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September 13th
Thursday Baking Club shared a link
Cranberry Orange Chelsea Buns
This week on Great British Bake Off was bread week, definitely one of my favourite themes of the show as let’s face it…who doesn’t love bread? I had a sneaky feeling that this week they’d be making Chelsea Buns and...
September 12th
Kootenay Business Magazine shared a link
Cranbrook Chamber announces new Executive Director
The Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce is working to be a valued and respected champion of business and a positive contributor to the Cranbrook community.
September 11th
Kootenay Business Magazine shared a link
2018 top companies profiled
These are three businesses that made our top 50 list in 2018.
Kootenay Business Magazine shared a link
Waste Not, Want Not at zero waste fullfill market in Kimberley
The Fullfill Market in Kimberley was inspired by the zero waste movement
September 6th
Thursday Baking Club shared a link
Lemon Traybake
Week two of The Great British Bake Off has dropped and it’s the infamous cake week. The technical challenge saw the bakers having to make Gateau Vert which is a spongecake with rather shocking green frosting coloured by spinach. I...
August 30th
Thursday Baking Club shared a link
Wagon Wheels
It’s no secret at all that I’m a fully fledged Great British Bake Off fanatic. Before moving to the UK in the 2014 I’d never heard of the show and I admit that it wasn’t until the following year that...
August 23rd
Thursday Baking Club shared a link
Fraisier Cake
If you’re anything like me you know that the winding down of August means two things, the close arrival of all things pumpkin and the new season of The Great British Bake Off! In anticipation of the new season starting...
August 16th
Thursday Baking Club shared a link
Chocolate Tart
Chocolate Tart A few weeks ago I was browsing through a copy of the cookbook “Oh She Glows Everyday” and came across a recipe for a chocolate peanut butter tart. I don’t even like chocolate but I had to admit...
August 2nd
Thursday Baking Club shared a link
Soft Pretzels
As much as I enjoy cakes and pies and donuts, I would actually say that I prefer salty snacks to sweet ones. I’d gladly give up chocolate or candy for Popcorn with butter and salt and one of my favourite...
July 26th
Thursday Baking Club shared a link
Blueberry Pie
Is there anything better than picking fresh berries by the bucket and then turning them into delicious baked goods? It always reminds me of summer as a kid. Last week while in Vermont I went blueberry picking with friends and...
July 19th
Thursday Baking Club shared a link
Black Currant Striped Cake
One of my favourite summer time hobbies is venturing down to the local farmer’s market and filling a basket with local goodies. I always try to bring home one new thing each week, just to experiment and see how I...
July 10th
/r/kootenays shared a link
Gold panning
Hello this is a hobby I just broke into but am really loving. Are there any other panners out here that want to go together? Or know of a claim I could pan on in exchange for a percentage? Or...
July 5th
Thursday Baking Club shared a link
Rhubarb Berry Tart
One of the best things about the arrival of summer is the arrival of tasty summer berries and rhubarb! This week I wanted to challenge myself by heading to the local farmer’s market and baking something based on what I...
April 28th
CBC Offbeat shared a link
Hundreds of 'perfectly good boots' trashed at Yellowknife dump, people snatch them up
Where are they from? Why are they there? Crates full of steel-toe boots showed up at the Yellowknife dump last week. Now they're almost gone.
April 3rd
CBC Offbeat shared a link
Mint's newest coin showcases famous Falcon Lake UFO encounter in Manitoba
The Royal Canadian Mint's newest offering features Manitoba's most famous UFO encounter, which happened in 1967 when Stefan Michalak went looking for precious metals near Falcon Lake.
March 8th
CBC Offbeat shared a link
Italian photographers showcase 'top model' chickens in new coffee table book
Matteo Tranchellini and Moreno Monti created a coffee table book called CHICken to showcase the natural beauty of the ubiquitous birds.
June 24th
Nathan Siemens shared a story
Capturing our City with Joel Robison
When Joel Robison knew that he was coming home for a visit he reached out to CranbrookCity.com to help organize a photographic walk through town, as a way of connecting with some familiar faces and get to know some new...
March 24th
Lee Tengum shared a story
Smash Mouth Survival Kit
Everything you need to know about Smash Mouth’s Ultimate Beach Party. Sam Steele is gonna be an Allstar weekend. From the ‘what to wears’ to the inside scoop on the band’s big surprise. With the recent announcement of their Ultimate...
June 23rd
Chelsea McCormack shared a story
Remedy For a Modern Stressful Life
Mother nature has always been my favourite healer. No matter what I have been up against in my life it has been spending time outside that has helped me work through any challenge. With all the healthy living advice and...
