Tire Stewardship BC (TSBC), an environmental not-for-profit group dedicated to the collection and recycling of scrap tires in British Columbia, recently announced the 10 B.C….
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New playground funded for Sparwood school
The B.C. Ministry of Education and Child Care announced Sparwood’s Frank J Mitchell Elementary School (SD5 – Southeast Kootenay) is one of 25 schools in…
Sparwood students tour public works
Students from Frank. J. Mitchell Elementary School had a blast learning about their community through a tour of the District of Sparwood Public Works yard….
SD5 Board Notes
The following are summaries of board motions carried during the March 12 and April 9 School District No. 5 (SD5) board meetings held in Cranbrook….
Sparwood station completes Highway 3 network
The Southeastern Gateway to British Columbia is celebrating a connected Highway 3 charging station network that now extends across the Kootenays. Sparwood today cut the…
Sparwood Council Facts
The following is a synopsis of what occurred during the May 7 District of Sparwood council meeting. BUSINESS Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System The Manager of…
Sleepy Hollow Halloween Pumpkin Walk
Tomorrow is Halloween! Get your Halloween on by joining in for a stroll of the Sleepy Hollow Halloween Pumpkin Walk at Lions Park in Sparwood…
Record number of SD5 principals have changed schools
Every September in School District No. 5 (SD5) Southeast Kootenay, as some students prepare to attend a new school, there are also some administrators –…
Wetland therapy underway in Sparwood
Wetlands have disappeared at an alarming rate in the Elk Valley. They have been filled in for development, drained for urban expansion, and paved over…
Sparking entrepreneurship in Sparwood
Junior Achievement British Columbia (JABC) is educating youth in business. We do this through providing youth free programs on financial literacy, job readiness and entrepreneurship….