Over 40 cadets from eight cadet corps and squadrons in the Kootenays met in Cranbrook on Saturday, Apr. 11, for the Kootenay Zone Cadet Biathlon…
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East Kootenay Zone Mine Rescue Competition results
Mine rescue teams from across the region gathered together in Sparwood on May 2 at the East Kootenay Zone Mine Rescue Competition to showcase the…
Man seriously injured in weapon attack in Sparwood
On April 25, at approximately 8:22 a.m., Elk Valley Regional RCMP Detachment frontline officers, along with BC Ambulance, responded to a report of an unconscious…
EVR hosting Careers Information Sessions
Elk Valley Resources (EVR) is hosting Careers Information Sessions in Sparwood on Thursday, May 7, offering an opportunity to learn more about career pathways across…
Analysis highlights EVR as key economic engine
Elk Valley Resources (EVR), Canada’s largest producer of steelmaking coal, recently released results of a new socioeconomic study that shows the company’s significant contributions to…
Highway 3 re-opened west of Sparwood
UPDATE: Highway 3 is now open west of Sparwood. Highway 3 is currently closed four kilometres west of Sparwood at Olsen Overhead Bridge after a…
Friday Highways Report for the East Kootenay
Friday Highways Report for the East Kootenay is a snapshot to give the travelling public a glimpse of what they may be heading into or out…
CFKR launches updated 2026 grant application process
The Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies (CFKR) is pleased to launch its updated 2026 grant application process, with over $155,000 available for granting to…
Holiday Train brings Barenaked Ladies and support
By Andrew Mayes On December 14, the CPKC (Canadian Pacific Kansas City) Holiday Train brought its rolling holiday cheer to the East Kootenay with stops…
Investigation ongoing after fatal crash near Sparwood
On Sunday, November 30 at approximately 1:20 p.m., Elk Valley Regional RCMP attended to a fatal collision accident along Highway 3 at Corbin Road near Sparwood….