Sparwood News

By Angela Treharne - The Free Press Published: May 23, 2013 8:00 AM Updated: May 23, 2013 8:55 AM It will reopen tomorrow and operate normal hours: Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Residents should proceed to the emergency department in Sparwood which is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Alternatively residents can attend the emergency ... (more)

By Sally MacDonald - Cranbrook Daily Townsman Published: May 22, 2013 11:04 AM Updated: May 22, 2013 11:04 AM The rain is coming down and the rivers are rising as the East Kootenay is hit with a weather wallop.

Since the writ was dropped on , families from across B.C. affected by the rare, brain-threatening inborn metabolic disorder, Phenylketonuria , engaged candidates in their ridings, and urged them to commit to bringing PKU care in the province up to national, and international, standards and best practices.

By Nicole Liebermann - The Free Press Published: May 09, 2013 4:00 PM Updated: May 09, 2013 4:24 PM A select group of students from Fernie Secondary, Sparwood Secondary, and Elkford Secondary schools got the chance to get behind the wheels of some real life, heavy duty equipment this week.

By Nicole Liebermann - The Free Press Published: May 09, 2013 2:00 PM Updated: May 09, 2013 2:50 PM With a lack of available doctors in the area, the emergency department at the Sparwood Health Centre will only be open for limited hours throughout the month of May.

By Nicole Liebermann - The Free Press Published: May 08, 2013 7:00 AM Updated: May 08, 2013 7:45 AM Sparwood community members came out to the Causeway Bay Tuesday evening to hear what the two candidates in the running to serve as Kootenay East MLA had to say.

By Nicole Liebermann - The Free Press Published: May 03, 2013 10:00 AM Updated: May 03, 2013 10:37 AM With a lack of available doctors in the area, the emergency department at the Sparwood Health Centre will only be open for limited hours throughout the month of May.

As part of the B.C. Families Early Years Strategy, any B.C. resident with an RESP for a child born on or after January 1, 2007, may apply for a one-time grant of $1,200 between the child's sixth and seventh birthday.

By Nicole Liebermann - The Free Press Published: April 26, 2013 3:00 PM Updated: April 26, 2013 3:42 PM Sparwood continued its celebration of B.C. Arts and Culture Week Thursday evening with a dance recital at the Sparwood Curling Rink.

By Angela Treharne - The Free Press Published: April 24, 2013 11:00 AM Updated: April 24, 2013 11:34 AM Evelyn Lau, author of 'A Grain of Rice ,' shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, and Stefan Czernecki , illustrator of 'Rainbow Shoes,' shortlisted for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize, will visit Fernie ... (more)