Most years, it’s easy to forget about wildfire in the depths of winter. In 2020, the horrific stories and images from Australia have kept the…
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SD5 welcomes new Secretary Treasurer
The School District No. 5 (SD5) Board of Education has hired a new secretary-treasurer, Alan Rice, following the retirement of long-serving Secretary-Treasurer, Rob Norum, which…
New tool to monitor cumulative effects being revealed
Open house Jan. 30 Since 2012, the Elk Valley CEMF Working Group, made up of Ktunaxa First Nation, industry, governments, and community, has assessed the…
New GM named for The Drive/B-104
The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group has announced that effective January 11, the new general manager joining 102.9 The Drive and B‐104 Total Country in Cranbrook…
Kootenay Park had conscientious objector camps
By Elinor Florence Almost 11,000 Canadian men refused, mainly for religious reasons, to perform military duties during the Second World War. Instead, the federal government…
Ship named for heroic Saskatchewan nurse
By Elinor Florence A Canadian naval ship will be the first one ever named after a woman, Margaret Brooke, a nursing sister who grew up…
College announces new HR executive director
College of the Rockies President and CEO David Walls is pleased to announce the appointment of Drew Miller as the new Executive Director, Human Resources. He…
City welcomes new manager of human resources
The City of Kimberley is pleased to announce Deborah Loewen as the city’s new Manager of Human Resources. Deborah has 19 years’ experience working in…
Support from communities key to sustainable future forests
Letter to the Editor Shaping the forest of the future requires cooperating with a wide range of interests today. The forest community must find common…
New commander for Cranbrook RCMP Detachment
The City of Cranbrook is pleased to formally announce the recent appointment of Sgt. Dave Dubnyk to the rank of Staff Sergeant as Detachment Commander…