By S/Sgt. Svend Nielsen Highways Starting on Friday, May 19, Elk Valley RCMP completed speed enforcement along the highways within our jurisdiction at various times…
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Conservative MPs warn Teck takeover would be devastating
A trio of Conservative Party MPs gathered at Fiorentino Brothers Contracting Ltd. in Cranbrook’s Industrial Park Thursday morning to outline the critical importance of Teck…
Exploring the grandeur of Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
Roadtrippin’ at Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel The view from our room on the 10th floor of the Banff Springs Hotel gazed long over the famous…
Coal spilled in Columbia during derailment near Edgewater
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Interior Health Authority, First Nations Health Authority and the B.C. Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy (MOE) are investigating…
The Sunrise Rotary Club Train and Site Restoration Project
By Dan Schellenberg Members of Cranbrook Sunrise Rotary Club stand proudly amidst the Alco Train Restoration Project Site. The project, has undergone a number of…
Coal train derailment north of Sparwood
A Canadian Pacific Railway train derailed north of Sparwood yesterday (August 21). District of Sparwood Mayor David Wilks reported on Facebook that nine rail cars…
Elk Valley RCMP Report
By Cst. Debra Katerenchuk Elk Valley RCMP responded to 421calls for service between May 26 and June 26. RCMP responded to the following calls: eight…
Teck opting for CN to haul coal from Kamloops
Teck Resources will be changing how it ships coal to port in Vancouver. Freight Waves magazine reports the company will be switching to Canadian National…
Radium business fined $200k for polluting
A Radium Hot Springs business accounted for almost one-fifth of the total in fines issued/collected by provincial environmental enforcement agencies in 2018. The B.C. government…
MLA pays tribute to lost railroaders
Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Doug Clovechok today paid tribute to the three Canadian Pacific Railway employees who were killed in a Feb. 4 derailment near Field….