Almost a century after the Prospector, and several presses later, the Cranbrook Daily Townsman continues to be the newpaper of record for Cranbrook and area, serving a population base of more than 30,000. An afternoon paper, it is published daily from Monday to Friday. Cranbrook itself is a city of just under 20,000, nestled at 3,000 feet above sea level in what's known as the Rocky Mountain Trench. It is the major centre of the East Kootenay district of British Columbia, which stretches from Creston in the west to Sparwood in the east, and as far north as Golden. Although natural resources such as forestry and mining are its main industries, it has a well-developed service industry and some manufacturing.
Tourism bodes to be the big industry of the future.
Cranbrook and environs are famous for its golfing, and some of western Canada's best skiing is a short drive away. Database Content Includes the full-text of the Cranbrook Daily Townsman with the exception of advertisements, career and classified as, and data in tabular format. From Wednesday September 1 Monday to Friday updated daily in the CRDT archival database with the previous day's editon. The paper does not publish on Saturday or Sunday. They goofed, Corky Evans admitted Friday.