By Scott McInnis The BC NDP government May 29 forced closure on Bill 14-Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act, and Bill 15 Infrastructure Projects Act….
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This is not what a healthy democracy looks like
By Scott McInnis I won’t mince words. This provincial NDP government is out of control. Here we are again, looking at a piece of legislation…
Survey aims to inform Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan
The City of Cranbrook has initiated the development of a Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan (CWRP). The CWRP is intended to identify hazards and strategies to…
Gold Creek Dam among local projects to get funds
Three East Kootenay communities will be receiving grant funding for major municipal projects the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness announced Jan. 30. The…
Local joins Columbia Basin Trust board
The Trust welcomes new Director; announces Board leadership re-elections Columbia Basin Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Clovechok to its Board of…
RDEK Board Highlights
The following is a synopsis of what occurred during the Jan. 10 Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors’ meeting. Windermere bylaws proceed…
City council covers key topics at UBCM Convention
At last week’s Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) conference in Vancouver, pressing issues like homelessness, housing shortages, and public drug use took centre stage, along…
Joint User Agreement with SD5 approved by Fernie
By Erin Knutson The City of Fernie unanimously approved the Joint Use Agreement (JUA) between School District No. 5 (SD5) and itself after considering amendments…
City pushes province on rising costs from homelessness
Rising costs around homelessness in the City of Cranbrook to municipal taxpayers, and the need for better supports to local service providers and programs by…
Fernie set to endorse C2C program with First Nations
By Erin Knutson City of Fernie council March 26 unanimously supported a Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) grant initiative to improve relations with Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi…