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State of emergency extended in British Columbia’s East Kootenay region

A state of emergency has been extended in the Columbia Valley, Cranbrook, East Kootenay, Elk Valley, Kimberley and Ktunaxa Nation areas.

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The extension signals an ongoing hazard significant enough to require continued emergency powers across multiple communities.

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  1. State of emergency extended | Columbia Valley, Cranbrook, East Kootenay, Elk Valley, Kimberley, Ktunaxa Nation ↗e-know.ca · Recorded source date: Aug 22, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC

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