Residents of Cranbrook, Elko and surrounding areas may see smoke over the next month as a result of prescribed burning operations being conducted throughout September.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has announced changes to the elk hunting season in the East Kootenay.

The Kootenay Regional Workforce Table has completed a skills training plan that will help ensure communities in the region have skilled workers to fill both current and future jobs.

To highlight how easy it is for families to get the new $1,200 BC Training and Education Savings Grant, Education Minister Don McRae and Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett visited a BMO Bank of Montreal branch to discuss the new grant with a BMO financial planning expert and a local parent.

Government is giving the green light for a new intensive care unit and upgraded electrical system at East Kootenay Regional Hospital.

Students at College of the Rockies who are training to work in the Kootenays' thriving mining sector will have access to the latest mining truck haul simulators thanks to over $1.1 million in investment from the government of British Columbia and the Columbia Basin Trust.

Businesses in Cranbrook that want to learn about returning to PST are invited to take part in a seminar on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013.

Beginning in mid-February, local residents may see biologists ice fishing on Moyie Lake, an important part of their efforts to recover the Kootenay burbot population.

Families in and around Cranbrook are invited to enjoy a day of affordable family fun this B.C. Family Day at Western Financial Place for a day of family-friendly activities.