The B.C. government is restricting camping and motorized recreation (including the use of off-road vehicles) throughout the entire Koocanusa Recreation Strategy area this spring and summer.

Drivers are advised that a new traffic signal will soon be activated at the intersection of Highway 95A and Theatre Mission Road, improving efficiency and safety for people travelling in Cranbrook.

A community meeting for B.C.’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy will take place in Cranbrook on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018.

Canadian Rockies International Airport in Cranbrook will receive $60,000 in funding from the B.C. Air Access Program this year for apron safety upgrades.

Students in the Southeast Kootenay School District will benefit from $939,199 in provincial funding for school upgrade projects and classroom supplies, MLA Bill Bennett announced on behalf of Education Minister Mike Bernier.

The East Kootenay Regional District will receive $1,000,000 in BikeBC funding this year for The Westside Legacy Trail, Segments 1-4, announced Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett on behalf of Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone.

Building on the economic benefits and jobs created by getting to yes on major projects and provincial investments in infrastructure, Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett announced immediate investments and a long-term action plan outlined in B.C.’s rural economic development strategy that will create jobs and economic opportunities in the Kootenays.

Glacier Technical Services Ltd. of Cranbrook took the top award for Construction Management and Supervision at the 13th annual Deputy Minister’s Consulting Engineers Awards, for its exceptional work on the rehabilitation of the Porto Rico, Irishman Creek and Luxor Creek Bridges.

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.