The 2025 Winter Impaired Driving Campaign saw an overall decrease in the number of impaired drivers stopped by BC Highway Patrol, including in the Kootenays…
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Nominate someone for B.C.’s top honours
To celebrate service excellence, the B.C. government invites the public to nominate outstanding individuals for the province’s two highest honours: the Order of British Columbia…
Public review of coal mine expansion opens
Submitted by Wildsight The proposed expansion of Elk Valley Resources’ (EVR) Fording River coal mine formally entered British Columbia’s environmental assessment process public comment period…
Friday Highways Report for the East Kootenay
Friday Highways Report for the East Kootenay is a snapshot to give the travelling public a glimpse of what they may be heading into or out…
RockiesFest 2026 theme announced
Honouring 100 Years of Service, Spirit, and Community with the Royal Canadian Legion and Cranbrook Branch No. 24 The Spirit of the Rockies Society is…
Trust invests in climate-resilient community spaces
Columbia Basin Trust supports nine projects that help communities adapt to climate change Basin communities are taking steps to strengthen their ability to respond to…
At the Library
By Mike Selby Cranbrook Public Library Mark your calendars for the Friends of the Library Winter Book Sale in the Manual Training School, adjacent to…
Councillor Lynnette Wray to seek mayor’s chair
City of Cranbrook Councillor Lynnette Wray has announced she will seek the mayor’s chair in this October’s municipal election. “After much thought and reflection, and…
COTR welcomes new Director of Workforce Development
College of the Rockies (COTR) Vice President Academic Robin Hicks is pleased to announce Chad Flinn as the new Director for Workforce Development. Within this…
Minister of State Brittny Anderson meets with council
As part of her visit through the region, Kootenay Central MLA Brittny Anderson, Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities, made a stop…