Letter to the Editor It is impossible to watch the news of the pipeline protests without forming a strong opinion. Many of us are asking;…
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Goodbye Jumbo; hello Qat’muk
Kootenay Crust By Ian Cobb Op-Ed Commentary I watched a moving and historical ceremony yesterday in the Ktunaxa Nation gymnasium. It was the culmination of…
Bitter cold warning from Environment Canada
Environment Canada has this morning (Jan. 11) issued a a special weather statement in effect for the entire East Kootenay, telling residents to be prepared…
Audits aimed to reduce human-wildlife conflicts
To reduce human-wildlife conflicts, the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (COS) recently conducted province-wide bear attractant audits that resulted in 732 enforcement actions, including 108 in…
Stage being set for year-round daylight saving time
The provincial government has introduced the interpretation amendment act to allow for a future move to permanent daylight saving time after 93% of British Columbian…
Vote for the two honest guys we already have
Letter to the Editor We live in different federal ridings. Corky lives in South Okanagan-West Kootenay while Russell lives in Kootenay-Columbia. Despite the seemingly arbitrary…
Species at Risk get a boost in the Kootenays
Submitted by the Kootenay Conservation Program The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) has recently been awarded $2 million over four years in a federal Environment and…
Need-to-know for local deer hunters
The B.C. government has implemented a mandatory sampling program requiring hunters to submit heads from deer harvested in specific wildlife management units in the East…
Chamber discussion aims to improve business climate
On September 10, representatives from eight chambers of commerce from the Kootenays, including the Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce, met with 21 government representatives—including Deputy Ministers…
More than 223,000 shared views on daylight saving time
A record 223,273 people have shared their opinions in an online survey on whether British Columbia should continue to observe daylight saving time, including 12,209…