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Firefighters respond to Fairmont structure fire

Firefighters remain on scene this morning after a structure fire at a duplex in Fairmont Hot Springs. Firefighters arrived to find a significant amount of…

Firefighters battling structure fire at Columere Park

Firefighters are on the scene of a structure fire at a two-storey home in Columere Park. Firefighters were dispatched just before 10 a.m. after a…

Carbon monoxide leak forces condo evacuation

A carbon monoxide leak has prompted the evacuation of 18 occupied condo units in a development in Fairmont Hot Springs. The call came in at…

Structure fire quickly extinguished in Fairmont

Firefighters responded to a structure fire in a single-family home in Fairmont Hot Springs earlier today. “The fire originated in the basement of the home…

Windermere Fire responds to report of explosion and fire

Members of Windermere Fire Department responded to a structure fire last night, which left one person injured. “We received a report of an explosion and…

Caution urged on local waterways as melt continues

The Windermere Fire Department is urging residents across the East Kootenay to use extreme caution as spring conditions are increasing the potential for danger on…

CVRFRS offering free CPR courses

November is CPR Month, and the Columbia Valley Rural Fire & Rescue Service (CVRFRS) is offering two free CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) courses to residents of…

Columbia Valley RCMP Report

By Sgt. Darren Kakuno This past week, October 10 through October 16, Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 64 calls for service. The following is a…

Firefighters save under-construction business

Members of the Windermere and Invermere Fire Departments responded to a structure fire early this morning on Arrow Road in Athalmer near the Highway 93/95…