The Board of Directors of Centermount Coal Ltd. announced April 8 a suspension of the exploration and development program at Centermount’s Bingay Main metallurgical coal project….
New era begins at RDEK
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors has entered a new era. Regional directors met for the first time in their new,…
Long-awaited upgrades coming to EKRH
The East Kootenay Regional Hospital (EKRH) is going to receive $20 million in upgrades to its electrical system and for a new six-bed intensive care…
Energy efficiency workshops in Kimberley
Do you have a house that needs some energy efficiency upgrades, but don’t know where to start? Wildsight wants to help you get started with…
RCMP hosting annual Detachment open house
The Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment will be hosting its third annual Detachment open house on May 8. The Windermere Valley Lions Club will once again…
Sparwood Council Facts
Women In Mining, Elk Valley Branch Jo-Anna Singleton appeared before District of Sparwood council April 2 to introduce the Elk Valley Branch of Women in…
District holding hearing for zoning amendment
Notice of Public Hearing District of Elkford Zoning Bylaw No. 737, 2013 TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 890 and 892 of the Local Government…
Obituary for Eleanor Inness “Snooks”
Eleanor Inness “Snooks” 1940 – 2013 Eleanor Innes passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2013 in Cranbrook at 72 years of age. She was born…
Obituary for George Kingsley Boake
Birth date: May 30, 1944 Death date: March 17, 2013 George Kingsley Boake was born May 30, 1944 and entered into eternal rest at Rocky…
March in the East Kootenay ‘13
March is the month when optimism for the future begins to peak with most Canadians. Beasts converted to accepting the sufferance of winter, we drop…