The stories, traditions and people of the Crowsnest Pass will take centre stage this summer as the annual Crowsnest Pass Heritage Festival returns from July 30 to Aug. 3.

The Regional District of East Kootenay is recruiting election officials to help staff voting places during this fall’s general local election.

Alberta voters can now apply to cast a mail-in ballot in the provincewide referendum scheduled for Oct. 19.

A new bulk water station will be constructed at the end of Sparwood Drive after Sparwood council approved a $308,288 contract for the project.

Sparwood council has advanced changes to its fire services bylaw intended to reduce administrative work, allow controlled use of department equipment and improve cost recovery for emergency responses along Highway 3.

The president of the Crowsnest Conservation Society says the region’s limited mountain headwaters and remaining wildlife habitat are central to the organization’s opposition to open-pit coal development.

Crowsnest Pass council has approved a $15,000 contribution toward a regional film and tourism campaign proposed by Blue Squall Media.

Crowsnest Pass council will send a renewed letter supporting continued regulatory consideration of Northback’s proposed Grassy Mountain coal project.