East Kootenay election results bring new mayors and two seven-vote contests
Voters across the East Kootenay elected new municipal leaders Saturday, Oct. 17, with preliminary results showing changes in Cranbrook, Kimberley, Fernie and Elkford, while two contests elsewhere in the region were separated by just seven votes.
Cranbrook budget survey closes Oct. 2 with hospice land question
Cranbrook residents have until Friday, Oct. 2 to respond to the City’s 2027 budget survey, which this year includes questions about whether municipal land should be donated for a proposed 10-bed hospice house and where that facility should be located.
Cranbrook says mail-ballot packages will go out on or about Sept. 28
Voters planning to cast a ballot by mail in Cranbrook’s Oct. 17 municipal election are being urged to request a package promptly, with the city saying mail-ballot packages will be sent out “on or about September 28.”
Institutional projects drive Cranbrook building permits to record $309.8 million
Cranbrook has recorded $309.8 million in building permits so far in 2026, more than three times the city’s previous annual record, although nearly 70 per cent of this year’s construction value comes from institutional projects rather than housing.
IIO investigating after youth seriously injured at Cranbrook school
British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating after a youth suffered serious injuries during an incident at Mount Baker Secondary School in Cranbrook on Sept. 16.
FOUND — Cranbrook RCMP seek help finding missing man
Cranbrook RCMP are asking for the public’s help locating a 47-year-old man who was reported missing Monday.