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58 active fires burning within the southeast fire centre; 200 hectare fire southeast of Elko

In the interest of public safety, effective at noon Pacific Time on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, all Crown land within the Rocky Mountain Natural Resource District is closed to public access due to the extreme fire danger rating, the number of unprecedented aggressive wildfires throughout the region and moderate winds forecasted over the next few days.

“I won’t be satisfied with anything less than a championship,” said the new captain.

Two hundred communities around Canada participated in the opening of the Trans Canada Trail, Saturday August 26. Now connected, the great trail extends 24,000 km across Canada.

Construction of a new concrete skate park in Sparwood will continue thanks to recent funding from the District of Sparwood.

Harry Charles Sadd of Victoria currently faces 23 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault against young boys.

Police seek information surrounding accident in Sparwood, Saturday

Elk Valley RCMP have charged two men from Saskatchewan for being drunk in public, after they hitched a ride on a taxi early Saturday morning in Fernie.

A large pile of wood scraps in Sparwood was set on fire sometime during the morning of August 24.

Sparwood’s Express Mart, located in Centennial Square, will soon be closing its doors, after 36 years of serving the community.