Two Zone 7 swimmers recently participated in the BC 55+ Games in Salmon Arm. Cheryl Place (pictured above) (75-79f), of Boswell, received a bronze medal…
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Area restriction reduced for Boswell area fires
The BC Wildfire Service continues to respond to the Akokli Creek and Redding Creek wildfires located in the Kootenay Lake and Cranbrook zones. The Akokli…
Bill Nye wildfire continues to grow
The Bill Nye Mountain wildfire seven km southeast of Wasa continues to rapidly grow, now being estimated by the BC Wildfire Service as 784 hectares…
Meteor terminated over Meadow Creek
The Cranbrook College of the Rockies meteor camera tracked last night’s fireball high over Nelson and Kootenay Lake. It lasted for about 10 seconds, from…
B.C. continues to bolster rural Internet access
The provincial government today announced that $1.1 million in grants has been approved for a second wave of nine projects funded through the province-wide Connecting…
$2.28 million provided for fibre optics in region
More than 70 communities will benefit from the first eight projects to be approved under the up to $10 million Connecting BC Program, the B.C….
Smoke coming from outside of region
Much of the smoke that’s currently visible in parts of the Southeast Fire Centre is not coming from wildfires in B.C., but instead emanating from…
Big bucks for broadband expansion
By Ian Cobb/e-KNOW A host of local and neighbouring regional dignitaries were on hand in Cranbrook this morning for the announcement of $3.34 million being…