Spray Park District Sparwood council April 22 awarded the Red Cedar Drive and Spray Park Surface Improvements to Bearspaw Construction for the amount tendered of…
Fernie Council Connection
The following are highlights from the City of Fernie council meetings of April 7 (Special Meeting of Council) and 14 (Regular Meeting of Council). 1….
BC Book Prize finalists on tour
BC Book Prize finalists are hitting the road this year for free events throughout the province. Two finalists will go on tour and give free…
Parallax View: new works by Ulbe Hoekstra
Born and raised in Leamington, Ontario in 1954, Ulbe Hoekstra was born to Dutch parents who immigrated to Canada in the 1950s. Each year a…
New commander for Cranbrook RCMP Detachment
The City of Cranbrook is pleased to formally announce the recent appointment of Sgt. Dave Dubnyk to the rank of Staff Sergeant as Detachment Commander…
Obituary for Carmela Travierso
Carmela Travierso 1925 – 2014 It is with great sorrow that the family of Carmela Travierso announces her passing on Thursday, April 24, 2014 in…
Tembec announces conditional sale of 49,500 ha in RDEK
Tembec April 25 announced that it has reached an agreement to sell approximately 49,500 hectares (122,265 acres) of land located within the Regional District of…
Library seeks feedback from residents via online survey
The Invermere Public Library recently launched an online community survey as a way to collect feedback from Columbia Valley residents. “It is important for us…
Satellite broadband program helps connect Elkford
Residents of Elkford will soon have faster Internet access, thanks to the B.C. Broadband Satellite Initiative, Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett announced April 17. The…
Aboriginal connection to SD5 student success
Each year local K – 12 teaching staff from across the East Kootenay collaborate on professional development during a Regional Specialists Association (RSA) Day. This…