Three more lakes in the Upper Columbia Basin have been surveyed this summer through Living Lakes Canada’s Foreshore Inventory Management Planning (FIMP) program. St. Mary’s Lake in…
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Growing fire under multi-agency attack
The BC Wildfire Service is (August 9) responding to a suspected human-caused wildfire off Stirton Road, near Marysville (Kimberley). The fire is approximately two hectares…
Crews attacking small fire west of city
BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) firefighters are working to extinguish a 0.5-hectare fire west of the City of Kimberley. The fire, which began on Sunday, August…
Community grant application time
This fall the Kimberley and District Community Foundation is disbursing grants from our Community Fund, the Kootenay Savings Community Fund and the Theresa Cundiff Memorial…
Backcountry tenure proposal concerning: Wildsight
Town hall meeting in Kimberley April 30 A year round backcountry tenure for heli-skiing, heli-biking and heli-hiking and more is proposed for the heart of…
KDCF awards $20,000 to seven groups
The Kimberley & District Community Foundation (KDCF) recently awarded $20,000 to seven area organizations, the highest amount to date, in community grants. The Kimberley & District…
At the Library
By Mike Selby Cranbrook Public Library Blair Farish’s ‘The Clockwatcher’ is out in a brand new revised and illustrated edition. Farish—who barely survived the crash…
Two tired hikers rescued from Mt. Evans
Two tired but otherwise in good health hikers were rescued early Sept. 14 after they became lost the night before. With the help of Big…
College ready to welcome students to new school year
College of the Rockies is ready to welcome more than 2,000 new and returning students on Tuesday, September 8. Tuesday is set aside for students to…
April in the East Kootenay
Ah, blessed be April. Longer days, lovelier light, more green and other colours as flowers and shrubs begin to bloom. We were able to get…