If you are in the Columbia Valley on Saturday, April 27 – we want you to volunteer to be a part of our community and…
Rotary Auction returns May 8/9
The Rotary Club of Cranbrook is holding the annual Rotary Auction on May 8 and 9. “This is a service project in support of local…
Kootenay entrepreneurs benefit thanks to Access BC
The remote geography of the East Kootenay has many spectacular advantages, but for our region’s budding tech entrepreneurs, access to key learning and growth opportunities…
Fernie Council Connection
Francophone Association of the Southern Rockies City of Fernie council March 25 voted to provide a letter of support to the Francophone Association of the…
Obituary for Arthur Eric Baerg
Arthur Eric Baerg July 16, 1941 – March 27, 2013 It is with great sadness the family of Arthur Baerg announce his passing after a…
Cranbrook Community Theatre volunteers bring Enchanted April to life
Cranbrook Community Theatre brings us a story of enchantment and providence in their upcoming production of Enchanted April. The story revolves around four disparate, and…
Bog-gling time at Koocanusa
This Easter week end was a beautiful one. Some of our friends were out with Mother Nature, enjoying her in the rawest form. There was a…
Community Foundation taking spring applications for grants
Starting Monday, April 1, the Columbia Valley Community Foundation will be accepting applications for its spring round of funding. The foundation takes applications for grants…
Prescribed burns scheduled
Weather and ground conditions permitting, four prescribed burns will be ignited this month to restore grasslands and open forests on Crown land throughout the Trench….
Environmental groups state Elk River being poisoned by coal mining
A new study indicates that the Elk River is being poisoned by selenium leaching from open-pit coal mining waste rock, states a press release issued…