The East Kootenay FireSmart Program will be hosting the third annual Ember Stomp Wildfire Community Preparedness Day event on May 1 in Jaffray. “All residents…

In collaboration with, and with the support of local partners including the Elkford ATV Club, Elkford Snowmobile Association, ATVBC and the RCMP, the District of…

RDEK rural fire services reminds residents to take proper precautions when spring burning The Regional District of East Kootenay’s (RDEK) rural fire services are urging…

The B.C. government this morning announced it is disbursing nearly $4 million to equip and train volunteer and composite fire departments. Through the Community Emergency…

Scott McInnis, Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA for and Official Opposition Critic for Indigenous Relations, March 20 introduced the Aboriginal Title Transparency Act, a private member’s bill requiring the…