June 15, 2022 Bike Race consumes Search and Rescue Local Search and Rescue volunteers have been consumed with rescuing cyclists from the Tour Divide race these last few days. […] Read more
June 15, 2022 Excellence Award for Tourism Promotion and Development Presented The Fernie Snowmobile Association was honoured to present Tourism Fernie and the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Area A […] Read more
June 14, 2022 Flood Warning/Flood Watch DOWNGRADED to High Streamflow Advisory The BC River Forecast Centre (RFC) has downgraded the FLOOD WARNING for the Elk Valley and the FLOOD WATCH for […] Read more
June 13, 2022 Fernie Activates Emergency Operations Centre Due to the current heavy rainfall and forecasting being provided by the Province, the City of Fernie has activating an […] Read more
June 13, 2022 Flood Warning and Heavy Rainfall Warning for the Elk Valley The BC River Forecast Centre has issued a Flood Warning for the Elk Valley with three days of heavy, prolonged […] Read more
June 10, 2022 High Water Preparedness The warmer temperatures with rain forecast this weekend may mean an increase in both flow and cloudiness of local creeks, […] Read more
June 09, 2022 East Kootenay Community Credit Union in merger discussions The Boards of Directors for East Kootenay Community Credit Union (EKC) and Heritage Credit Union (HCU) are pleased to share […] Read more
June 08, 2022 Teck Sets Nature Positive Goal Teck Resources Limited announced today it is setting a goal to become a nature positive company including through conserving or […] Read more
June 07, 2022 Columbia Lake Management Plan to be Presented The final draft of the Columbia Lake Management Plan will be presented to the RDEK Board of Directors for consideration […] Read more
June 06, 2022 Ktunaxa Homelands Fernie As a traveller to Fernie you are within the Ktunaxa Homelands. Take a moment to notice the landscape that grounds […] Read more
June 06, 2022 Taking Aim at Wildfire As the days warm up and the wildfire season approaches, communities and groups in the Columbia Basin can access new […] Read more
June 03, 2022 Conservation Officer Patricia Burley recognized Regional District of East Kootenay Electoral Area A Director Mike Sosnowski recently presented Conservation Officer Patricia Burley with a limited-edition […] Read more