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National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated in Cranbrook’s Rotary Park

Community R McCormack - June 19, 2025

With National Indigenous Peoples Day coming up on Saturday, the Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Service Society kicked off festivities with a celebration in Cranbrook's Rotary Park.

St. Eugene Golf Resort celebrates 25 years

Sports Josiah Spyker - May 20, 2025

Residents and visitors alike have been hitting the links at St. Eugene Golf Resort for exactly 25 years. While the...

BC Wildfire Service and ʔaq̓am joint training program underway

Wildlife R McCormack - September 16, 2024

Joint training exercises with the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) and the Ktunaxa Nation are currently underway in ʔaq̓am. Kiah Allen,...

ʔaq̓am and Canadian Mental Health Association partner for Suicide Awareness Walk

Health Care R McCormack - September 4, 2024

ʔaq̓am and the Canadian Mental Health Association Kootenays (CMHA) will host a public Suicide Awareness Walk over the weekend...

Cranbrook looking to bolster investment in community with video campaign

Community Josiah Spyker - June 28, 2024

The City of Cranbrook has released a series of videos highlighting investment opportunities within the community. The four videos are...

ʔaq̓am receives grant for clean energy project

Uncategorized R McCormack - May 23, 2024

The ʔaq̓am community is included among 35 Indigenous Nations across the province that will receive provincial funding for clean...

Cranbrook Red Dress march to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women

Uncategorized Josiah Spyker - April 30, 2024

The ʔaq̓am First Nation is marking Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Day with a Red Dress march to Rotary...

Prescribed burns a necessary nuisance to curb wildfire growth

Uncategorized Josiah Spyker - April 18, 2024

Regional District of East Kootenay chair Rob Gay says the prescribed burns being done in the region are a...

Evacuation order lifted for all but one ʔaq̓am home

Uncategorized R McCormack - August 24, 2022

Most ʔaq̓am residents can return home, as the evacuation order has been lifted for all but one property. The order...

Wildfire prompts evacuation of some ʔaq̓am residents

Uncategorized R McCormack - August 23, 2022

Update (Wed. Aug. 24, 2022) Most ʔaq̓am residents can return home, as the evacuation order has been lifted for all...

Local First Nations receiving funds to help poverty-reduction

Uncategorized Josiah Spyker - October 6, 2021

ʔaq̓am and Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’I are both receiving a portion of a $2 million dollar grant, aimed at reducing poverty...

RDEK opens resident survey for Regional Evacuation Route Plan

Uncategorized Josiah Spyker - October 4, 2021

The Regional District of East Kootenay is hosting a resident survey to gather data for the Regional Evacuation Route...

ʔaq̓am First Nation clarifies discovery of 182 unmarked graves.

Uncategorized Josiah Spyker - July 1, 2021

In a press release sent out late on Wednesday, ʔaq̓am officials said they are unsure if the 182 unmarked...

B.C. government provides funding for wildfire prevention

Uncategorized Josiah Spyker - June 30, 2021

The B.C. government has provided $15 million in funding to 118 recipients across the province to help reduce wildfires. Provincial officials...

182 unmarked graves found in St. Eugene Residential School grounds

Uncategorized R McCormack - June 30, 2021

WARNING: The following story contains details some readers may find disturbing. A search of the area surrounding the St. Eugene...

B.C. Government to help fund searches at residential school sites

Uncategorized R McCormack - June 29, 2021

The British Columbia government has put aside $12 million to support First Nations with investigative work to find gravesites...

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