Invermere and area remains the high end for property values in the East Kootenay, according to the latest information from BC Assessment. Eight of the…
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Paralympians make B.C. proud: Premier
Six athletes hailing from British Columbia are bringing home eight medals from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Summer Games, including multiple medalists Tristen Chernove of Cranbrook…
Symphony getting BCAC funding
The Symphony of the Kootenays Association is the lone East Kootenay arts group to get in on the latest round of BC Arts Council (BCAC)…
Three facts you need to know
About local government funding By Bill Bennett Kootenay East MLA 1. The Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development provides funding to local governments in…
Local Government Awareness Week May 15-21
Letter to the Editor British Columbia is proud to proclaim May 15-21, 2016, as Local Government Awareness Week. The province works with B.C.’s 189 local…
RDEK asking province to delay Jumbo board seat
By Ian Cobb e-KNOW The provincial government is going to be asked by the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) to not allow Jumbo Glacier…
Regional organizations get gaming funds
Human and social service organizations in the East Kootenay that help citizens in need shared in $24,516,591 in community gaming grants, the Ministry of Community,…
Four Cranbrook groups share $77,000 in grants
Four social service organizations in Cranbrook have received a combined $77,000 in community gaming grants from the B.C. government. The Cranbrook Boys and Girls Club is…
Public safety orgs receive provincial gaming grants
Three Elk Valley-based non-profit organizations dedicated to protecting the public are receiving a combined $176,180 from the province’s Community Gaming Grant program. Sparwood Search and…
Program launched for excellence in Aboriginal sport
Following hot on the heels of Anahim Lake’s Carey Price being awarded the Lou Marsh honour as Canada’s top athlete for 2015, the provincial government…