July 11, 2024 Teck Completes Elk Valley Resources Sale to Glencore The news comes as no surprise following the announcement last week that the federal government had approved the sale of […] Read more
July 10, 2024 BC Wildfire Service Bans Campfires BC Wildfire Service is implementing a Category 1 campfire prohibition coming to Southeast Fire Centre Effective at at 1PM on […] Read more
July 04, 2024 Teck Receives Regulatory Approval for Sale of Elk Valley Resources Teck Resources Limited announced today that the sale of its remaining 77% interest in the steelmaking coal business, Elk Valley […] Read more
July 04, 2024 Category 2 Open Fire Ban Implemented Effective on Friday, July 5th, 2024, a Category 2 open fire ban will be implemented throughout the Southeast Fire Centre, […] Read more
July 02, 2024 Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing Zoning Bylaw The City of Fernie has implemented big changes to their Zoning Bylaw for Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing. The Zoning Bylaw was […] Read more
June 27, 2024 South Country Firefighters Kept Busy South Country Firefighters were kept busy this morning responding to two separate but overlapping incidents. 14 firefighters and six pieces […] Read more
June 24, 2024 Petition will require answers on Elk Valley Resources takeover The federal government will be required to answer questions as to how it is protecting Canadian taxpayers as part of […] Read more
June 21, 2024 CBT Resident Directed Grants Funding Approved The Regional District of East Kootenay Board of Directors has approved Resident Directed Grants funding for 138 projects around the […] Read more
June 20, 2024 Snow Survey is Good News for the Kootenays The June 15th snow survey is now complete, and there’s good news for the Kootenay’s, thanks to the abundant spring […] Read more
June 20, 2024 Indigenous Efforts to Restore Salmon Nestled in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, the Columbia River, once hailed as the greatest salmon-producing river in the […] Read more
June 20, 2024 Wildsight mounts fight for Endangered Mountain Caribou Residents are being asked to help protect endangered mountain caribou habitat and old growth forests at risk of logging north […] Read more
June 12, 2024 Fernie Community Centre Closes Immediately The City of Fernie announced today that the Fernie Community Centre is closed as of June 12, 2024, for public […] Read more