The third annual ‘Bloom Where You Are Planted’ Art & Garden Tour will introduce five new gardens and six Kimberley area artists to visitors on…
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St. Mary Evacuation Order partially changed
As crews continue to make progress on the Meachen Creek Fire, the evacuation ORDER in the St. Mary Valley has been downgraded to an evacuation…
Kimberley Area Wildfire Update
Predicted fire intensity could exceed capability of ground resources: BCWS The Meachen Creek Fire (N11886) - 6,996 hectares in size (estimated); 21 firefighting personnel on site, with…
Meachen Creek fire remains in drainage
BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) reported last night the Meachen Creek wildfire has not spread into the St. Mary Valley. “Active winds gusting up to 40…
Evacuation Order for 65 properties in St. Mary Valley
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) has issued an evacuation ORDER for 65 properties in Electoral Area E in the St. Mary Lake area. “High…
Check RDEK public hearing notices on e-KNOW
“I didn’t know about it.” “We weren’t made aware of this.” “If there was better communication…” Ask any Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) or…
2017 in the East Kootenay
The following is a glimpse of the Year 2017 in the East Kootenay – with images culled from our seasonal photo essays. All the images…
Human-caused fire rapidly attacked
A fire broke out Oct. 6 in the St. Mary Lake area southwest of Kimberley, on the northeast side of the lake. Estimated at four…
Summer in the East Kootenay
Summer 2017 was a real son of a bastage. That’s all there is to say about that. Still, I’d rather live in a smoky East…
Errant bird shuts down power to Kimberley and area
Most Kimberley residents and businesses started their day today without power. At 8:20 a.m. this morning, power went out for about 5,000 customers in Kimberley,…