The Rocky Mountain Wakesurfing Association (RMWA) is proud to announce that the second annual Koocanusa Wakesurfing Challenge will be held at Lake Koocanusa this August…
Regional teens experience Bug thrills
Bugaboos Teens Program, 2013 “For the fifth consecutive year, teens from the Columbia and Kootenay valleys have realized the satisfaction of self propelled sport and…
Telus matches employee contributions
Edith LeClair of the local Telus Community Ambassadors delivers a cheque to East Kootenay Foundation for Health’s Executive Director Donna Grainger as part of the…
Passersby help control grassfire
By Chad St. Pierre Cranbrook RCMP and British Columbia Forest Service Wildfire Management Branch responded to a roadside grass fire July 30 off the North…
Ride the Trail for Elizabeth campaign arriving in Cranbrook
63-year-old woman cyclist killed – husband rides across Canada – petitions B.C. government for safe cycling trails An Edmonton, Alberta man whose wife, Elizabeth Sovis,…
Springing with support for BCALS
Spring Honda Fun Run organizers recently presented the BCALS Society with $7,900 – proceeds from their May 11 event held at Cranbrook’s College of the…
Columbia Basin Culture Tour – August 10 & 11
Taking place August 10-11 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., the Columbia Basin Culture Tour allows you to explore artists’ studios, museums, art galleries and…
More Garden Workshops offered
“The One World Garden Workshop series has been lots of fun so far, and there are still four more to come!” commented Shannon Duncan who…
Project improves access to healthy local food
Everyone deserves to have access to food that is nutritious and safe in order to achieve good health, productivity, and a sense of wellbeing. Interior…
EK Crime Stoppers’ Coupon Fundraiser returns
East Kootenay Crime Stoppers are again embarking on a door to door ‘coupon fundraiser’ throughout the East Kootenay. This will be the third time that…