The Columbia Valley Community Foundation’s (Foundation) Arnold Ellis Scholarship Fund was established in 2004 to provide scholarship and bursaries to local youth attending training and…
Kiddies Day Parade June 22
The annual Kiddies Day Parade will take place on Sunday, June 22 on the final day of the Sam Steele Days Community Festival during Salvador…
More than 35 cyclists take part in rodeo
By Chris Newel The Northstar Skaters assisted the RCMP and Mark Creek Lions in putting riders through a number of skill testing stations at the…
Fernie IPPCLI hosted 50th annual review
Royal Canadian Army Cadets Corps (IPPCLI) of Fernie held its 50th annual Cadet Review on June 7. The event was held at the Fernie Arena…
New men’s counselling program at Summit
Summit Community Services Society has received funding from Columbia Basin Trust to create a Men’s Counselling Project; a pilot project for the next year. This…
Seniors advocate hosting open house in Cranbrook
The provincial seniors advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, will be participating in a town hall in Cranbrook Thursday, June 19. The Office of the Seniors Advocate and…
Area F and G Volunteers of the Year honoured
Congratulations to our Volunteers of the Year for Regional District of East Kootenay Electoral Areas F and G! The Electoral Area F Volunteer of the…
BCTF escalating to full-scale strike on June 17
Short of a remarkable turnaround in negotiations between the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the provincial government, students across the province will be getting a…
Coroners identify motorcycle incident victim
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motorcycle incident near Kimberley on Tuesday, June 10. He is…
Sam Steele Days booth to bring awareness on skin cancer
With the beautiful summer weather and Sam Steele Days just around the corner, it’s time for Kootenay residents to be thinking about sun safety. Sun…