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The Kootenays: A Remembrance Day Ode

Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by Dave Quinn.

For the past 11 Remembrance Days, retired pilot and vintage aircraft restorer Neil Davidson has been paying homage to Canada’s war veterans in his own way. On the 11th day of the 11th month, at precisely 11 a.m., Neil buzzes the crowd at Kimberley’s cenotaph in his completely refurbished 1940 Tiger Moth biplane.

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B.C. Rockies Roadtrip: The Last Word (part 7)

Posted on 23. Jul, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

Our final day in the Kootenays begins with a hike. Not a difficult hike, mind you. Guide Steve Kuijt assures us it’s “a leisurely jaunt.” Of course, Steve is impossibly fit, just like everyone on staff, most of whom happen to be female. “Fernie mountain girls,” is how Tom describes them. “They’re a special breed.”