March 04, 2022 More Healthy Locally Grown Food People in the Columbia Basin have expressed that they want to be able to access healthy, locally grown food. Nineteen […] Read more
March 02, 2022 Wilks new Chair of Kootenay East Regional Hospital District Board Sparwood Mayor David Wilks will be the new Chair of the Kootenay East Regional Hospital District Board. It was an […] Read more
March 01, 2022 Annex Dike Flood Protection & Active Transportation Improvements The City of Fernie has worked to meet the needs of residents and continue to provide quality of life for […] Read more
February 27, 2022 Fernie requests feedback on 2022 Budget The City of Fernie is requesting input from Fernie residents on their Draft 2022 Budget and Financial Plan. A complete […] Read more
February 24, 2022 Public Consultation Begins on RDEK Five-Year Financial Plan After completing its first review of the draft 2022-2026 Financial Plan, the Regional District of East Kootenay Board of Directors […] Read more
February 17, 2022 Pandemic Restrictions Eased in BC Starting at midnight on Feb. 17, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, gyms and fitness studios will be able to operate at full, unrestricted capacity. Read more
February 09, 2022 Fernie is Growing! Statistics Canada today released updated Population and dwelling counts that reports that the City of Fernie has grown by 924 residents in five years. Read more
February 06, 2022 Elk Valley Nordic Centre Receives Tourism Infrastructure Funding More than 50 new tourism projects throughout B.C. are receiving a total of $21.3 million for shovel-ready infrastructure projects. The […] Read more
February 04, 2022 RDEK and Canadian Red Cross Partner The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is partnering with the Canadian Red Cross for the provision of local Emergency […] Read more
February 03, 2022 Rural Communities Take Action For Emergencies When it comes to handling emergency situations—such as the wildfires, floods and heat waves experienced in 2021—it’s best to be […] Read more
February 03, 2022 KAST is Fostering Innovation in the Kootenay’s Kootenay Association for Science & Technology (KAST) is providing programming to local tech entrepreneurs and businesses in the Kootenay by […] Read more
January 28, 2022 New and Improved Ways to Enjoy the Outdoors People looking for ways to enjoy the Columbia Basin’s great outdoors will soon have even better options thanks to upcoming […] Read more