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Air quality alert for East Kootenay
Environment Canada today (Sept. 7) issued a Special Air Quality statement covering the entire region, warning of heavy wildfire smoke. “Numerous regions across B.C. are…
Severe Thunderstorm Warning centred at Wasa area
Environment Canada this afternoon (July 28) issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for most of the East Kootenay, with the Wasa area highlighted in the alert….
Thunderstorm and heavy rain alerts for region
Environment Canada has this morning (July 14) issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the East Kootenay and Creston area, as well as a Special Weather…
Weather alerts for valleys and Kootenay Pass
Summer has arrived in the East Kootenay in a foul mood. Environment Canada has today issued special weather statements for the Columbia and Elk Valley…
Chamber supports policy to strengthen steelmaking coal industry
Submitted by the Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce The Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce is lending its full support to a policy initiative, to be put forward…
Meet EK’s first locally-based child and youth Psychiatrist
The arrival of Dr. Orits Oshodi, the region’s first locally-based child and youth psychiatrist, opens new pathways for East Kootenay children and youth to access…
More cameras added to DriveBC system
New technology helped DriveBC add 22 new cameras in 2024, delivering 37 more views to help motorists travel more safely, especially during winter. People checking…
16 local lives lost to drug toxicity so far this year
Sixteen people in the East Kootenay have lost their lives to toxic drugs so far in 2024, including 11 deaths in Cranbrook, two in Kimberley…
Severe thunderstorm watch on for region
Environment Canada has issued another severe thunderstorm watch covering all the East Kootenay (except Kootenay National Park) and Creston area. “Conditions are favourable for the…