August 27, 2023 BC Wake Surf Championships Held at Koocanusa In Pro Women, Caroline Villeneuve showed consistency and precision in her gold medal run Read more
August 07, 2023 Elk River Hazard Warning Elk River Hazard Warning – Fernie Search and Rescue has posted that community partners worked to remove the dangerous sweeper […] Read more
July 22, 2023 SAR advises of Elk River Hazards in Fernie Fernie Search and Rescue is advising all you boaters, floaters and tubers about life threatening hazards in the Elk River […] Read more
July 10, 2023 Campfires are Prohibited Effective at 4 p.m. MDT on Monday, July 10, 2023, Category 1 campfires have been prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire […] Read more
June 28, 2023 RDEK Seeks Feedback on Yaqakxaqⱡamki Boat Launch The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is seeking feedback from neighbouring residents and users of the Yaqakxaqⱡamki Boat Launch […] Read more
June 16, 2023 Category 2 open burn prohibition rescinded Effective at 12:00pm on Friday, June 16, 2023, Category 2 open burning prohibition will be rescinded throughout the Southeast Fire […] Read more
May 16, 2023 Category 2 and 3 open burning Prohibited On May 18, 2023, Category 2 and 3 open burning has been prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre, which includes […] Read more
May 05, 2023 High Stream Flow Advisory On the heels of the summer-like temperatures over the weekend, it’s no surprise the BC River Forecast Centre has issued […] Read more
April 09, 2023 Elk Valley Rainfall Warning Environment Canada has issued a Rainfall Warning in effect for the Elk Valley near Fernie. Rain, at times heavy, is […] Read more
March 10, 2023 B.C. Celebrates a historic $100M in Watershed Protection Living Lakes Canada is celebrating the BC Government’s decision to invest a historic $100 million into safeguarding the province’s watersheds. […] Read more
February 24, 2023 Be a volunteer Monitor and Protect a Lake Got a favourite lake? Want to help protect it? Lakes in the Kootenay’s are threatened by habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, and climate impacts like rising water temperatures. Read more
November 28, 2022 The Climate Crisis is a Water Crisis It took until 2022, but water finally made it onto the official agenda of a UN Climate Change Conference. ‘Water […] Read more