The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has undertaken work to reduce the chance of rock fall at the Elko Tunnel on Highway 3, approximately 12…
Coal Miner Days fall fundraiser on Saturday
District of Sparwood council Oct. 7 approved a Special Occasion Permit and fee waiver for the use of the Community Hall and kitchen for the…
Sparwood Council Facts
Official Community Plan Photo Contest winners announced A photo contest ran from June until September asking the public to submit a photo of Sparwood to…
Build It Forward and Alliance give $1k for Spiritual Care Fund
It just wasn’t the wonders of hearing the amazing songs of country music star Paul Brandt when he played a concert last May at the…
Local fund helped seed Ecological Services project
Zehnder Ranch Ecological Services Project The best land for wildlife is usually the best land for human settlement and activities. Because of that, it is…
RDEK Board Highlights
APC member thanked Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board Chair Rob Gay Oct. 4 recognized Roger Selby for his 13 year’s of service as…
Youth owns up to act; praised by RCMP
Columbia Valley RCMP Report By S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac and Cpl. Brent Ayers On October 9, Columbia Valley RCMP received a complaint of theft from the Edgewater…
Radium fire being treated as ‘suspicious’ by RCMP
On October 6, Columbia Valley RCMP responded to a report that the abandoned Radium Hot Springs Lodge located on Highway 93, across the highway from…
Celestial Rhythms – Week 42
By Khoji J Vihara October 14 – 20 Nothing is permanent but change Everything in this universe is in constant motion. Even for two consequent…
Laptop support
United Commercial Travelers Local 1023 recently donated funds to the East Kootenay P.A.R.T.Y. Program to purchase a laptop computer, which will assist them in program…