Nearly 14 kilometres of Highway 93/95 are now resurfaced, as well as 4.5 kilometres of side roads in the Canal Flats area, south of Columbia Lake in the East Kootenay.

Families in the Rocky Mountain school district will benefit from improved transportation services, thanks to $369,399 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.

As British Columbia experiences some of its strongest tourism growth in years, Invermere is receiving $164,450 from the Province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) to support its tourism industry.

Invermere will receive a total of $85,988 for projects that help support tourism infrastructure and amenities.

As part of the Province’s work to make sure British Columbians have access to high-quality primary care, 14 internationally-trained physicians will begin practicing in rural and remote communities in B.C. this month, including a new family doctor in Invermere.

The Rocky Mountain school district (SD 6) signed its first Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement today, marking its continued commitment to Aboriginal learning in its schools.

Parents of young children in the Invermere area now have access to a range of early learning, health and family services in one convenient location.

Young people considering what skills they will need for tomorrow's in-demand occupations will have an interactive, hands-on experience at WorkBC's Find Your Fit tour stop at David Thompson Secondary School in Invermere on Wednesday, Feb. 11.