The St. Mary’s River wildfire remains out-of-control at 3,342 hectares today, Saturday, July 22. There are five Initial Attack crews and four Unit Crews responding to…
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New Evacuation Order and Alert issued
Gusting late-day winds, increased fire behaviour and growth on the St. Mary’s River wildfire, have prompted an evacuation order for 15 dwellings north of ʔaq̓am in the Woods Corner…
Prescribed burn scheduled for Cherry Creek area
The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development plans to conduct a 180-hectare prescribed burn on Crown land, near Cherry Creek, to…
Six-hour power outage expected
BC Hydro will be making electrical system improvements, affecting various East Kootenay municipalities, throughout the month of June. On Sunday, June 28, from 5 a.m….