The Ktunaxa Nation flag was raised at the Cranbrook arches — the entrance to the downtown core — during a poignant ceremony marking National Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, June 21.
Kootenay-Columbia parliamentarian one of five candidates appointed to national security committee
Local road construction and repaving work continue apace, as summer programs get underway across the city.
Cranbrook city council held off on moving forward with a proposed apartment development in Wildstone until additional details are ironed out between the proponent, city staff and the public.
An application is moving forward that will tweak a downtown zoning bylaw proposes by adding craft brewery and craft distillery land uses in preparation for developing a two-story pub on a vacant lot.
The Mount Bake Secondary School Class of 2021 will have a graduation ceremony.
A group of local athletes brought home the hardware following a virtual fitness and bikini provincial and national competition.
An application from local school district principals and vice principals to certify and unionize has been dismissed by the B.C. Labour Relations Board.
The Ktunaxa Nation Council has asked the regional district for support in restricting motorized watercraft on the St. Mary River in response to environmental and fisheries concerns.
While the total dollar amount committed to Angel Flight East Kootenay remains the same, more funding will come in faster
Cranbrook RCMP has put out a public call for help to find a missing woman.
City council has approved spending up to $35,000 towards a study that will investigate the feasibility of an overpass across the railway line near Theatre Rd.
Police, bylaw services launching joint enforcement campaing in response to crime and thefts
The B.C. Coroners Service is reporting 176 deaths due to drug toxicity in April, 2021, representing a 10 per cent increase from March, as the overdose crisis continues to claim lives in B.C.
The City of Cranbrook has released it's unaudited 2020 Statement of Financial Information showing remuneration for elected officials and senior staff as part of annual financial reporting requirements mandated by the provincial government.
FortisBC will continue working on projects throughout the East Kootenay in the summer months, as a second year of work upgrading sections of natural gas lines in the region gets underway.
Notices for booking an appointment for second doses of COVID-19 vaccination are being sent out as Interior Health continues the immunization campaign throughout the region.
The regional hospital board is planning for large infrastructure projects on the horizon in Cranbrook, and neighbouring communities in the East Kootenay.
The provincial restart plan lifting pandemic related restrictions through a gradual four-step process is "positive" news, according to Kootenay East MLA Tom Shypitka.
A Foundry East Kootenay facility is expected to beegin construction in the summer, completed by early 2022
