The East Kootenay FireSmart Program will be hosting the second annual ‘Ember Stomp’ Wildfire Preparedness Event on April 25. “We are inviting all residents to…
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Agricultural Wildfire Preparedness Forum June 3 at Fort Steele
The East Kootenay FireSmart Program in collaboration with the Kootenay Livestock Association will be hosting the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Agricultural Wildfire Preparedness…
91 non-profit organizations get support from Trust
The list of non-profit organizations across the Columbia Basin that will soon be benefiting from new technology is long. Ninety-one groups are purchasing equipment that…
Trust boosting employment while reducing wildfire risk
12 projects receive funding through provincial partnership Wildfires have hit rural communities in the Columbia Basin hard, and the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic…
$1.1 million in grants coming for local organizations
The provincial government announced this morning (June 18) that it is providing nearly $14 million in grants for over 150 projects to support economic development…
Restoring ecosystems in the Rocky Mountain Trench
Faces & Places: Marc Trudeau By Nicole Trigg Kootenay Conservation Program It’s been two years since Marc Trudeau took the helm of the Rocky Mountain…
Life on the range
“The health of the land is so critical to our lives here.” Karen Barraclough owns the B-E Ranch in Skookumchuck. She and her husband Doug…
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…
KLA Dinner and Dance Feb. 9
The Kootenay Livestock Association’s annual Dinner and Dance is being held Saturday, Feb. 9 in Cranbrook’s Heritage Inn. e-KNOW
Agriculture still thrives in the region
By Lily Durham Kootenay Livestock Association held its AGM on February 3 in Cranbrook, with a full house attendance. President Morgan Dilts opened the meeting…