? Or could it be a sweet memory still lingering on her lips that She has secreted away? This little story book tells…
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Description Discover the magic of Mother Reindeer, ladybug wishes and mountain caribou! Join Mother Reindeer on her winter solstice flight to bring warmth and light back to everyone in the north. Delight in the detail and colours found on every page of this story. Learn interesting facts about mountain caribou and see photos of wild…
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Reflecting on those who came before us, from many parts of the world, the Kaslo Lifewriters, their friends and family have captured vignettes and ancestral memories. Contributors include: Sara Cush, Gwen Hale, Natalie Weeks, Clarice Caywood, Wanja Twan, Molly Semenoff, Ursula Ringwald, Debra Barrett, Barb Neelands, Cynthia Cooper, Barb Douglas, Linda Portman, Mary Stickel, Peter…
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Description A lyric essay about life and loss interwoven with stunning photographs of Kootenay Lake. Back Cover: “Part of my life’s work has been to truly understand the place where I live and the other creatures that dwell there with me. In my daily walks, I focus on the quiet, always changing occurrences of nature….
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Description Ellen Burt navigates issues of family, land, love and loss with clarity and skill. Her beautiful poetic language tells the story of a family and a community within a very particular time and place. Although her book is nostalgic and often sad, it resonates with the energy that Ellen brought to her rural life,…