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Hula hoop artist Fox Spirals spun a routine at the Kootenay Children's Festival in 2022 (Barry Coulter photo)

Kootenay Children’s Festival promises fun and games for the whole family

Event will feature performances from Will’s Jams, Bonnie Harvey and The Amuse Troupe.

Hula hoop artist Fox Spirals spun a routine at the Kootenay Children's Festival in 2022 (Barry Coulter photo)
Avalanche Canada advises outdoor adventurers to avoid steep elevation, in light of recent weather conditions, which are ideal for avalanches. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Avalanche danger risk rated ‘considerable’ for Southern Interior

Storm slab and deep persistent slab avalanches are likely in Kootenay region

Avalanche Canada advises outdoor adventurers to avoid steep elevation, in light of recent weather conditions, which are ideal for avalanches. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Thea, left, and Adelaide Troxel, right, grew radishes for their science fair project. They experimented with different types of soil to see which would produce the best produce. The girls are grade five students at T.M. Roberts Elementary School in Cranbrook. Thea requested that Cranbrook Townsman not include her surname (Gillian Francis photo)

PHOTOS: East Kootenay Science Fair puts spotlight on youth talent

Students from across the Kootenays presented their best scientific inventions

Thea, left, and Adelaide Troxel, right, grew radishes for their science fair project. They experimented with different types of soil to see which would produce the best produce. The girls are grade five students at T.M. Roberts Elementary School in Cranbrook. Thea requested that Cranbrook Townsman not include her surname (Gillian Francis photo)