Kootenay East Regional Hospital District (KERHD) board of directors July 11 begrudgingly approved a surprise capital funding increase request for the Green Home Long Term-Care…

Environment Canada has this morning (July 14) issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the East Kootenay and Creston area, as well as a Special Weather…

By Stephanie Stevens The panels are up, the chutes are ready, the cowboys are primed and it is time for the Columbia Valley to rodeo…

Canal Flats Fire and Rescue (CFFR) was dispatched at 4:40 p.m. July 13 to a tree fort fire above the community on Kootenay River Forest…

Saturday, July 12 was a busy day for rescues in the Bugaboos. Early in the afternoon Columbia Valley Search and Rescue (CVSAR) was tasked for…