Wildsight and the Jumbo Creek Conservation Society are celebrating a win for the Jumbo Valley following a B.C. Court of Appeal ruling August 6. The…
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Lightning sparks new fires in region
The thunderstorm system that rolled over a swath of the East Kootenay last night sparked several new wildfires. There are currently 15 fires burning in…
Appeal dismissed; GRL master plan to be amended
The Court of Appeal British Columbia today (August 6) unanimously dismissed an application by the Ktunaxa Nation Council to overturn an earlier Supreme Court decision that upheld…
BCCS confirms identity of avalanche victim
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in an avalanche in the Purcell Mountains on Feb. 18. The man…
Avalanche claims heli-skier
A German heli-skier is dead after being caught in an avalanche east of Jumbo Mountain, west of Invermere. The Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment reports that…