B.C. Government Opposition Leader Andrew Wilkinson is returning to Cranbrook Oct. 16 to serve as keynote speaker at the Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce’s second annual…
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Saving land for bears and badgers
The Nature Trust of BC today (July 18) announced the protection of the Columbia River Wetlands – Edgewater property, conservation lands covering 423 acres (171.5…
Will a Canadian Carbon Tax save the Earth?
By Bill Bennett Op-Ed Commentary The federal Liberal government is forging ahead with a carbon tax on taxpayers and our businesses. Mr. Trudeau is apparently…
Proportional Representation or First-Past-the-Post?
Letter to the Editor The upcoming referendum on whether to abandon the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) electoral system in B.C. will have a profound impact on our…
Booth seeks riding Conservative nomination
Wendy Booth has announced that she will seek the nomination to be 2019 Federal Conservative candidate in the riding of Kootenay-Columbia. The current Regional District…
Project completion a feather in director’s cap
e-KNOW Editorial By Ian Cobb There was a small ceremony held at the end of McDonald Avenue in West Fernie yesterday afternoon that marked the…
Completion of biggest project in RDEK history celebrated
In the almost 12 years that Mike Sosnowski has been Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Electoral Area A Director, he has always been up…
Mayor’s update for March 2018
By Mayor Mary Giuliano City of Fernie Months are flying by and council members and staff are as usual working diligently to achieve as much…
BC Liberal leadership hopeful returns to region
BC Liberal Party leadership candidate Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Andrew Wilkinson returned to the East Kootenayyesterday (Jan. 15) to meet with party members and regional residents. No…
Harley-Davidson raffle raises over $28,000 for hospice
Stu Krisher of Cranbrook and Mike Kennely of Calgary, Alta., are the lucky winners of a brand-new Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The 2017 Harley-Davidson Fundraising Raffle draw took…