A prolonged period of heavy rain today through Wednesday has prompted Environment Canada and the BC River Forecast Centre to issue a rainfall warning for…
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Notice of Emergency Effluent Discharge to the Elk River
To prevent damage to critical infrastructure after Fernie’s recent storm event, the city has activated an emergency discharge of effluent, due to inflow and infiltration….
Hill Road Dike Project given green light
After two years, the Hill Road Dike Project has received the required approvals, including the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) authorization, and construction…
Elk Valley RCMP Report
By Cst. Debra A. Katerenchuk Elk River Rescue Shortly after 3 p.m. on June 29, Elk Valley RCMP was advised through 9-1-1 that an 82-year-old…
Sparwood SAR rescues two from Elk River
On Saturday, July 10, shortly around 4:30 p.m., Elk Valley RCMP was advised that two males were swept down the Elk River near the red…
Wildfire battles continue on several fronts
Chad St. Pierre Photography The nastiest heat wave in memory continues to be responsible for a steady dose of new wildfires in the East Kootenay,…
Fire reported north of Elkford
The BC Wildfire Service reports there is a wildfire burning about 40 km north of Elkford, in the Weary Creek area, just west of the…
KNC asking feds for EA review of Tent Mountain re-start
The Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) has sent a letter to the federal government requesting a federal environmental impact assessment for the proposed re-start of an…
Annex dike work contract awarded
By Erin Knutson City of Fernie council awarded McElhanney Ltd. a $249,948 consulting contract to upgrade the Annex Dike based on its merit and high…
Teck handed largest-ever Fisheries Act fine
Teck Coal was today handed two fines amounting to $60 million after pleading guilty in Provincial Court in Fernie to two charges of releasing selenium…