Up to 144 East Kootenay residents will be receiving the training they need for jobs in their communities thanks to the federal-provincial partnership under the Canada-B.C. Job Fund Agreement.

Vehicle access closures that took effect in early September in areas surrounding Iron, Big Sand and Little Sand creeks are being lifted to allow further study and more extensive community consultation.

Students in the Southeast Kootenay School District are connecting with skills and technology training development thanks to a $17,500 grant to the district from the Province’s Shoulder Tappers Program.

The B.C. government has distributed $26,484 in compensation for municipal property taxes to the City of Cranbrook.

A project to improve the safety of the Fort Steele Bridge on Highway 93/95 near Cranbrook is now complete.

A project to replace the Irishman Creek Bridge on Highway 3 east of Yahk is now complete.  

When Vogue Magazine puts one of your ski resorts (Revelstoke Mountain Resort) in the spotlight and when your mountains are recognized worldwide as iconic symbols of Canada, you know you’re in a beautiful part of B.C.

Adult learners in Cranbrook will benefit from one-time targeted funding of $59,200 for College of the Rockies to support literacy programs.

Adults with low-to moderate-incomes will soon be able to apply for new affordable rental housing at Sonja’s Garden in Cranbrook, which celebrated the addition of 18 units last night.

The Province is supporting the largest professional sporting event ever to be held in Cranbrook, when the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling Tour Challenge comes to the city from Nov. 8-13.