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Doctors' offices, clinics and pharmacies have begun the annual influenza vaccination program, which is free for seniors and children between six and 23 months old.

Communities all over B.C. will head to the polls on Saturday, November 19 to vote in their new mayor and council.

A team of diverse partners in the Kootenay region taking action to reduce the cosmetic use of pesticides has been recognized with a prestigious national award from the Canadian Cancer Society. The award, called the Circle of Distinction, recognizes team effort between Canadian Cancer Society volunteers and staff and their partners in contributing to the goals and mission of the society.

The newly located Fernie Women’s Centre is encouraging girls to come to their drop in to talk about this issues and problems and just have fun.

After four years of work and two public hearings the Area A Agricultural Land Reserve Pilot Project has come to a successful conclusion with a Delegation Agreement with the Agricultural Land Commision (ALC) and a block exclusion of properties that were deemed of low agricultural value

Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett made a well received speech on October 6, supporting giving the Flathead Watershed Area Conservation Act a second reading.

Elko has been given a fire truck from the City of Cranbrook, to help it build it’s own fire department.

ndependent Bookstores across the country are hosting promotional events on Saturday, October 15th in celebration of Independents’ Day. This is a major marketing drive championing the cultural and economic contributions made by long-established and new generation independent booksellers operating in many Canadian communities.

Life depends on water; it is something we can’t do without. It makes sense that we should protect our primary source of water, so we can drink, fish and swim in it for years to come. The Elk River Alliance was formed a year ago with this in mind, wanting to connect people to the Elk River and encourage them to look after the Elk Valley watershed and aquatic ecosystem.

The District of Sparwood has won a Community Excellence Award at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Convention.