During September’s World Alzheimer’s Month, the Alzheimer Society of B.C. is raising awareness across the Kootenays of many aspects of dementia, including brain health and…
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Raise the roof for barn swallows
The Columbia wetlands, a globally-recognized natural treasure, plays host to a manner of aquatic and avian life, including bank and barn swallows. With two of…
Cranbrook Arts update
There is something for nearly everyone at Cranbrook Arts this fall and if the shoe fits come and join us. Cranbrook Arts would like to…
Fernie and CUPE Local 2093 ratify new collective agreement
The City of Fernie and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 2093 have reached a new collective agreement. This four-year contract offers wage…
Firefighters respond to structure fire in Fairmont
Members of the Fairmont Hot Springs and Windermere Fire Departments responded to a structure fire on Wilder Road in Fairmont Hot Springs this afternoon. “When…
B.C.’s COVID-19 update for Sept. 16
As of Thursday, Sept. 16, 86.3% (3,998,779) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 78.8%…
Vaccine passports required to access city rec facilities
Following the order of the Provincial Health Officer (PHO) around proof of vaccination cards for COVID-19, the City of Cranbrook requires proof of vaccination to…
Open burning to be allowed in parts of Southeast
Effective Thursday, September 16, all open burning will be permitted in the Cranbrook, Invermere, Columbia, Arrow and Kootenay Lake fire zones. However, open burning will…
Canal Flats is open for business
New Bylaw Offers to Waive Municipal Taxation on new Business and Light Industrial Developments With an ambitious target to re-establish a permanent population of 1,000…
Inclusive employer award nominations now open
We are approaching the month of October ever so rapidly, and in our community, the month stands for a far larger cause than collecting candy…