Stronger rules supporting better access to public spaces and strata properties for people with guide and service dogs come into effect Jan. 18. A certified…
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B.C. aims to simplify event and festival licensing
Event and festival organizers take note. Liquor licensing for special events is moving online, beginning with a pilot program in Vancouver and Burnaby, as government…
Thomas Melnick to chair Electoral Boundaries Commission
A Cranbrook-based Supreme Court Justice has been appointed as chair of the Electoral Boundaries Commission, the Ministry of Justice announced this afternoon (May 12). Justice…
Flood mitigation funds for Elkford, Kimberley and RDEK
The District of Elkford, City of Kimberley and Regional District of East Kootenay will be getting almost $6 million of a $27-million federal and provincial…
Coroners identifies victims of motor vehicle crash
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a young man and a woman who died following a motor vehicle incident near Moyie on…
BCCS conducting inquest into death of Patrick Wilder
The BC Coroners Service (BCCS) announced Sept. 5 it is going to conduct an inquest into the death of Patrick Roy Wilder. Wilder, aged 58,…
RCMP recognizes National Victims of Crime Awareness Week
The Kimberley/Cranbrook RCMP Detachment recognizes victims and witnesses of crime and trauma, and commends our Victim Services Personnel during the eighth annual National Victims of…
Watch out for text messaging scams
British Columbians are increasingly losing money to text messaging-related scams. In 2012, more than $7,700 in losses were reported to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre from…
Protect yourself with top five consumer tips
The Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection BC have offered their ‘Top five all-time consumer tips’ to help highlight B.C.’s first Consumer Awareness Week. The…
Evacuate when asked: Minister Bond
Letter to the Editor The province continues to urge residents to evacuate when emergency officials request it. Largely, British Columbians respond appropriately to emergency and…