Kind A SLOw In the Kootenays

Description

Nestled in the heart of the Kootenay Mountains range of the Canadian Rockies lies the unique little village of Kaslo. Avoided by the First Nations as a cursed place the early European invaders paid no heed and settled in. How the aboriginals knew of the radioactive nature of the soil is still unknown to 'White Man' but this book isn't about that. It's about the quirkiness of quaint attitudes, perhaps caused by the altitude or just the high airs many of the residents feel entitled to.

Still, it is one heck of a tourist destination, deserving of this glowing praise penned in light-hearted fondness.

Sujets

• Western Provinces
• Travel

Informations

• Publié par: eBookIt.com
• Date de parution: 15 février 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781987896640
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

Extrait

Kind A SLOw In the Kootenays
 
 
by
 
RickthePoetWarrior

 
This is a work of fiction. The events and characters described herein are imaginary and are not intended to s refer to specific places or living persons. The opinions expressed in this manuscript are solely the opinions of the author and do not represent the opinions or thoughts of the publisher. The author has represented and warranted full ownership and/or legal right to publish all the materials in this book.

Kind A SLOw in the Kootenays
RickthePoetWarrior

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Copyright © 2021 Richard A. Green.
Version 2.2

ISBN: 978-1-987896-64-0
 
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Peace be with you.
Dedication

Thanks to Mara, Phyllis, Tobe, Steve, Serge, Daryl, Dylan, and John, The Kaslo Food Bank, Kaslo Library, and Town of Kaslo (public washrooms) for their unwitting support in making this collection possible
Introduction

Kaslo is in the heart of the Kootenay Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. As a postcard picture setting it has the best features of mountain towns like Banff and as rich a history as Victoria, B.C..

The townsfolk are lovely. Stay away and don’t corrupt them. They're doing fine on their own.

 



 
 
“He had to accept the fate of every newcomer to a small town where there are plenty of tongues that gossip and few minds that think.”

~ Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
Contents
Dedication
Introduction
Create-Destroy
Kaslo Come On
Circle The Wagons
Kaslo Cursive
Kootenays, Kulture, & Kart
Kaslo Viewpoint
Kaslotude
Canary, Coal Mine, Kaslo
Kaslo Emergency Shelter
Kaslo Road Map
Kaslo & Area
It`s A Ruff Life in Kaslo
A Life In Kaslo
Kaslo Jokers
Kaslo Shard-0-Neigh
The Tropics Of Kootenay
The Kootenays In Relief
Ass Backwards
Food 4 Thought, Kaslo
Time Passages
What’s Missing In Kaslo
Kaslo Skate Park
Kind A’ SLOw Days
What’s In A Name Again Game In Kaslo
Tension Kaslo
The Night In Kaslo Before The Big Logging Event
Kaslo May Days Craze Garbage Bin Inventory
More On Garbage Bin Inventory
Optimistically, No, Pessimistically I Wrote This Title Before I Left Because I'm Losing Daylight (I'm camping (Just outside of town (Shhh, I don't think they think I'm here at all)))
I'm Stalling
In Town
I Thought Of This On The Way In
I'm Back At Camp
Quiet Please
Premium Coffee
Faze
Kaslo Parade Of Stars
Did I mention The Bagpipes Lead The Parade
It’s Granny Attack
Millennial Troubles
More Desperate Signage
Moyie to Come
That’s Frocking Irony 4U
Official Community Guide 2015 Kaslo, B.C., Canada
Unofficial Community Guide 2015 Kaslo, B.C., Canada
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The Kaslo Times Sun Star Courier Express & Mail
Sucky Sentiments In Kaslo
Kaslo Lets
Cooties In The Kootenays
Author's Retrospection
 
 
 
Kind A SLOw in the Kootenays
RickthePoetWarrior
Create-Destroy

K ind-
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Kaslo Come On

In fact James
Half Banff, half Victoria
Kaslo has the best of both

The mountains are as pretty
You can see clear down the lake
They beat Victoria to hell
For displaying ‘sea’ memorabilia

If you want old buildings
Plenty of that Museums, art,
Etcetera
And it’s not an arm and a leg
For the entry fee
Events out the yin-yang
Only 1000 Population
Something's up here
Circle The Wagons

The Indian Curse
The Native Curse
The Aboriginal Curse
The First Nations Curse
“No Whiteman will prosper in Kaslo”

But then again
Back then
They didn’t know
About poets