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.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has closed the cougar hunting season in the East Kootenay.

The government of B.C. is investing $443,842 in new skills training equipment at the College of the Rockies.

The nurse-call system at East Kootenay Regional Hospital is being upgraded, improving patient safety.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong is inviting East Kootenay residents to participate in a regional telephone town hall on balancing the 2013-14 provincial budget and supporting affordability for B.C. families.