Community

Communities across the East Kootenay will host festivals celebrating music, arts and local culture this year with the help of nearly $90,000 in funding from Columbia Basin Trust.

The Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is providing a funding boost of $15,000 towards Revelstoke's LUNA Fest 2026.

A golden resident is one of three recipients of this year's Neil Muth Memorial Scholarship. 

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District Board approved making reserve funds available to try and tame mosquito populations in the Revelstoke, Golden and Scotch Creek.

As temperatures in parts of B.C. are expected to climb into the low 30s this weekend, the B.C. SPCA is urging people not to leave pets in vehicles and is reminding the public how quickly animals can suffer in the heat.

The City of Revelstoke announced what celebrations for this year's Canada Day will look like to the public can plan ahead.

The City of Revelstoke's was one of 11 recipients of the Tire Stewardship BC (TSBC) 2026 Community Grant Program, funding playground and recreation projects that aims to help create more inclusive community spaces across British Columbia. 

Residents and recreationists near Chatter Creek are advised that members of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command will conduct military training in the area from June 8 to July 15.

Kootenay communities are preparing to celebrate National Range Day with family-friendly events this Saturday, June 6.

The City of Revelstoke has received $60,000 in federal funding to support community celebrations tied to the FIFA World Cup 2026.