By Mike Redfern Kimberley’s newest festival, the week-long Kimberley Kaleidoscope arts & culture festival, will kick off August 3 with a family picnic in Rotary…
Waterfront Music Fest returns August 3
By Jami Scheffer Columbia Valley Arts Council is hosting the second annual Outdoor Waterfront MusicFest at Kinsmen Beach on Sunday August 3 from 12:30 to…
Business still helping pet owners be responsible
The Playpen Pet Boarding & Grooming have donated and placed several pet waste bag dispensers within the City of Cranbrook. One more location has been added to that…
Heroin, meth, cash and crack cocaine seized
On July 16, the Cranbrook Drug and General Investigation Section of the RCMP seized a substantial quantity of drugs from a subject involved in drug…
Trust seeks input on Social Strategic plan
In summer 2013, Columbia Basin Trust (the Trust) began discussions with Basin residents, communities and social sector stakeholders about the renewal of the Trust’s Social…
Kimberley Golf Club juniors lighting it up
Kimberley’s own Julia Dereniwsky played in the 2014 British Columbia Junior Girls Championship held at the Dunes Golf Club in Kamloops July 1-4. With rounds of 74-73-74 and…
Book Bike is now doing its rounds
The Fernie Book Bike has arrived and is starting its journey throughout the streets of Fernie. We are thrilled to have it here. The book…
Fernie beautification project Out of the Box
On July 6, Fernie held the inaugural Out of the Box Dumpster Bins painting project. “We had 10 bins, many different artists, and they are…
Habitat house heads to lock-up stage
The Habitat for Humanity Cranbrook Project house is almost at the lock-up stage. Windows have been installed and volunteers, semi-retired fire/flood restorer Paul Cohen (left)…
High fire danger locally; report any smoke and fire
Cranbrook Fire & Emergency Services is asking the public to use extreme caution in any forest activities in and around the city including things like…