Category Archives: The Kootenays

Historical Lifelines of Kootenay Lake

Posted on July 13, 2022 by seanarthurjoyce

A review of Connecting the Kootenays: The Kootenay Lake Ferries, by Michael A. Cone, non-fiction/regional history, 2022. For thousands of years prior to the building of the Roman roads, humanity’s highways were rivers, lakes, oceans and seas. It simply made … Continue reading →

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The Price of Freedom: A Book Review

Posted on November 18, 2021 by seanarthurjoyce

We can be thankful that nothing disappears without a trace. The steps of our ancestors continue to resound into the present. This is one of the realizations I had while reading Vera Maloff’s fine new book, Our Back Warmed by … Continue reading →

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Album review: ‘Tales from the Alluvial’ by Jonathan Burden

Posted on August 13, 2021 by seanarthurjoyce

Jon Burden, guitarist and songwriter with Holly & Jon, has released a new album of solo material titled Tales from the Alluvial, rescued from his personal archives where the songs had lain unreleased since being recorded in the 1990s. Music … Continue reading →

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