Beyond & Above
He was born into Cranbrook’s 1980s era snowboard and skate scene — both deemed unsavoury to the status quo, and all but illegal. Thirty years after travelling the globe as a crusader for ‘boarding’s cause, photographer Jeff Patterson has returned to the East Kootenay as one of the sport’s pioneer chroniclers and collectors. Today, with a new career flying high for Hollywood, the family man shares images and insights from his transworld transformation.
A Woman and a War
Cranbrook’s Jean Suey Zee, age 99, was a standout amongst Royal Canadian Air Force members, and a daughter of the city’s Chinese-Canadian community.
A High Rider for the Hornaday
An Elk Valley cowboy, an American conservation pioneer, and the ties that bind.
The Puck That Dropped Here
The rink. The goal. The celly. The show. For gals and goons alike, some of the hockey world’s most remarkable dreams have been born from the East Kootenay, with more just beginning.
The Deconstruction of Our Dinner
Kootenay food system expert Jon Steinman on grandmas’ cooking, price versus perception, and grocery carts as vehicles for change.
THE TRENCH | WINTER 2024/25
Life + Culture in the Columbia, Creston, and Elk Valleys