The following is a summary of some of the items covered during the April 9 Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors’ meeting….
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Farm Advisors services extended to July 2021
Farmers and producers in the Columbia Basin will continue to be supported by the Kootenay Boundary Farm Advisors (KBFA) program for another year after the…
Primary care network coming to region
Approximately 660 new full-time equivalent health professionals will be part of 22 primary care networks coming soon throughout the province, including in the East Kootenay….
Huckleberry harvesting restricted to protect grizzly habitat
The provincial government and the Ktunaxa Nation Council have been working together to conserve wild huckleberry and important grizzly bear habitat. As a result, the…
Downpour and thunderstorm warning for Cranbrook area
Environment Canada has this afternoon (May 12) issued a special weather statement that covers Cranbrook and area, noting potential for heavy downpours and thunderstorms. “An…
Learn latest B.C. research on irrigation and soil management
On March 12, a one-day symposium in Creston will bring together researchers, producers and industry specialists to network and share information and recommendations about irrigation…
Creating destinations to be desired
People in the Columbia Basin now have even better reasons to get active outdoors and lead healthier lifestyles, and although we’re heading into fall, it’s…
Decrease in suicides in B.C. continued in 2017
The BC Coroners Service has published an updated report on suicide deaths in B.C. up to the end of 2017. There were 572 deaths by…
Strategies help farmers adapt to climate change
As climate conditions change, farmers in the Kootenay and Boundary regions will have more support with planning and preparing for growing crops and raising livestock…
Kootenays’ labour market stalled in 2018: CPABC
According to the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) Regional Check-Up, an annual economic report it produces, the Kootenays’ labour market contracted by 700…