The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) will soon begin seeking public input on its draft 2025-2029 Financial Plan. This comes after the RDEK's board of directors completed its first view of the budget. Changes discussed at the RDEK meeting will be incorporated into the new draft plan, with a public...

A Canal Flats committee is looking at possible disinfectant solutions after changes to Interior Health's contamination threshold. Canal Flats Mayor Mark Doherty says the community doesn't meet the new threshold. "Interior Health decided we needed to disinfect our water. We don't agree with it as a community," he said. "We don't meet...

The B.C. government, working with the City of Cranbrook, the City of Kimberley and ʔaq'am, will begin culling urban deer to test for chronic wasting disease (CWD). Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Randene Neill says the cull will target about 200 deer, with 100 in each community, between...

The City of Cranbrook is increasing another user fee in the community, this time focusing on water turn-off fees. Residents and businesses are charged for any emergency and nonemergency turn-offs. The fees have not been updated since 1986 and are currently $15 for the first time and $25 per other occurrence. That...

Playoffs are approaching in the KIJHL as teams prepare for the final two weekends of the regular season. The Kimberley Dynamiters are on the road this weekend to face the Osoyoos Coyotes and Kelowna Rockets. Head coach Derek Stuart says it's good to get one last road trip in. "It will be...

United Way BC gave a $10,000 grant to Cranbrook's Fresh Start Collaborative Society to support vulnerable residents deal with extreme temperatures. Social Development Coordinator with the City of Cranbrook Marcel Germer says the grant money was used to develop a comprehensive response plan. "The grant has been a lifesaver for our...