Steve Hubrecht

She recently had a dream come true when she was invited to perform with Canadian country music star Brett Kissel at the Brett Brett Boat Concert in Windermere, and is now gearing up to play the pre-party for the Invermere Block Party featuring classic rock legend Tom Cochrane in early September.

The Columbia Valley, like the rest of British Columbia and indeed the rest of Canada, has grappled with a growing housing crisis over the past several years. At the same time the number of short-term rentals (STR) has expanded explosively.

The Columbia Valley is home to a lot of people who make the most of life’s opportunities. This is clear from the number of local residents who are hiking, climbing, paddling and skiing in the valley’s spectacular backcountry nearly every day of the year. It’s also clear from the array of art galleries, artists and other creative types that the little town of Invermere boasts. And it’s clear, too, from the number of locals who get out to the far-flung corners of the world.

Invermere is getting set for a music show of a magnitude perhaps never seen before in the Columbia Valley.

For the first time in several years the Columbia Valley has a WildSafe coordinator.

Rick Hoar (middle), with his wife Carol, accepts his King Charles III Coronation Medal for his many conservation efforts. At far left is MLA Doug Clovechok with Scott McInnis, new Conservative candidate (far right). PHOTO SUBMITTED

A newly revamped playground in Mount Nelson Athletic Park (MNAP) in Invermere is set to open soon.

A group of Fort Point residents are raising concerns about the District of Invermere’s new short-term rental (STR) regulations.

Concept image of the revised affordable housing proposal from the Columbia Valley Metis Association (CVMA) and Metis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) on 13th Street in Invermere. SCREENSHOT

In the span of just a few weeks in August, she signed scholarships and contracts to play soccer with three different teams in the United Kingdom, decided to study biomedical science at university abroad starting next September (as part of one of those scholarships), and released a country music album.