From a folk proverb to the korovai wedding loaf, this feature traces wheat and bread as symbols of prosperity, hospitality and identity in Ukraine, honouring bakers, inclusive workplaces and family traditions that keep the craft alive.

The Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery is showing David Harrison’s solo exhibit, Works on Paper: A Retrospective, through Dec. 7. The art educator and conceptual painter reprocesses urban graffiti into geometric matrices that explore decay and abstraction.

Tickets for Northback’s 10th Australia Day fundraiser sold out in under a week. Matching donations return as the event supports Crow Snow Riders and SARSAR, with about 264 seats at MDM Community Hall and strong backing from local donors.

Castle Mountain Resort is tracking for an early December start as temps drop for snowmaking. A new Stagecoach Express Quad and several hundred acres of lift accessed terrain are planned. WOW Card savings and a Dec. 5 to 7 food bank drive return.

Starting Nov. 15, Puzzleneck in Frank will wrap gifts by donation with all proceeds to the Crowsnest Pass food and toy hampers. Drop off at 14701 14 Ave. Wednesday to Friday noon to 5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Service runs to Dec. 24 at noon.