Elected officials from throughout the Kootenay Boundary region came early to the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Government (AKBLG) convention recently to learn more about…
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Climate change adaptation strategies meetings ahead
New regional adaptation strategies are being developed to help Kootenay and Boundary agricultural producers prepare for climate change. Farmers in the East Kootenay, Central Kootenay…
Lady Orchid keeps our Canadian Lancaster aloft
By Elinor Florence There’s still one iconic Canadian Lancaster bomber in the air, flying out of Hamilton, Ontario – and the man indirectly responsible for…
Eyes in the Forest screening announced
Filmmaker Miriam Needoba and photographer Jim Lawrence will embark on a regional tour this fall with stops in Creston, Sparwood, Cranbrook, Kimberley, Invermere, Penticton, Greenwood,…
Calgary motorcyclist killed on Mile Hill
A Calgary motorcyclist was killed after being hit by a semi on the Mile Hill south of Radium Hot Springs last night (July 4). At…
Human-caused fires raise concerns
On Monday, March 9, crews from the Southeast Fire Centre responded to four new wildfires, all of which were human-caused and therefore preventable. Two of…
Kootenay communities cooperate, save and lead
Regional districts and municipalities go carbon neutral together Eleven local governments are the first to sign on to meeting their carbon neutral commitment together through…