The B.C. government has now updated its plan to improve water quality in the Elk Valley - nearly 30 years after researchers found harmful changes in the region's watershed. In 2014, the province developed the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan to mitigate the impacts of mining on water quality. With its first update since ...

New data released by the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) shows a steady number of East Kootenay drug deaths in the first half of 2025 compared to last year. Eight people have died from unregulated drug poisoning between January and June this year, down by one from the same time in 2024. One of those deaths was located in F...

Residents of the Elk Valley have a new way to connect with lost loved ones, with the installation of three wind phones in local parks. The Elk Valley and Area Hospice Society, alongside the District of Elkford, officially opened the first of the three phones with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 28 at Boivin Peace Par...

The Cities of Cranbrook and Kimberley are working together to keep users safe on a section of their shared 28-kilometre trail. Starting Wednesday (Aug. 6), the Northstar Rails to Trails will be closed for key slope safety work on a roughly 250-metre stretch next to Wycliffe Store Road, just past the St. Mary's River B...

Cranbrook police have had a busier quarter compared to their first three months of this year, and property crime made up a significant bulk of their criminal files. Between April and June, the local RCMP opened a total of 2,781 reports - up 519 from Q1. While most involved non-criminal matters, such as wellness checks ...

Visitors to Windermere Beach will have to enjoy their vices in moderation after the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) hired additional security this August long weekend. More patrols will be deployed from Friday through Monday, while regular security will continue for the remainder of the summer. The Columbia ...

RCMP in Cranbrook are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect believed to be connected to two separate vehicle thefts earlier this week. According to the RCMP, the first incident took place on Monday, July 28, at approximately 3:25 p.m., when a white 2011 Ford F-350 with B.C. license plate LX1632 was stolen ...

The Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services has been handling a steady number of calls this year. Fire Services reported 568 calls for service in the second quarter of 2025, up by eight per cent from 525 between January and March. "Call volumes in the community have remained stable for three straight quarters, whi...

Habitat for Humanity Southeast BC is set to break ground on a new affordable housing project in Cranbrook, after a land donation from the city. On Monday, council approved the transfer of city-owned land at 2600 4th Street South to Habitat for Humanity. The non-profit plans to build a side-by-side duplex on the site, w...

Thanks to recent rainfall, water levels at Cranbrook's Phillips Reservoir have increased, rising about 50 millimetres over the past few weeks. As of July 22, the reservoir is 216 mm below full pool and remains stable. While water use in 2025 is slightly higher than last year, overall consumption is still significantly ...