The increasing intensity and severity of wildfires in British Columbia is a growing concern and many rural communities are experiencing the impacts of prolonged drought…
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Valley firefighters deployed to Parson
Four of Invermere Fire Rescue’s members and one of Fairmont Hot Springs Fire Department’s members are answering the call and deploying to the Parson area…
Area restriction for Dogtooth FSR area as Highway 95 closed
The BC Wildfire Service continues to respond to the Dogtooth FSR wildfire (N21427), located about 24 km southeast of the town of Golden, and about…
More of the Basin to access high-speed internet
Funding announced for a multi-year project to improve connectivity for 5,429 rural households Funding has been announced for rural communities and areas in the Columbia…
Cummings Creek no longer a wildfire of note
BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is gaining control of the wildfires of note in the East Kootenay, the number of which as of today drops to…
Youth killed in motor vehicle incident near Golden
A 16-year-old youth died in a fatal motor vehicle incident south of Golden June 25. The incident occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m., following a grad…
Fire count continues to rise in region
BC Wildfire Service is this evening (July 2) reporting four new fires in the East Kootenay and area, since earlier this afternoon. A new fire…
New fires reported as earlier blazes extinguished
BC Wildfire Service this afternoon reports the two wildfires in the Plumbob Creek area, started by lighting southeast of Cranbrook, and one west of the…
Ecosystems and species-at-risk habitat enhanced
Columbia Basin Trust supports four large-scale projects to improve ecological health, native biodiversity Endangered whitebark pine, pathways for pollinators, wetlands and habitats for swallows and…
Building on Ellen’s Legacy
Submitted by Wildsight Parson resident Ellen Zimmerman cared deeply about conservation up and down the Upper Columbia River watershed and was a tireless advocate for…