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KERHD board rips into IH over Invermere dialysis

The Interior Health Authority (IH) can expect another strongly worded letter from an East Kootenay government over its decision to remove the dialysis unit at the Invermere District Hospital. District of Invermere council last month unanimously voted to send a … > Read More

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City receives $50,000 CBT grant for Elizabeth Lake entry beautification

The City of Cranbrook’s west entrance at Elizabeth Lake is poised to undergo significant improvements in the spring, thanks to a grant of $50,000 from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT). The CBT grant will go toward Phase One of the project, … > Read More

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Cranbrook hands pumper truck over to RDEK

The City of Cranbrook has officially turned over the keys of one of its pumper trucks to the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK). The RDEK and a citizens group have been working on establishing a fire service in Elko … > Read More

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Arena officially designated Western Financial Place

The Rec-Plex is now officially Western Financial Place. City of Cranbrook, facility and Kootenay Ice officials gathered with Falkins Insurance and Western Financial Group owners and staff to commemorate the name change today, Sept. 4 in Cranbrook. The brief ceremony … > Read More

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City and Firefighters Local 1253 reach new collective agreement

The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Cranbrook Firefighters Local 1253 and the City of Cranbrook have reached a new collective agreement, the terms of which run from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2014. The new agreement provides for wage … > Read More

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Rosen Lake most disturbed in region

Thanks to the most shoreline disturbance, Rosen Lake at Jaffray is the most disturbed lake in the East Kootenay. Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) directors August 3 received a report from Heather Leschied of the East Kootenay Integrated Lake … > Read More

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RecPlex gets corporate sponsor and new name

The largest sports and entertainment venue in the Kootenays has a new name. Today, the Cranbrook RecPlex became Western Financial Place, in recognition of the facility’s new sponsor, Western Financial Group (Western). Western—an insurance and financial services company based in … > Read More

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Cranbrook celebrates with Filipino community

Cranbrook’s Filipino community and city officials came together today (June 12) at city hall to celebrate the Philippine Republic’s 114th Independence Day. A flag raising ceremony, the Philippine national anthem, an address by Vancouver-Kensington MLA Mable Elmore (a Canadian Filipino), … > Read More

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Teck donation takes Lot 48 “very close” to conserved status

The long and winding road that the solution to Lot 48 has travelled the past seven years appears to have straightened out and is heading to a conclusion. Teck Resources Limited (Teck) announced this morning that it is donating $2 … > Read More

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City council making 2A Street South residents happy

Get your bids on. City of Cranbrook council last night (April 2) unanimously approved its 2012 Roads Capital Program, with a $2,474,672 budget. And now – as many residents in the city feel their roads need the most work done … > Read More

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