Since 1964, the treaty has managed hydropower production and flood control operations along the river – a waterway crucial to both countries’ economies.

The news comes as no surprise following the announcement last week that the federal government had approved the sale of […]

BC Wildfire Service is implementing a Category 1 campfire prohibition coming to Southeast Fire Centre Effective at at 1PM on […]

Teck Resources Limited announced today that the sale of its remaining 77% interest in the steelmaking coal business, Elk Valley […]

Effective on Friday, July 5th, 2024, a Category 2 open fire ban will be implemented throughout the Southeast Fire Centre, […]

The City of Fernie has implemented big changes to their Zoning Bylaw for Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing. The Zoning Bylaw was […]

South Country Firefighters were kept busy this morning responding to two separate but overlapping incidents. 14 firefighters and six pieces […]

The federal government will be required to answer questions as to how it is protecting Canadian taxpayers as part of […]

The Regional District of East Kootenay Board of Directors has approved Resident Directed Grants funding for 138 projects around the […]

The June 15th snow survey is now complete, and there’s good news for the Kootenay’s, thanks to the abundant spring […]

Nestled in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, the Columbia River, once hailed as the greatest salmon-producing river in the […]

Residents are being asked to help protect endangered mountain caribou habitat and old growth forests at risk of logging north […]