May 23rd
Lee Tengum shared a story
The Layers of My Cranbrook Connection
The Kootenays have a magnetic draw, equal parts soothing and strong. Those of us who live in this area know that we have so much to appreciate and yet we tend to be pretty humble in our East Kootenay pride....
May 11th
Kyla Cornish shared a story
Not A Cranbrook Lowlife //004
Pam Berry
We at CranbrookCity.com know that this community is only as great as the people that live here. We feel it is important to recognize those that are doing their part to make Cranbrook what it is. Today, we recognize Pam...
Kyla Cornish shared a story
Not A Cranbrook Lowlife //003
Dani Williams
We at CranbrookCity.com know that this community is only as great as the people that live here. We feel it is important to recognize those that are doing their part to make Cranbrook what it is. Today we recognize Dani...
February 29th
Nathan Siemens shared a story
Not A Cranbrook Lowlife //002
Timothy Matwey
We at CranbrookCity.com know that this community is only as great as the people that live here. We feel it is important to recognize those that are doing their part to make Cranbrook what it is. Today we recognize Timothy...
February 25th
Zach Silver shared a story
Questions for a Councillor //003
Danielle Cardozo
We at CranbrookCity.com were wondering 'what makes those city hall types tick,' so we are just going to ask them. We wanted to get a really quick insight in to the whats and whys, without getting too political or topic...
February 18th
Nathan Siemens shared a story
Not A Cranbrook Lowlife //001
Rhiannon Chippett
We at CranbrookCity.com know that this community is only as great as the people that live here. We feel it is important to recognize those that are doing their part to make Cranbrook what it is. Today we recognize Rhiannon...
February 17th
Nathan Siemens shared a story
Questions for a Councillor //002
Norma Blissett
We at CranbrookCity.com were wondering 'what makes those city hall types tick,' so we are just going to ask them. We wanted to get a really quick insight in to the whats and whys, without getting too political or topic...
February 16th
Nathan Siemens shared a story
Questions for a Councillor //001
Wesly Graham
We at CranbrookCity.com were wondering 'what makes those city hall types tick,' so we are just going to ask them. We wanted to get a really quick insight in to the whats and whys, without getting too political or topic...
January 29th
Logan Shellborn shared a story
Up All Night
Nightmares, parties, studying, thoughts, electronics, travel: all things that keep you up at night. Mount Baker students listed about 30 different reasons why we might stay up all night in preparation for our art exhibition. Then we got to work...
January 23rd
Joel Robison shared a story
My Hometown - Joel Robison
I've been keeping a watchful eye on this Lonely Planet business over the last few weeks. I watched at first the quick uprising of “how dare they!?” after Cranbrook was labelled as a depressing work a day town, that shock...
December 18th
Lee Tengum shared a story
Making Christmas Rad for little Cranbrookians!
So last Thursday we had this idea to thumb our nose at The Lonely Planet, own our problems and find a way to address them. On Thursday Nathan designed these mugs and fired them off to Jason De rijk of...
Lee Tengum shared a story
A Depressingly Workaday Town
A depressingly workaday town, that's what the Lonely Planet called Cranbrook in a previous edition. Normally each community's entry follows a template, four categories, Something to see, something to do, somewhere to eat and somewhere to stay. A depressingly workaday...
December 14th
Lee Tengum shared a story
Sometimes a Guy Gets a Break
Sometimes a guy gets a break - actually, I've been getting breaks all my life but that's another story - and I got another one recently. A friend asked if my wife and I would accompany his two children on...
Michael Peabody shared a story
Cranbrook is a Constant
I first moved to Cranbrook in 1990, I was 10 years old. I went to Murial Baxter Elementary School, Laurie Junior High School, Mount Baker High School, and then to the College of the Rockies. Like many people who grew...
Lee Tengum shared a story
Cranbrook, the premium community
Wait, we're not?
When did we stop being the premium offering? Fort Steele, gorgeous. The mountains, the river, heck even the grass smells better out there in addition to being greener. Cranbrook? Well, we must have been something truly special to turn Fort...
December 9th
Nathan Siemens shared a story
Cranbrook is Not a Ski Town
At least that's what we are telling people
Whatever you do, don't tell anyone that these photos were taken in the backcountry immediately surrounding Cranbrook BC. Let's just keep this between us. photo: Tara Szkorupa skier: Andrew McLeod photo: Matt Lynes photo: Matt Lynes rider: Kirt Nielsen ...
