This is a beginning and it’s no surprise that Whistler has taken the lead—hopefully other municipalities will be quick to follow!

The Columbia Basin Trust supports five projects with $1.5 million to build 118 new units

The very narrow and pedestrian unfriendly bridge over Lizard Creek is being replaced and greatly improved upon.

Angel Flight East Kootenay is alive and is looking for support from local business and professional pilots who can help establish the service.

McKinley Richards, a Fernie Secondary school graduate, will represent the Kootenay-Columbia in Parliament with the Daughters of the Vote program.

The Elk Valley sandbag station is located at The Hoz parking lot in Hosmer.

The BC government is committed to the Resort Municipality Initiative program as part of its baseline budget. $39 million was earmarked for the RMI program over the next three years.

In our world, when something is on our radar, we drop everything, at any time of the day or night and in any weather to go deal with it. We are hoping our Finance Minister means the same.

That is why we need to slow things down, sit back and look at the future. To take in the view and decide what we want for our community going forward.

The RDEK Board has had its first review and staff will continue to meet with Directors, other municipalities, and various commissions over the coming weeks

The budget as adopted shows a 2% increase in taxation over last year, which represents a $1 increase on the average residential tax bill

It’s hard to miss the huge new clear-cut on a steep slope just to the north of Fernie. Why are […]