• Life + culture in the columbia, Creston & elk valleys

  • Life + culture in the columbia, Creston & elk valleys

  • Life + culture in the columbia, Creston & elk valleys

From Boyds to Men
SPORT Darren Davidson SPORT Darren Davidson

From Boyds to Men

Fathers and a son reflect on the Kootenays’ legendary and somewhat loose Boyd Haddad golf tourney.

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Beyond & Above
FEATURE Steve Threndyle FEATURE Steve Threndyle

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.

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A Woman and a War
HERITAGE Erin Knutson HERITAGE Erin Knutson

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.

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THE TRENCH | FALL 2024

Life + Culture in the Columbia, Creston, and Elk Valleys