February 08, 2024 Farms Get Support to Face Climate Change The Columbia Basin benefits from the wide range of food that is grown right in the region. Now, 26 farms […] Read more
February 06, 2024 RDEK Climate Action Plan Engagement Summary Released The Regional District of East Kootenay has just released a Climate Action Plan engagement summary, including the results of the recent public survey. Read more
January 27, 2024 Firesmart Activities Coming to Basin Communities A Province/Trust partnership provides nearly $1.8 million to 11 local projects Read more
January 26, 2024 New Fire Hall Site Selected On January 23rd at the Regular Council Meeting, Council selected a portion of Prentice Park as the New Fire Hall […] Read more
January 25, 2024 RDEK to Hold Special Budget Meeting The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors will holding a special budget meeting on Wednesday, February 7 […] Read more
January 22, 2024 Local Government Act Changes Bylaw Amendment and Public Hearing Process Recent legislative changes to the Local Government Act by the Province of BC are going to impact the public hearing […] Read more
January 11, 2024 Fernie Search and Rescue Unaffected by Reported Turmoil Fernie Search and Rescue has confirmed that they remain unaffected by the reported turmoil between BC SAR and Emergency Management and Climate Readiness. Read more
December 28, 2023 Fire Hall: What We Need The Fire Hall should be on Highway 3 with quick access to the vast majority of their incidents. Read more
December 23, 2023 RDEK Reaches New Collective Agreement The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) and CUPE Local 2106 have ratified a new collective agreement. Read more
December 21, 2023 RDEK 2023 Year in Review It has been said that each year in review is like a book and as the page turns to January 1st, there are 365 blank pages to fill in. Read more
December 18, 2023 Introducing the Fernie Rec Club & Fernie Junior Rec Club! The City of Fernie is introducing the Fernie Rec Club and Fernie Junior Rec Club starting in January 2024. The […] Read more
December 10, 2023 Waste Reduction and Recycling Over Holiday Season The Regional District of East Kootenay is asking for residents to focus on waste reduction and recycling as we head toward the holiday season. Read more