The Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce is launching a new training program aimed at teaching non-profit boards how to be more effective in their roles. "Volunteerism is the heartbeat of the community, and at the Chamber, we have about 40 registered non-profit societies that are members," said Stacey Brensrud, Chamber of...

Interior Health and Environment Canada has issued a dust advisory for Sparwood due to high concentrations of coarse particulate matter. IH officials say the high concentration is likely to persists until there is precipitation, dust suppression or a change in traffic patterns. Levels are the highest around busy roads and industrial...

The Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is providing over $1.5 million to improve 33 seniors' rental housing buildings across the region. CBT officials say the grants will benefit over 1,000 affordable rental housing units across 27 communities. Grants will be used to enhance the livability of non-profit seniors' rental housing, fostering health,...

Cranbrook's Bowen Byram has made it through the 2025 NHL Trade deadline unscathed. The trade deadline is the final day where teams can swap players and picks before the playoffs. While Byram's name was brought up, the Buffalo Sabres ultimately decided not to trade him. Byram's current contract is expiring at the...

While 25 per cent tariffs imposed on Canadian goods entering the United States have been pushed back another month, the threat still looms over B.C. and the country. Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Scott McInnis says retaliatory tariffs proposed by the federal government and backed by the BC NDP are a step...

Elkford Mayor Steve Fairbairn says the community is facing a staffing shortage in its municipal office, putting further pressure on its existing workforce. "All of our employees are working full-time and we have a number of vacant positions. It's not only a cost pressure, it's also a workload issue," said...