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Flats Mayor faces possible removal from board
Village of Canal Flats Mayor Ute Juras stunned fellow Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board members this morning when she announced the meeting may…
Columbia Valley council meetings for 2017
The following is a complete schedule of council meetings for Canal Flats, Invermere and Radium Hot Springs for 2017. Mark down the dates and attend…
Solar test sites referral left hanging as board split
By Ian Cobb e-KNOW Despite opposition from three affected electoral area Advisory Planning Committees and directors, a Crown land referral went the distance in debate…
Crossroads abattoir opened with VIP tour
By Stephanie Stevens It was lights, camera, action at the December 6 tour of the much-anticipated Windermere District Farmer’s Institute (WDFI) abattoir at the crossroads…
No Jumbo seat at RDEK table in 2017
A lack of development activity and growth at Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality (JGMRM) will keep a representative off the Regional District of East Kootenay…
RDEK, KERHD bids fond adieu to CAO
By Ian Cobb e-KNOW There will be a strange feeling in the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Cranbrook offices on Monday morning. A new…
Closure “devastating blow” to Canal Flats: Mayor
Ian Cobb/e-KNOW Twenty-four hours later, the news is still a crushing blow to Canal Flats residents. The sawmill – the longest running major forest industry…
RDEK agrees to re-up dispatch services with CFES
By Ian Cobb/e-KNOW Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors May 29 narrowly agreed to renew a fire dispatch services agreement with Cranbrook…
FRC satellite open house tonight
The Family Resource Centre (FRC) will be hosting an open house this evening (June 2) to celebrate its new satellite office in Canal Flats. The…