The Province is working with local partners in the Penticton area to support people evacuated because of the Bald Range wildfire. To date, the Province has booked more than 1,000 hotel rooms in Penticton, Kelowna and West Kelowna, which are available for evacuees. Group lodging is also available in communities througho...

Residents of Kimberley Special Care Home are now home following the rescinding of local evacuation alerts and orders. Interior Health (IH) says a total of 53 residents were moved to alternate locations on July 23, due to risks associated with the Matthew Creek Wildfire. In planning for a safe return, IH has also had to...

Elk Valley RCMP conducted vehicle and boat checks near Koocanusa Lake and Baynes Lake in July. BC Highway Patrol, Elk Valley RCMP, and the BC Conservation Service joined together on July 31 to conduct a large-scale check stop in Baynes Lake. During the two-and-a-half-hour check stop, over 400 vehicles were checked for ...

Permanent traffic changes are coming to downtown Cranbrook to help vehicles, pedestrians, and local businesses move safely and efficiently. These changes come into effect on August 18. The intersections of Baker Street and 12th Avenue, along with Baker Lane at 13th Avenue South will become four-way stops. These permane...

Latest figures show a 2.6 per cent increase in sales in July for the Kootenay and Boundary region compared to July 2025. The Association of Interior Realtors data reveals there were 318 sales recorded in July, which was slightly up from June's 312 units sold. There were 518 new listings recorded in the Kootenay and Bou...

The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is looking to get more information about the arrest of a man near Revelstoke on Sunday, August 2. RCMP say shortly after 2:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of an unresponsive man in the driver's seat of a white Jeep Cherokee with Alberta plates parked off Highway...

The Elkford Emergency Services is hosting an open house and bike rodeo tomorrow (August 8). Join the community from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Elkford Fire Hall for a fun-filled day of safety, learning, and community connection. You will be able to explore fire trucks, ladder trucks, wildfire water tanks and emergency ve...

Police are seeking witnesses and video after an off-duty RCMP officer was left seriously injured in a collision with a pick-up truck near Cranbrook. On August 5, at 12:52 p.m., police were called to a collision between a grey Chevrolet Silverado and a black Harley-Davidson on Highway 95A at Mission Wycliffe Road. BCEHS...

A Cranbrook-area trail is set to temporarily close after the weekend as crews gear up for site upgrades. From Monday, August 10 to Tuesday, August 11, Mause Creek/Tanglefoot Trail will be closed as helicopters long-line building materials and gear into Tanglefoot Lake and the Mause Creek tarns. As a result, Recreation ...

The East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH) raised $20,000 at this year's Trio on the Mountain in support of the Cranbrook Kimberley Hospice Society's (CKHS) plans to build a hospice house. The event, was held at the top of Kimberley Alpine Resort on June 26, featured live music from Heather Gemmell, Lennan Delaney,...