Please be advised that the Water Quality Advisory that has been in place since March 14 for a portion of the Windermere Area has been rescinded. Officials with the Regional District of East Kootenay say the Advisory had been in effect following routine work on the water system that required samples to be sent for testi...

On Tuesday, March 18, the U15 Tier 2 Cranbrook Bucks wrapped up their season at Provincials in Nanaimo. It wasn't the exact result the Bucks were looking for, as they dropped a 3-2 decision to host Nanaimo in the Gold Medal game. However, it was still a very successful season for the squad taking home three gold medals...

CHDR/CJDR Staff Prime Minister David Ebey released a statement regarding the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which is Friday, March 21. "This day commemorates the March 21, 1960, Sharpeville massacre, when police killed 69 people at a peaceful anti-apartheid demonstration in Sharpev...

UPDATE - At approximately 3:30 p.m., Cranbrook RCMP members located the suspect in a rural area and arrested him without incident. Police would like to extend their appreciation to the people who called in tips on his location. An older version of the story is attached below. ___________________________________________...

Columbia Basin Trust is paving a path to trailkeeping summer jobs in East Kootenay- A $389,400 grant from the Basin Job Experience Trail Crews Program will go towards developing people's skills in trail building, carpentry and chainsaw use across the region. "Trail crews funded through this program complete a var...

Drivers who are planning to go through the mountains may find themselves on rockier roads until Friday (Mar. 21). Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for significant snow accumulation on Highway 3 through the Kootenay Pass to Paulson Summit. The snow could fall over high-elevation highway passes ...

Interior Health is thankful to two valuable supporters of health care in the East Kootenay region who have teamed up to purchase two new portable ultrasound units for the East Kootenay Regional Hospital. Officials say the two ultrasound units are valued at $71,000 each, with the funds donated by the East Kootenay Found...

The Ministry of Environment and Parks in collaboration with the Interior Health Authority has issued a Dust Advisory for Sparwood. Officials say it's because of high concentrations of coarse particulate matter that are expected to persist until there is precipitation, dust suppression or a change in traffic patterns. T...

RCMP are looking for a Cranbrook man wanted on two endorsed warrants. 36-year-old Zachary Adams has been charged with Breach of Undertaking, Theft Under $5000 and Possession of Stolen Property Under $5000. He's described as 5' 10" and 150 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes. Adams also has several tattoos: Left f...

This coming September will be exactly 40 years since the opening of Cranbrook's Kootenay Christian Academy school. As it looks to celebrate the milestone, it's also working towards growing its enrolment with the construction of a new building. Des McKay is the school's principal and notes the multi-phase project, at an...