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Firefighters contain wildfire near Edgewater

Wildlife Kate Brown -
Firefighters from Columbia Valley Rural Fire & Rescue and the Radium Fire Department responded to a wildfire near Edgewater on Sunday afternoon with support from the BC Wildfire Service.

Category 2 fires to be banned in Southeast Fire Centre

Wildlife My East Kootenay Now Staff -
The BC Wildfire Service says the move is to prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. 

District of Elkford issues a warning after bear sighting downtown

Wildlife Layne Gallant -
The District of Elkford has reported a bear currently in Boivin Creek Peace Park Downtown as of Thursday morning.

Radium overpass keeping bighorn sheep safe

Wildlife Josiah Spyker -
The provincial government had a ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the wildlife overpass near Radium Hot Springs. 

Grizzly and cubs spotted near Westside Legacy Trail: RDEK

Wildlife Kate Brown -
The Regional District of East Kootenay said a mother grizzly bear and cubs have been spotted near the Markin MacPhail Westside Legacy Trail in the Grizzly Ridge area.

EVR completes marshland conservation project

Wildlife Josiah Spyker -
Elk Valley Resources has finished up the Suzanne Creek Marsh Project, conserving wetlands in the southeast Kootenays. 

New case of chronic wasting disease confirmed as ninth case in BC

Wildlife Layne Gallant -
Wildlife officials have confirmed a new case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a white-tailed deer near Jaffray in the Kootenay region, making it the ninth confirmed case of CWD in B.C.

Targeted deer hunt to monitor chronic wasting disease begins near Cranbrook

Wildlife Layne Gallant -
The City of Cranbrook is reminding hunters to be aware of municipal boundaries and regulations regarding the targeted deer hunt from Monday Jan. 5 to Saturday Jan. 31.

Deer hunt planned near Cranbrook to monitor for disease

Wildlife Josiah Spyker -
A provincially mandated deer hunt will take place around Cranbrook throughout January. 

Updated: Hunter undergoes surgery after grizzly attack

Wildlife Kate Brown -
A Cranbrook man remains in Kelowna General Hospital after being mauled by a Grizzly bear last week in Fort Steele.

January deer hunt launched in Cranbrook

Wildlife Kate Brown -
A deer hunt will be held in the Cranbrook area from Jan. 5 to 31, 2026, as part of efforts to contain chronic wasting disease.

Prescribed burns planned for Dry Gulch Provincial Park area and the Canadian Rockies International Airport

Wildlife Kate Brown -
BC Wildfire Service is taking advantage of the drop in temperature with two prescribed burns planned for the East Kootenay. 

Prescribed burn planned for Kimberley area

Wildlife Josiah Spyker -
The BC Wildfire Service and City of Kimberley are conducting a prescribed burn in the Forest Crown Estates West area.

Three prescribed burns planned for the East Kootenay

Wildlife My East Kootenay Now Staff -
A number of prescribed burns will be taking place this week across the East Kootenays, including in the Bull River area, Wycliffe and Sanca.
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