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A convoy that included members of the RCMP and Canadian Food Inspection Agency arrived in the early morning hours.

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Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewards host fall events at Harrop Wetland and annual Kootenay Lake Summit

Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society is inviting community members to participate in a series of hands-on events this fall at the Harrop Wetland and to join the upcoming Kootenay Lake Summit.

Students lace up for Terry Fox Run

St Joseph students traded in the classroom for sunshine today as they walked for a cause, raising funds and awareness for cancer research in the 45th annual Terry Fox Run.

Interview – Cops for Kids cyclists ride through the Kootenays

Afternoons with Andrea on Kootenay's Summit Radio interviews Castlegar RCMP officer Ron George and Nelson representative BC Sherriff Rob Crowder, both riders, about the 2025 ride.

Looking for a mouser? SPCA has the cat for you!

Introducing... Big Turk! This kitty is this weeks Summit Radio Pet of the Week with the BC SPCA West Kootenay in Castlegar.

Interview – Leo’s Sleepover, a locally written children’s story on diabetes

Trail author Dave Colquhoun and illustrator Stacey Kissock about their new book, Leo's Sleepover, with Summit Radio morning host Wayne Kelly.
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