Elections BC is currently hiring for enumerators to conduct voter registration outreach in the month of March in the Elk Valley. They are looking for teams…
Kettle and McKerracher re-elected as KERHD chair and acting chair
For the sixth year, the Kootenay East Regional Hospital District board (KERHD) Feb. 1 re-elected John Kettle as chair for 2013. City of Fernie Mayor…
Keeping children safe from online sexual exploitation
RCMP in B.C. making sure that parents and teachers have access to important resources on Safer Internet Day Children and youth are increasingly living out…
District parking strategy finished
The District of Invermere has released its finished parking strategy. And the executive summary of the report notes the district does not need additional parking…
Church changing to place of worship
The City of Kimberley is changing a definition in a zoning bylaw that will replace “church” with “place of worship,” with an accompanying definition. Bylaw…
EKFH and EKC appreciate ‘You the Stars’ as campaign closes
The brightly lit blue stars tinged with pink atop the East Kootenay Regional hospital are now turned off as the fifth annual Starlite Campaign for…
West Fernie gets federal funding to improve local services
The West Fernie Servicing Project will benefit from$5.4 million in funding from the Government of Canada through the Gas Tax Fund. This investment will support…
IH secures new provider for mental health service for region
Interior Health is pleased to announce that starting this spring Axis Family Resources Ltd. will provide housing and care supports in Cranbrook to mental health…
Cranbrook and area housing industry focus of next CHBA luncheon address
The next Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) Rocky Mountain Speaker Series Luncheon will be enlightening for anyone wanting to know how 2013 should shake down…
RCMP trying to piece together case of struck elderly man
Kimberley RCMP are seeking information concerning an elderly male (85) who was found injured on 4th Avenue shortly after 10 a.m., Jan 31. The subject…