September 09, 2022 Southeast Wildfire Update The Southeast fire centre currently has 66 active fires with 3 new fires in the last 2 days. Read more
August 31, 2022 Invasive Mussels Held at Bay The best offense is a good defence when it comes to invasive species, because once they’re in, they can be […] Read more
August 19, 2022 Elko is getting a new bridge The town of Elko BC, South of Fernie, is about to get a long needed bridge replacement on Highway #3. […] Read more
August 02, 2022 Campfires to be prohibited in Southeast BC Effective at noon PDT on Thursday, August 4, 2022, campfires will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction to […] Read more
May 07, 2022 Kootenays Charge Ahead to Support Electric Vehicles The Kootenays are quickly becoming one of the most connected rural regions in Canada for electric vehicle (EV) travel. With […] Read more
April 19, 2022 Trans-Canada Highway in Kicking Horse Canyon Closed The final phase of the Kicking Horse Canyon Project began today with a month-long closure of the Trans-Canada Highway to […] Read more
January 21, 2022 Special Public Avalanche Warning Includes South Rockies, Lizard Range and Flathead The Special Public Avalanche Warning issued Thursday, Jan. 20, has been expanded to include the South Rockies and Lizard Range regions. Read more
December 22, 2021 Fernie Ski-hill Shuttle FREE for the Holiday Season The local ski-hill shuttle between town and the ski resort will be up and running starting with the evening service […] Read more
November 15, 2021 RDEK Looking to Hear from Cokato Road Residents Cokato Road remains closed between the 4500 block and Morrissey due to flooding and muddy debris in more than one […] Read more
October 01, 2021 Winter Tires are Mandatory Winter road conditions across most of B.C. often include snow and ice and most B.C. highways have high mountain passes […] Read more
August 26, 2021 Campfire Ban Lifts this Friday Campfires will be allowed in Fernie and region starting Friday, August 27th at noon. Summer is getting back to normal […] Read more
July 29, 2021 Stay Aware and Plan Ahead With over 240 wildfires burning across BC, including a number of Fires of Note in the East Kootenay, the Regional […] Read more