Families, friends and members of surrounding communities are invited to the annual juvenile white sturgeon release on Thursday, May 16, 2019, between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. (Pacific time) at the Old Ferry Landing, near Creston.

Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing nearly $100,000 to Kootenay Employment Services Society for a project to support employment, business and community in the Creston area.

The Government of British Columbia is partnering with the Kootenay Region Association for Community Living and the Columbia Basin Trust, to build and manage nine new affordable rental units in Creston designed for low-income adults with disabilities.

The public is invited to participate in the annual juvenile white sturgeon release on Thursday, April 26, 2018, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., at the Old Ferry Landing, near Creston.

Two Kootenay-based social enterprises are getting a face lift while seven job-seekers are gaining valuable work experience in the process.

A Creston farm that houses and employs people with disabilities will be able to thrive as a result of more than $84,000 in provincial funding.

The idea of eating all locally made, baked and grown products is a reality for Creston Valley residents.