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Urgent action needed on Kootenay Lake Ferry strike

Letter to the Editor The following is a copy of a letter sent to Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Transport. Dear Minister Freeland: First, I…

MP calls on B.C. for action on essential ferry service

Kootenay-Columbia MP Rob Morrison is calling on B.C. Transportation Minister Mike Farnworth to address “the critical situation facing Harrop-Procter residents as the essential ferry service…

Ferry service disrupted by labour dispute

With winter about to rage in Kootenay Pass, the bad weather safety valve in the form of the Kootenay Lake Ferry is being closed off…

Mudslide closes Highway 3 near Salmo

Highway 3 is currently closed in both directions because of a mudslide between the junction of Highway 6 and Hood Road, for 65.7 km (14…

Time for an electric-ready Kootenay Lake ferry

Letter to the Editor The following is a copy of a letter sent to Honourable Rob Fleming, B.C.’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Dear Rob…

Kootenay Pass re-opened after avalanche work

UPDATE: January 9 – Highway 3 through Kootenay Pass is once again open for passage following two days of avalanche safety work. Avalanche deposit removal…

Pass closed for avalanche control

DriveBC reports that Highway 3 is closed at Kootenay Pass west of Creston due to high avalanche hazard. The closures are at the east and…

Labour dispute shutting down Kootenay Lake Ferry

DriveBC reports the Kootenay Lake Ferry will be out of service between Kootenay Bay and Balfour starting Saturday, August 31. The ferry service will be…

Snowfall warning covers much of region now

Environment Canada has upgraded the Winter Storm Warning it issued last night for the Elk Valley, expanding it to most of the East Kootenay including…