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Silver Path Financial Solutions has donated $1,000 toward a campaign to bring a new mammography system to East Kootenay Regional Hospital.

Joanne Gareau has been honoured as the Regional District of East Kootenay’s 2026 Electoral Area B Volunteer of the Year for her contributions to the community.

Residents across four Kootenay communities will come together later this month to develop local solutions to challenges involving transportation, food and child care.

East Kootenay motorists are being warned to expect increased cyclist traffic and possible delays Saturday as nearly 400 riders take to roads between Cranbrook, Kimberley, Wasa and Fort Steele.

Police officers will trade their uniforms for cycling gear this weekend as the Cops for Kids Ride rolls through the Kootenays, raising money for children and families facing medical and other crises.

Columbia Basin food producers are turning to solar energy and experimenting with new crops through two Columbia Basin Trust programs aimed at reducing costs and strengthening regional food production.

The Cranbrook Salvation Army is getting an early start on its Christmas campaign with its second annual Motorcycle Toy Run on Saturday, Sept. 12.

Residents across the East Kootenay and Columbia Valley can expect to see and hear military helicopters this month as the Royal Canadian Air Force conducts mountain flying training based out of Cranbrook.

Cranbrook RCMP Const. Mike Murray is preparing to take on the 2026 Cops for Kids Annual Ride.

With traffic expected to pick up over the final long weekend of summer, drivers across the Kootenays are being reminded that flashing amber lights at the roadside carry the same Slow Down, Move Over requirements as flashing emergency lights.

The Kootenay Savings Community Foundation is marking its 30th anniversary with $100,000 in grants for community projects across the Kootenays.

A Vancouver man on an expedition to Mount Kailash in Tibet said he and his team passed through the Nepal-Tibet border area hours before catastrophic flash flooding on Wednesday.