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Latest from Kootenay newsrooms
Aggregated from Google News across 33 electoral district communities. We do not edit or rewrite — these are real, dated headlines from real publishers.
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Request for Proposals, High-Risk Tree Removal and Maintenance
Request for Proposals, High-Risk Tree Removal and Maintenance City of Trail, BC
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‘Not about happy’: District chair says southeast B.C. time decision won’t please everyone | CBC News
‘Not about happy’: District chair says southeast B.C. time decision won’t please everyone | CBC News CBC
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Creston will delay filling board until after municipal election
Creston will delay filling board until after municipal election Creston Valley Advance
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Wildfire update: Wait Creek fire grows to 1,381 hectares
Wildfire update: Wait Creek fire grows to 1,381 hectares 102.9 Rewind Radio
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More than 100 Mexican wildfire personnel arrive in B.C.
More than 100 Mexican wildfire personnel arrive in B.C. Creston Valley Advance
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Stage 3 Water Use in effect in Radium | Columbia Valley, Radium - e-KNOW.ca
Stage 3 Water Use in effect in Radium | Columbia Valley, Radium e-KNOW.ca
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Cranbrook resident bestowed with provincial honour - e-KNOW.ca
Cranbrook resident bestowed with provincial honour e-KNOW.ca
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Cranbrook volunteer Joanne Weatherall receives B.C. Medal of Good Citizenship
Cranbrook volunteer Joanne Weatherall receives B.C. Medal of Good Citizenship My East Kootenay Now
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Premier's statement on B.C. Day | Columbia Valley, Cranbrook, East Kootenay, Elk Valley, Kimberley, Ktunaxa Nation - e-KNOW.ca
Premier's statement on B.C. Day | Columbia Valley, Cranbrook, East Kootenay, Elk Valley, Kimberley, Ktunaxa Nation e-KNOW.ca
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Town of Creston supports mural renewal on Armatige building
Town of Creston supports mural renewal on Armatige building Creston Valley Advance
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After 8 years and 15,000 kilometres, B.C. couple nears end of Trans Canada Trail trek
After 8 years and 15,000 kilometres, B.C. couple nears end of Trans Canada Trail trek CBC
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Wait Creek wildfire evacuation update and travel advisory
Wait Creek wildfire evacuation update and travel advisory My Creston Now
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Evacuation order partially downgraded near Wait Creek wildfire
Evacuation order partially downgraded near Wait Creek wildfire My East Kootenay Now
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Event planner wanted for 2027 Griz Days Festival 50th anniversary
Event planner wanted for 2027 Griz Days Festival 50th anniversary My East Kootenay Now
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UPDATE: Evacuation alerts, orders to remain overnight in Westside’s Quilpituk Creek wildfire area
UPDATE: Evacuation alerts, orders to remain overnight in Westside’s Quilpituk Creek wildfire area Creston Valley Advance
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Evacuation order partially downgraded to evacuation alert near Wait Creek wildfire
Evacuation order partially downgraded to evacuation alert near Wait Creek wildfire Cranbrook Daily Townsman
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BC Hydro still working to restore power | Columbia Valley, East Kootenay - e-KNOW.ca
BC Hydro still working to restore power | Columbia Valley, East Kootenay e-KNOW.ca
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Power restored to thousands in B.C.’s East Kootenay region after wildfire-related outages
Power restored to thousands in B.C.’s East Kootenay region after wildfire-related outages CTV News
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Pressure at the pumps: Canmore has gas, though
Pressure at the pumps: Canmore has gas, though Rocky Mountain Outlook
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22 lightning-caused fires started in 1 day, BC Wildfire says
22 lightning-caused fires started in 1 day, BC Wildfire says Nelson Star
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Area restriction now in place for Calamity Creek area
Area restriction now in place for Calamity Creek area My East Kootenay Now
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Okanagan Lake wildfire doubles in size as new evacuations ordered across B.C.
Okanagan Lake wildfire doubles in size as new evacuations ordered across B.C. CBC
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Steep and inoperable terrain allows Mount Freya wildfire to grow exponentially
Steep and inoperable terrain allows Mount Freya wildfire to grow exponentially Castanet
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Power outages prompt urgent request to reduce water use | Columbia Valley, East Kootenay, Kimberley, Ktunaxa Nation - e-KNOW.ca
Power outages prompt urgent request to reduce water use | Columbia Valley, East Kootenay, Kimberley, Ktunaxa Nation e-KNOW.ca
Source: Google News aggregation of Kootenay-area outlets. Headlines and links belong to their respective publishers.
Communities of Columbia–Kootenay–Southern Rockies
33 communities across 40,444 km² of British Columbia — from the Elk Valley coal towns to the heritage streets of Nelson and the smelter city of Trail.
Balfour
Baynes Lake
Boswell
Brisco
Canal Flats
Cranbrook
Crawford Bay
Creston
Edgewater
Elkford
Elko
Erickson
Fairmont Hot Springs
Fernie
Fruitvale
Grasmere
Invermere
Jaffray
Kaslo
Kimberley
Meadow Creek
Montrose
Moyie
Nelson
Procter
Radium Hot Springs
Salmo
Sparwood
Trail
Wardner
Wasa
Windermere
Yahk