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FortisBC promotes safe spring planting to avoid emergencies

Energy & Utilities Layne Gallant -
FortisBC is reminding Kootenay residents to look up, check for overhead power lines and plan ahead before planting this spring. 

FortisBC reports significant decrease in gas line strikes in 2024 

Provincial My Creston Now Staff -
Contractor engagement in damage prevention training has led to a significant decline in gas line strikes, according to FortisBC,...

Motor vehicle collision causes power outage in Creston

RCMP Kate Brown -
More than 500 people have lost power in the south Creston/Liston area after a motor vehicle collided with a...

Fortis BC: How to stay safe around Hydroelectric dams

Energy & Utilities My Creston Now Staff -
With the BC Day Long weekend approaching, Fortis BC is reminding residents and visitors of the Kootenays to stay...

Fortis Electricity B.C. cites voracious consumer demand for influx of electric vehicle charging stations

News Josiah Spyker -
Kelowna-based Fortis Electricity, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortis B.C. is a regulated utility company focused on providing and...

Power outages caused by falling tree and wildlife

News Jensen Shields -
Fortis BC representative, Tanya Laing Gahr, gave an update as to the nature of recent power outages. "What happened was,...

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Creston RCMP seek Thacher Lee Flanagan

RCMP
Flanagan is wanted on charges of assault, uttering threats, and criminal harrassment.

Free transit offered across West Kootenay on municipal election day

Transit
West Kootenay residents will be able to ride BC Transit for free on Saturday, Oct. 17, as voters head to the polls for the 2026 municipal elections.

B.C. leaders spar in fiery debate ahead of Oct. 24 election

2026 BC Election
B.C.’s three main party leaders clashed over affordability, health care and Indigenous rights in a heated televised election debate Wednesday evening.

Brittny Anderson looks to build on six years as Kootenay Central MLA

2026 BC Election
B.C. NDP MLA Brittny Anderson is seeking a third term representing Kootenay Central, with housing, health care and environmental protection among her priorities if re-elected.

August free of drug-related deaths in Kootenay-Boundary

Health
Nobody died due to toxic drugs in the Kootenay-Boundary in August, according to figures from the BC Coroners Service.
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