The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is reminding residents that all of its staffed transfer station and landfill locations will be closed this coming…
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Teck reports Elkview plant outage
Teck Resources Limited announced today that there has been a structural failure of the plant feed conveyor belt at its Elkview steelmaking coal operation at…
ERA invites valley residents to annual Shoreline Clean Up
This summer, locals and tourists basked in the refreshing waters of the Elk River. Unfortunately, where there are people, trash is soon to follow. The…
Robot dog trialled at Teck’s Elkview Operations
Tomorrow, Friday, August 26, is International Dog Day and this year Teck is celebrating with Spot, the robot dog developed by Boston Robotics that is…
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…
Mount Docking wildfire keeps growing
East Kootenay wildfire update for August 17 The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) today (August 17) reports continued growth on the Mount Docking wildfire. The lightning-caused…
Charges for Alberta man after early morning Sparwood crash
At approximately 1:26 a.m. (August 17), an Elk Valley RCMP officer was completing an investigation near the Recreation Centre in Sparwood when they observed a…
Increased wildfire activity expected for southeast
As forecast, thunderstorms passed through the Southeast Fire Centre yesterday, August 11. The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is currently responding to 10 new lightning-caused wildfires…
Status quo for regional fires of note
The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) continues action on the three wildfires of note in the region, with little change reported today. The Cummings Creek wildfire,…
Cummings Creek wildfire fight continues
BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has two 21-person Unit Crews working on building access routes and contingency lines where safe to do so on the Cummings…