The East Kootenay Regional Hospital (EKRH) is going to receive $20 million in upgrades to its electrical system and for a new six-bed intensive care…
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Province steps up to help conclude purchase of hovercraft
Lake Windermere and other bodies of water in the Columbia Valley are popular four-season recreation hot spots. As a result, safety continues to be a…
DOI asking UBCM to push its stand against Jumbo municipality
The District of Invermere wants the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) to stand by a resolution passed last September that in part states opposition…
Sparwood Arena and Curling Rink getting major upgrade
Project will improve the heating system, reduce GHGs and cut operating costs The Sparwood Arena and Curling Club will soon benefit from an energy retrofit…
New sport ventures get government support
Eighteen B.C. communities, including two in the East Kootenay, will benefit from government grants geared to the development of local sport programs, announced Minister of…
Seniors’ Minister on hand for annual Rotary Christmas Dinner
More than 450 Cranbrook and area seniors were once again treated to a sumptuous Christmas Dinner by members of the Cranbrook Rotary Club, and a…
Greg Deck to be first mayor of Jumbo
Jumbo officially a mountain resort municipality He started the Village of Radium Hot Springs, orchestrating its municipal creation and then guided it as mayor from…
Aquatic invasive species disaster looming
Marty Hafke, program coordinator for the East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council, recently met with Kootenay East MLA and Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development…