Kimberley City Council Report By Nowell Berg On April 13, City of Kimberley council held its regular bi-monthly meeting. Councilors Sue Cairns, Kevin Dunnebacke, Diana…
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RDEK to seek public input on time change
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) will move forward with a regional survey to gather public input after rescinding its previous motion to move…
STR density still not addressed
Letter to the Editor The growing number of short-term rentals (STRs) and their concentration (density) in residential neighbourhoods is a concern in Windermere, Fairmont and…
Three grassfires in past 24 hours in region
RDEK rural fire services reminds residents to take proper precautions when spring burning The Regional District of East Kootenay’s (RDEK) rural fire services are urging…
Minister visits local flood-mitigation projects
B.C.’s Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness visited flood-mitigation projects this week in Fernie, Invermere, Fairmont Hot Springs and Canal Flats. “These timely investments…
Firefighters respond to Tie Lake Transfer Station fire
UPDATE: The Tie Lake Transfer Station in Jaffray has reopened following a fire yesterday. “When we arrived on site, we found a smouldering fire within…
Citizenry should have been engaged on time decision
Letter to the Editor As most British Columbian citizens know, in 2019 the B.C. government held a public engagement where 93% of respondents supported year-round…
Sandbag station set up in Sparwood
Due to the ongoing heavy rainfall and out of an abundance of caution a sandbag station has been set up on Engelmann Spruce Drive past…
Planned outage prompts heads-up from RDEK
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) reports there will be a planned BC Hydro power outage happening in the Windermere area on March 24…
Board should take time with time change decision
Letter to the Editor Dear Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Chair and Board members: I am writing to address the board’s recent decision to…