August 21, 2023 Child Sex Trafficking Triangle As an elected councillor I discovered Cathy Peters who is a retired educator and who I soon discovered was a […] Read more
August 16, 2023 Upcoming Weather Event The weather forecast is calling for continued hot, dry conditions today through tomorrow when a cold front is expected to […] Read more
August 07, 2023 Elk River Hazard Warning Elk River Hazard Warning – Fernie Search and Rescue has posted that community partners worked to remove the dangerous sweeper […] Read more
August 04, 2023 Stay Aware and Plan Ahead With over 350 wildfires burning across BC, including a number of Fires of Note in the East Kootenay, the Regional […] Read more
August 03, 2023 Evacuation Alert Area Expands North on Lladnar Creek Fire The District of Sparwood and Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) have issued a joint Evacuation Alert this evening as […] Read more
July 25, 2023 Bat Pups Learning to Fly Are you noticing more bats around your house or property? You are not alone! Mid-summer is the time when landowners […] Read more
July 22, 2023 Evacuation Alert Issued for Wasa The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK), has issued an Evacuation Alert for 526 homes in the Greater Wasa and […] Read more
July 22, 2023 SAR advises of Elk River Hazards in Fernie Fernie Search and Rescue is advising all you boaters, floaters and tubers about life threatening hazards in the Elk River […] Read more
July 10, 2023 Appreciation for the Nally’s and Father John Saturday, July 8, after celebrating Mass over a hundred people gathered in the Family Center to enjoy a potluck dinner […] Read more
July 10, 2023 Campfires are Prohibited Effective at 4 p.m. MDT on Monday, July 10, 2023, Category 1 campfires have been prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire […] Read more
June 29, 2023 Research uncovers heavy metal contamination surrounding the Elk Valley mines The research was based on analyzing elemental concentrations in moss samples gathered from 19 locations surrounding the Elkview Mine and the town of Sparwood. Read more
June 16, 2023 Category 2 open burn prohibition rescinded Effective at 12:00pm on Friday, June 16, 2023, Category 2 open burning prohibition will be rescinded throughout the Southeast Fire […] Read more