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The federal government has confirmed the appointment of former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell as Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

A contract worth $4,646,317 has been awarded to Interoute Construction Ltd. to repair and resurface approximately 30 km of Highway 43 between Sparwood and Elkford.

The Baynes Lake Official Community Plan and the South Country Zoning Bylaw have been adopted by the RDEK.

Frank Scarpelli has lived in the Second Avenue house for 41 years. He paid $12,500 for it at the time, and said people often ask him why he doesn’t rent part of it out, but he likes having all that space for him and his wife!

Striking Finning workers in Sparwood headed back to work last week after agreeing to a new contract.

Piercing customers advised to test for viruses

BC Hydro should reduce its proposed rate increases by half and prune back a corporation that has become overstaffed and micromanaged, according to a review panel appointed by the B.C. government.

More than 1.6 million voters sent in their ballots for B.C.'s referendum on the harmonized sales tax, a participation rate that matches the 51 per cent turnout for the 2009 B.C. election.

TransRockies gets its tenth annual start in Fernie

Road tragedy in Sparwood BC claims a life