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Health care access no longer universal in Kootenays says MLA
BC Liberal MLA for Kootenay East Tom Shypitka is wondering why Premier John Horgan has failed to help patients in southeastern B.C. access the health…
Elk Valley RCMP Report
By A/Cpl Debra Katerenchuk Elk Valley RCMP Detachment media report contains details of investigations into damage to a kiosk set up by the Fernie Snowmobiling…
Teenagers, bugs and watersheds
By Lorene Keitch Jessie Caza stands at the front of the class, mask on. A classroom of Grade 9 students squirm and fidget as the…
IH opening 49 vaccine clinics throughout bailiwick
Interior Health (IH) announced today it is opening 49 COVID-19 vaccine clinics across the health authority, including eight in the East Kootenay. On Monday, seniors…
EKC announces first $10,000 grant recipient
Congratulations to Cranbrook Search and Rescue Society – Highway Rescue, the first recipient of $10,000 from East Kootenay Community Credit Union’s (EKC) $50,000 Legacy Campaign as…
It is essential to offer hope, not fear
Letter to the Editor This letter was initially sent to the Chief of staff at the Elk Valley Hospital; Elk Valley Physicians on Jan. 25….
Interior Health declares Elkford Teck outbreak over
The COVID-19 outbreak related to the Teck mining operations near Elkford is over. Interior Health (IH) declared the outbreak on Dec. 15, 2020. In total,…
EKC announces $50,000 Legacy Campaign
The third and final funding to celebrate its 70th EKC announces the $50,000 Legacy Campaign as the third and final funding for its 70th year…
CFKR launches annual grant application process
Trail sign—Fernie Nordic Society The Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies (CFKR) has launched its annual granting process for its community funds in Elkford, Sparwood,…