From February 1-28, Elk Valley RCMP officers received 246 calls for service. Below are a few files that show the varied and challenging work done…
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Prescribed burns planned in Creston area
To help reduce the risk of wildfires, BC Wildfire Service is supporting yaqan nuʔkiy (Lower Kootenay Band) in conducting two prescribed burns in the Creston…
Highway 93 rolling again through park
On March 20, Parks Canada successfully completed avalanche control work in Kootenay National Park and Highway 93 is again open to traffic. Cloud cover dissipated…
High Streamflow Advisory for region
A High Streamflow Advisory is in effect for the entire East Kootenay. Water levels are subject to rapid change given current conditions, often with no…
Sandbag station opened in Kimberley
With the potential for high stream flows, City of Kimberley staff have set up a sandbag station for community use behind Centennial Hall at 100…
Fernie battling localized flooding
Heavy rainfall is pushing wastewater flows beyond what the system can safely handle. To prevent a critical infrastructure failure, the City of Fernie has opened…
John Boucher to be honoured with Community Award
The City of Kimberley is proud to announce John Boucher as the 2025 recipient of the Jack Ratcliffe Commitment to Community Award, recognizing more than…
Sandbag station set up in Sparwood
Due to the ongoing heavy rainfall and out of an abundance of caution a sandbag station has been set up on Engelmann Spruce Drive past…
City of Cranbrook hosts ConvergX
Bringing leaders together on aerospace, defence, and supply chains Last week, the City of Cranbrook played host to a full-day ConvergX event, to explore cross-sector…
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…