Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Kootenay and Yoho national parks area, with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm expected. “A…
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2020 worst year yet for drug deaths in region and B.C.
More than 1,700 lives lost in B.C. in 2020 due to toxic illicit drugs As the five-year anniversary of the province’s illicit drug toxicity public…
Black ice potential alert for region
Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting is this evening alerting motorists to expect rain showers and foggy patches across the East Kootenay tonight with the road and…
Internet speed tests still available for some residents
There is still time for residents in select East Kootenay communities to be able to test their internet speed courtesy Columbia Basin Trust. Panorama Mountain…
Four East Kootenay sports groups get funds
Twenty-eight community sport organizations in the Kootenays, including four in the East Kootenay, will receive financial support from the province’s $1.5-million Local Sport Relief Fund….
Help change the future for people affected by dementia
In an increasingly uncertain world, East Kootenay residents living with dementia and their caregivers are facing more social isolation than ever before. To help them,…
BC Hydro ranks most memorable outages of 2020
Now that most East Kootenay residents have fixed clocks and electronics after a series of power bumps last night as the first snow storm of…
Drug toxicity deaths keep surpassing records in B.C.
In the midst of dual public health emergencies, the BC Coroners Service continues to urge extreme caution due to the increasingly toxic illicit drug supply…
Winter storm expected for most of region
Highway 3 at Hosmer. Welcome to the first day of winter. Yesterday’s winter storm watch issued by Environment Canada for the Elk Valley has today…
Winter storm watch issued for Elk Valley
Environment Canada has today (Dec. 20) issued a winter storm watch in effect for the Elk Valley covering Dec. 21 and 22. “A deepening Pacific…