Letter to the Editor The province’s announcement of a new wildlife management agency raises more questions than it answers. Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett’s interpretation,…
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Trust’s largest Radium project all about community
Columbia Basin Trust contributes $500,000 for new community centre The new multi-purpose community centre in Radium Hot Springs will be the result of foresight, planning,…
Trashy but Flashy Fashion Show returning
The always popular Trashy but Flashy Fashion Show has been missing from Earth Day Fernie festivities for a few years but it is back for…
Local girls need vote support in Cheer Contest
East Kootenay Knights look to defeat Canada in Hometown Hockey Cheer Contest The East Kootenay Knights Female Peewee Hockey Team needs your help to represent…
Anonymous group seeks to save/buy ICE
An anonymous group of Cranbrook area business people have banded together in an effort to keep the Kootenay ICE in the city and region. A…
ICE sale agreement reached
Jeff Chynoweth, President and General Manager of the Kootenay ICE today announced the Chynoweth family, owners of the franchise since 1995, have entered into an…
Teck fined, making donation for sediment discharge
Teck Coal Ltd. will provide $285,000 to the non-profit Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and pay a $15,000 penalty as a result of three Environmental Management Act…
Construction to begin on Baldy Ridge extension
The provincial government has given Teck Resources Ltd. the green light to begin work on its Baldy Ridge Extension project near Sparwood, ensuring jobs now…
Daffodil Dash coming to Cranbrook
Lace up your running shoes to support the fight against cancer The Canadian Cancer Society is hosting its first Daffodil Dash on April 29 at…
Rural Dividend Fund application time
Applications for funding under the recently extended BC Rural Dividend will be accepted between April 3 and May 31. Funding is available in four categories:…