The first East Kootenay Habitat for Humanity home, located on Slater Road in Cranbrook, is nearing completion and one of the major contributors to the…
Fire Training Academy in full swing
The 2014 College of the Rockies Fire Training Academy is in full swing, so expect to see several uniformed individuals running around Kimberley. Sixteen cadets…
Pick some apples this weekend
In the fall, as the nights turn colder, apples ripen on the tree and eventually fall to the ground. Fortunately, Wildsight has a solution to…
Windfall leads to $10,000 gift for workplace
When Danielle St. Jean of Cranbrook received a call from Bree Protasiewich, Manager of Cranbrook Mitsubishi advising her that she had just won $10,000 as…
Mail ballot voting and nominations update
If you plan to be travelling or away for the local general election scheduled for Saturday, November 15, and for the two advanced voting dates of…
Funding boost for Elk Valley projects
Three Elk Valley projects have received a big boost after being awarded funding through the Elk Valley Community Directed Funds (EVCDF) Program. “Earlier this year…
Local gardeners get Down to Earth and harvest a book
Local gardeners Jennifer Heath and Helen McAllister set out to answer the question: How does your cold-climate garden grow? They had no idea that this seed of a question…
CFES reminds: working smoke alarms save lives
Working smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a fire. That’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, ‘Working Smoke Alarms Save…
Tourism award for city and partners
The City of Cranbrook, in partnership with Canadian Rockies International Airport, Pacific Coastal Airlines and Seekers Media received the Best Community Tourism Initiative Award presented at…
Rob Gay seeks re-election as Area C director
Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Electoral Area C Director Rob Gay has filed his nomination papers to seek a fourth term in office. “Over the…