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…
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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…
RDEK Board Highlights
The following is a synopsis of some of the items covered by the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors during their Feb….
15 local volunteer fire departments receive funding
Invermere Fire Rescue Through the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF), the B.C. government is providing more than $6.2 million for 122 local projects, benefiting more…
Councils explore common priorities and goals
Nasuʔkin Joe Pierre City of Cranbrook Mayor Wayne Price and council and ʔaq̓am Nasuʔkin Joe Pierre and council met together on Tuesday, October 24, to…
City Councillor Graham elected to UBCM Executive
At the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention in Vancouver last week, City of Cranbrook Councillor Wes Graham was elected to the 2023 – 2024…
Sparwood receives award For Excellence in Governance
The District of Sparwood has just been awarded an Honorable Mention for Community Excellence at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Convention for Excellence in…
Three local climate hazard projects get funds
First Nations and local governments throughout B.C. are receiving funding to help strengthen resilience against climate-related hazards, such as flooding, drought, wildfires and heat. The…