Four open houses to be held in November to communicate with public on sustainable and responsible recreation in Koocanusa area The public will have a…
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Winter driving conditions developing
DriveBC reports winter driving conditions in the Elk Valley and Cranbrook areas as swirling snowfall arrives with dropping temperatures, the product of the jet stream…
Summer in the East Kootenay 2019
Summer 2019 in the East Kootenay was about as lovely as one can hope for nowadays. We didn’t suffer from breathing weeks-upon-weeks of thick forest…
Elk Valley RCMP Report
By Cst. Debra Katerenchuk Elk Valley RCMP responded to 506 calls for service between July 25 and August 26. RCMP responded to the following calls:…
Paving schedule updated by Mainroad
Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting Ltd. has provided an update on its summer paving program. Saturday, August 17: Wycliffe Park Road. Please note that the Cranbrook…
Paving operations to commence in six areas
Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting this morning (July 26) alerted area drivers that it will commence re-paving operations in six areas of the region. Arterial streets…
Canfor curtailing production at Radium and Elko
Two East Kootenay sawmills will go quiet again for a few weeks starting next week. Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP) announced June 10 it will be curtailing…
Heavy police presence due to search for man
Early this morning (May 16), Elk Valley RCMP received a request to assist with the apprehension of a man involved in a domestic dispute in…
Volunteers improve habitat for ungulates
Twenty volunteers May 4 met to improve habitat for local ungulates especially sheep and mule deer at the Nature Trust of BC (NTBC) Armstrong conservation…
RCMP investigating theft of Karelian Bear Dog
Elk Valley RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a pregnant Karelian bear dog, which was stolen from its fenced in yard around April…