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U18 Bucks earn silver while at BC Hockey Provincials
The Cranbrook U18 Bucks came back from Langley a little richer with some silver in their pockets.
The team was 25-13-4 through the season making it U18 Tier 2 Provincials in Langley.
“When I look back at this team in September, we had no idea what an incredible season we had...
Ghostriders returning home up 2-0
The Fernie Ghostriders are coming back home victorious after winning the first two road games in the Kootenay Conference Finals.
On Friday, the Ghostriders beat the Beaver Valley Nite Hawks 3-2 and followed that up with a 6-4 win the next day.
"Anytime you win a hockey game you have a...
RDEK receives provincial funds for flood readiness
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) will receive $2.15 million to move ahead with several flood preparedness projects.
This comes as the B.C. government invests about $39 million for over 50 local disaster-risk reduction and climate-adaptation projects across the province.
"The climate crisis is here and we need communities to...
Sparwood holding financial plan open house Tuesday
An open house on Mar. 26 will let Sparwood residents give input on the 2024- 2028 financial plan.
The community is looking at an 8.5 per cent increase this year.
"Our 8.5 per cent increase is a total of $374,000 on a roughly $60 million budget," said Mayor David Wilks.
"We just...
Cranbrook reveives $9.5 million to build Phillips Reservoir UV disinfection facility
The City of Cranbrook will move forward with the new Phillips Reservoir UV disinfection facility thanks to $9.5 million from the provincial and federal governments.
City officials said $5.19 million is coming from the Canadian government's Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, with another $4.32 million coming from the B.C. government.
Cranbrook...
Provincial funding going to Kootenay affordable housing projects
The provincial government will support non-profit groups to start housing projects in Creston, Castlegar, Trail and Sparwood.
This comes as the B.C. government announced 580 new affordable rental units in the Interior and northern B.C. areas.
"Through our Homes for People action plan, we're accelerating housing supply across the province to...
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