More student seats are on the way for families in the Southeast Kootenay School District with funding approved for a new elementary school.

Families and individuals now have access to 49 new affordable rental homes in Fernie with the opening of North End Court.

Students at Isabella Dicken Elementary are returning to an expanded and improved school now that an 80-seat addition is complete.

People throughout the East Kootenays will have continued access to health-care services in Kelowna through cost-free travel with the Province providing $300,000 to support Angel Flight East Kootenay (AFEK).

Fernie will receive a total of $383,316 for projects that help support tourism infrastructure and amenities, Bill Bennett, MLA for Kootenay East announced today.

As we head into summer, you may want to include Fernie in your travel plans.

A $60,000 Community Gaming Grant provided to the Senior Citizens Club of Fernie and District will help the club upgrade and buy much-needed equipment for their facility.

A $20,000 Community Gaming Grant provided to the Sand Creek Community Club will go toward a feasibility study to determine whether a new arena and curling rink will be built in the South Country area.

A $25,000 Community Gaming Grant will help the Fernie Nordic Society begin the process of mapping and designing new trails in the Elk Valley.

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 East Kootenay MLA Bill Bennett visited the East Kootenay Community Credit Union to discuss the new grant with one of the credit union's financial planning experts and a local parent.