Bayshore STR gets TUP without fanfare
Invermere council approved another temporary use permit (TUP) for a short-term rental (STR) last week.
Category: Local News
Press pause on Radium’s new motel, hotel definitions
Efforts by the Village of Radium Hot Springs to address the growing issue of people living long term in hotels and motels in the community took a sharp turn last week.
Double bronze for Windermere ski racer
Windermere ski cross racer Courtney Hoffos had a slow start on this year’s World Cup ski cross circuit, but is coming on strong as the winter progresses, and has earned a pair of podium results.
Invermere high school proposes equestrian academy
Excitement is building around a proposed equestrian academy for students at David Thompson Secondary School.
New short-term rental registration cash grab: MLA
“This is a shakedown, plain and simple.”
Experts talk shop to mitigate CWD spread
A fifth case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in B.C. prompted experts to speak out on strategies at a March 13 meeting in Cranbrook.
Radium offering housing incentives
The Village of Radium Hot Springs is trying to increase awareness among local residents about its incentives to create more affordable housing and more long-term rental housing.
Don’t pilfer donations from transfer station
For a while this winter some people were pilfering bottle and cans from the Athalmer transfer station that were meant to be donated to local nonprofits.
Keep garbage secure as bears wake up
Warmer temperatures and melting snow mean bears will emerge from their dens soon, if they haven’t done so already.
Water quality advisory issued
The RDEK has issued a water quality advisory for the Windermere water system and Sun Valley RV Park/gas station.
Local youth wins Will Ferguson Award
Will Ferguson would have been mighty proud of Logan Altmann.
Grieving families finding patience in court
The grieving families of three young men killed in a single-vehicle crash in Wilmer last summer are painfully learning how the legal system works in Canada.
Minor injuries in rollover
On March 3 Columbia Valley members responded to a single vehicle rollover on Westside road near Fairmont Hot Springs.
New townhomes prompt parking concern
A planned new multi-family development in downtown Invermere is prompting parking concerns from neighbours.
No dredging while case in court
The B.C. Supreme Court has issued an order halting any dredging or other changes to the Trethewey marina on the east side of Lake Windermere while the matter is before the courts.
Bring big hats, bake scones for book launch
Local author Elinor Florence will soon officially launch her new novel Finding Flora.
DTSS band stoked for jazz festival
Soul Machine started up about a year and a half ago, and it’s the first time in years DTSS has a genuine band program.
RDEK postpones readings for housing development
The board postponed first and second reading of two bylaws to facilitate the development of a multi-family apartment building in the Windermere south area.
Alice on ice in ‘Wonderland’ skate show
‘Wonderland’ unfolds on Saturday, March 15 at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena from 2 to 4 p.m.
Radium clarifies accommodation definitions
The Village of Radium Hot Springs held a public hearing earlier last month on amendments that would clarify definitions of various types of accommodation within the village’s zoning bylaw.
