A snowy December is an ideal time to be in the Kootenay Rockies and specifically Cranbrook says former chief commissioner for the British Columbia Treaty Commission and Cranbrook born and raised, Sophie Pierre.

The B.C. government is about to pilot two new high-tech wildlife detection systems on Highway 3, to help warn motorists when wildlife is on or near the highway.

The BC Wildfire Service is planning to conduct two ecosystem restoration burns in the East Kootenay Wednesday, Sept. 23 and Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, if weather conditions permit.

The BC Wildfire Service is planning to conduct a series of ecosystem restoration burns in the East Kootenay. Burning will take place between Sept. 19 and mid-October, 2015, weather permitting.

Regulatory changes to Kootenay angling management will help ensure a quality fishing experience, reduce crowding on popular rivers and support trout conservation.

Smoke from the Cherry Creek prescribed burn will remain visible in the surrounding area as residual fuels behind the well-established containment lines continue to burn.

This past weekend, the Wildfire Management Branch's Southeast Fire Centre responded to four new wildfires in the East Kootenay.

The Wildfire Management Branch is planning to conduct an ecosystem restoration burn near Cherry Creek in the East Kootenay.

Natural resource officers from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations have worked with a local recycling company to remove over 90 tonnes of illegally dumped waste metal from Crown land northeast of Kimberley.