By Dan Hicks Fort Steele is shown aglow in its natural nocturnal grandeur – brightly radiating over a haunted barn and windmill, our spectacular summer…
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FortisBC resuming line work in East Kootenay
FortisBC today issued an Information Bulletin providing a brief overview of construction on the Inland Gas Upgrades (IGU) Project for 2024, as well as some…
The real history of Sam Steele in the Kootenays
By Sean MacPherson Op-Ed Commentary Last year was an interesting year for history in Cranbrook. It was a year that marked the end of Sam…
Local treatment centre rebrands
EHN Canada is excited to announce a significant milestone in our treatment offerings: As of April 22, Recovery Ranch, located near Fort Steele, will be…
BCWS responding to grass fire near Fort Steele
The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is currently responding to a grass fire near Kootenay River in the Fort Steele area that is putting up some…
Fort Steele Heritage Town?
Letter to the Editor As a resident in the Fort Steele area, I pass the Townsite almost daily going to and coming from town. Today,…
Winter in the East Kootenay
Winter 2023/2024 in the East Kootenay was a doddle, wasn’t it? Aside from a few nasty days and nights, at least for those of us…
Eight local students earn Transfer Scholarships
The BC Scholarship Society recently announced 168 B.C. students will share $840,000 in Ike Barber Transfer Scholarships, with eight East Kootenay students qualifying. The scholarships…
More of the Basin to access high-speed internet
Funding announced for a multi-year project to improve connectivity for 5,429 rural households Funding has been announced for rural communities and areas in the Columbia…
KBFA’s Agricultural Year in Review
By Kootenay & Boundary Farm Advisors After the year of COVID-19 in 2020, followed by the extreme heat and wildfire in 2021, farmers were ready…