Cranbrook News

The B.C. government has announced the first round of consultations with local First Nations and residents for the Columbia River Treaty starting next week.

A power outage in Cranbrook on May 19 was caused by a bird coming into contact with a transmitter, BC Hydro says.

The companies that own a controversial mining project near Cranbrook have completed a technical report on the mine at the request of the British Columbia Securities Commission.

Known as Rouse pasture, the land lies northwest of Canadian Rockies International Airport, and Canfor is currently undertaking an ecosystem restoration project to restore it to grasslands, according to Wycliffe resident Anne Coulter.

A sea of blue was created Monday in Rotary Park in Cranbrook by the Cranbrook Health Care Auxiliary, to start off the celebration of Volunteer Day in B.C. The CHCA has been a charitable organization in Cranbrook for 111 years, and has raised millions upon millions of dollars to further health care goals in the community.

By Mary Guiliano - The Free Press Published: May 09, 2012 10:00 AM Updated: May 09, 2012 10:40 AM Lions International District 19 E held its annual Spring Conference this past weekend in Fernie with nearly 180 members from B.C. and the USA attending.

A work party of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 24, Cranbrook, is pictured gathered around a newly installed headstone for William O'Hearn. O'Hearn , was a veteran of the Boer War and the First World War, and is buried in the Cranbrook Legion Cemetery.

Chargin only $1 per item and relying solely on the honour system, airport administration was able to garner more than $1,000 for the Cranbrook Food bank.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists thought they were recovering the satellite collar of a British Columbia caribou that apparently wandered into the mountains near Eureka and died.

Theresa Negreiff says the B.C. government should be asking the public whether it wants a privately owned sightseeing gondola to be built in Stawamus Chief Provincial Park .

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists thought they were recovering the satellite collar of a British Columbia caribou that apparently wandered into the mountains near Eureka and died.

Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA, May 01, 2012 /FSC/ - Klondike Gold Corp. , is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement with PJX Resources Inc.

Canadian Cancer Society volunteers, staff and supporters met for an informal tea at the Canadian Cancer Society of BC and Yukon office in Cranbrook on April 27 to celebrate Daffodil Day.

Darelyn Hutchinson and Sandra Davis were honored to be able to attend a national youth conference; "Ignite and Unite" held in our nation's capital Ottawa by the Youth Centre Canada.A Both participants gained a great deal of insight & inspiration through powerful key note speakers, bragging sessions, meeting, interacting, sharing and learning from ... (more)

A radio-collared woodland caribou that wandered into northwestern Montana from British Columbia has been returned to Canada after some medical treatment.