Outbuilding catches fire
Invermere Fire Rescue was kept busy Friday morning extinguishing an outbuilding that caught fire on Westside Road near Wilmer.
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by Lyonel Doherty | Dec 9, 2023
Invermere Fire Rescue was kept busy Friday morning extinguishing an outbuilding that caught fire on Westside Road near Wilmer.
by Lyonel Doherty | Dec 9, 2023
The Radium Hot Springs Fire Department has recognized Capt. Todd Logan for his longtime service and dedication.
by Steve Hubrecht | Dec 8, 2023
Invermere, like most of the Columbia Valley, is in the midst of a housing crunch. There’s an acute shortage of both affordable housing and long-term rentals.
by Steve Hubrecht | Dec 8, 2023
Taxi service may be coming back to Invermere after an absence of several years.
by Admin | Dec 7, 2023
On November 28 a break and enter was reported where a number of tools were stolen, including an air compressor, three space heaters, and a shopvac from a jobsite sometime over the previous couple of weeks.
by Lyonel Doherty | Dec 7, 2023
The Cold Spring Creek debris flow mitigation project garnered a lot of interest during a Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) public meeting last week.
by Steve Hubrecht | Dec 7, 2023
Invermere council gave first and second reading last week to a bylaw up- dating the District of Invermere’s flood management plans. Public consultation on the bylaw is set for next week.
by Admin | Dec 6, 2023
This year four junior hockey players from Golden Rockets are wearing orange jerseys with their Indigenous names on the back.
by Admin | Dec 4, 2023
Food recovery and security for all residents is uppermost on the minds of Columbia Valley Food and Farm (CVFF).
by Lyonel Doherty | Dec 4, 2023
Rocky Mountain School District No. 6 has given first reading to a policy that would allow students and their parents to arrange for “alternate delivery” of sensitive educational topics.
by Admin | Dec 3, 2023
Another Christmas Bird Count is fast approaching and everyone is invited.
by Admin | Dec 3, 2023
Columbia Valley Search and Rescue (SAR) is sending out a friendly alert to backcountry enthusiasts to be careful out there.
by Lyonel Doherty | Dec 2, 2023
Rob Gay and Susan Clovechok have been re-elected by acclamation to head the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) for another term.
by Steve Hubrecht | Dec 2, 2023
A Columbia Valley author is launching her latest book just in time for the holiday season.
by Lyonel Doherty | Dec 1, 2023
A local fire chief is warning people about thin ice hazards after one individual had to be rescued on Lake Windermere on Thursday.
by Steve Hubrecht | Dec 1, 2023
Local business owner Sue-Rose Read was the talk of the valley last week after appearing on the hit CBC show ‘Dragons’ Den.’
by Steve Hubrecht | Nov 30, 2023
Anyone creating new long-term rental housing in the Village of Radium Hot Springs will get a decade-long break on municipal taxes.
by Steve Hubrecht | Nov 30, 2023
Invermere residents pushed hard for a municipal ban in the district on single-use plastics for a couple of years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then again after the pandemic.
by Admin | Nov 29, 2023
The sold-out 10th Wild & Scenic Film Festival at the Columbia Valley Centre on November 18 brought together more than 380 keen community members.
by Admin | Nov 29, 2023
The Columbia Wetlands are drying — and they have been for many decades due to climate change. One solution may help wetlands adapt and safeguard their key ingredient. It involves mimicking the actions of one of the most iconic and ubiquitous animals across Canada.