BC Wildfire Service today (July 11) reports two new fires in the East Kootenay in the past 24 hours. There is a lightning-caused fire near Centaur…
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Prescribed burn scheduled for Goat River area
The BC Wildfire Service plans to conduct a nine-hectare prescribed burn in the Goat River area as early as Tuesday, May 7, to help reduce…
Veteran Jean Hubbard joined army on 18th birthday
By Elinor Florence Jean Hubbard, now aged 92, joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corps on her 18th birthday. Wearing her red and white polka-dotted dress,…
10 facts about wacky wartime leader Mackenzie King
By Elinor Florence Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King, also known as Weird Willie, gazed into his crystal ball, communed with his dead dogs, and saw…
Moyie to Creston roads getting $12.85M in upgrades
Highway 3 between Creston and Yahk and Highway 95 between Kingsgate and Curzon Junction will be getting $11.5 million in upgrades this construction season. A…
Dry lightning sparks new fires
High winds and dry lightning posed a scary combo yesterday evening, July 23, with a couple of new fires the result. BC Wildfire Service (BCWS)…
Two new fires from last night’s lightning
Last night’s rain brought some lightning and a couple of new wildfires have sprung up in the East Kootenay. BC Wildfire Service reports there is…
Cranbrook trending up in Money Sense rankings
The City of Cranbrook is listed as the 63rd best city to live in Canada, according to Money Sense Magazine’s ‘Canada’s Best Places to Live’…
B.C. continues to bolster rural Internet access
The provincial government today announced that $1.1 million in grants has been approved for a second wave of nine projects funded through the province-wide Connecting…
$2.28 million provided for fibre optics in region
More than 70 communities will benefit from the first eight projects to be approved under the up to $10 million Connecting BC Program, the B.C….