April 26, 2023 Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Saturday, May 6th is Wildfire Community Preparedness Day and residents across the East Kootenay are being asked to take action […] Read more
April 19, 2023 RDEK Short Term Rentals Implementation The implementation phase of the Short Term Rentals project has officially started. The implementation phase builds on the work that […] Read more
April 15, 2023 Proposed Galloway Lands Bylaw Amendments Go To Public Hearing A public hearing has been scheduled regarding an application to permit residential development on private property known as the Galloway […] Read more
April 11, 2023 Caution Urged as High Streamflow Advisory Remains in Effect On the heels of steady rain and rising freezing levels, the RDEK is urging residents to be cautious around local […] Read more
April 11, 2023 PacificSport Centre for the Columbia Basin The PacificSport Columbia Basin Board and viaSport BC are pleased to announce the launch of a new PacificSport Centre in […] Read more
April 05, 2023 Team Leaps into Action to Protect Leopard Frogs You can hear them well over a kilometre in the distance, their baritone horns serenading the wetlands. The croak of […] Read more
April 05, 2023 Communities take steps to Reduce Climate Impact Communities are reducing operating costs and gaining efficiencies while working toward their climate resiliency goals. Seventeen projects are underway to […] Read more
March 31, 2023 Fernie Transfer Station opens for Household Hazardous Waste The Fernie Transfer Station is now home to a year-round household hazardous waste collection depot. “This depot will provide Elk […] Read more
March 29, 2023 Rick Mercer Headlines Trust Symposia Columbia Basin Trust is inviting Basin residents to celebrate the region together and discuss the future at three symposia taking […] Read more
March 17, 2023 Regional District of East Kootenay Approves 5-Year Financial Plan The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors has adopted its 2023-2027 Financial Plan. The 2023 operating budget […] Read more
March 16, 2023 Planning Ahead to Prevent Wildfire Twenty communities and organizations around the Columbia Basin are increasing their capacity to prepare for and reduce the chances a […] Read more
March 14, 2023 Ecosystem Projects Create Meaningful Impact Groups around the Columbia Basin are undertaking major projects to enhance biodiversity and ecosystems in the region with support from […] Read more