June 30, 2026 Long-billed Curlew Nesting Season Highlights Lake Country Concerns Long-billed Curlew nesting season is a reminder that the East Kootenay Lake Country grasslands are not empty open space. They are important wildlife habitat. Read more
June 26, 2026 RDEK Electoral Area A 2026 Volunteer of the Year Recognized Linda Hunter has been recognized as the RDEK Electoral Area A 2026 Volunteer of the Year in honour of her impactful service to the community. Read more
June 23, 2026 Moose Safety in Fernie: Defensive Wildlife Is Not “Aggressive” Wildlife Moose safety in Fernie is back in focus after reports of a cow moose and calf near Maiden Lake prompted […] Read more
June 18, 2026 Fernie Singletrack 3 and Ride & Roast Celebrate Mountain Bike Legacy Fernie Singletrack 3 and Ride & Roast Bike Festival are more than another weekend of mountain biking in Fernie. They […] Read more
June 18, 2026 Fernie Community Bear-Resistant Bins Under Review as City Seeks Feedback Fernie community bear-resistant bins are under review, and the City of Fernie is asking residents to provide feedback by June […] Read more
June 11, 2026 Fernie Wildlife Encounters: Sharing the Trails With Bears, Elk and Moose Fernie wildlife encounters are part of life in a recreation town where people bike, hike, run, walk dogs, and explore […] Read more
June 09, 2026 EVR’s Mining for Miracles Raises Over $948,000 for BC Children’s Hospital EVR’s Mining for Miracles campaign raised $948,954 for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, Thanks to the generosity of employees, contractors, […] Read more
May 27, 2026 EVR Mine Rescue Teams Deliver Exceptional Performance at B.C. Provincial Competition EVR mine rescue teams delivered an exceptional performance at the 68th annual B.C. Provincial Mine Rescue and First Aid Competition, […] Read more
May 23, 2026 KORE Outdoors and COTR Launch Rehub Circular Technology Centre Kootenay Outdoor Recreation Enterprise (KORE Outdoors) and College of the Rockies (COTR) are launching Canada’s first outdoor gear repair and […] Read more
May 07, 2026 East Kootenay Mine Rescue Results: Line Creek Teams Win Top Honours East Kootenay mine rescue results from the 2026 zone competition in Sparwood saw Elk Valley Resources’ Line Creek Operations take […] Read more
May 05, 2026 EVR Sparwood Office Opens The new EVR Sparwood office officially opened on April 30, 2026, bringing together local, provincial, federal, municipal, and First Nations […] Read more
May 03, 2026 My Father’s War – Book Review My Father’s War follows nine-year-old Ben and his family in Nazi-occupied Holland. After Germany’s invasion on May 10, 1940, daily […] Read more