Through public safety programs, non-profit organizations provide emergency and lifesaving services including search and rescue activities, volunteer fire departments, emergency preparedness, community and restorative justice for people in this province.

The Fernie Snowmobile Association has returned to their regularly scheduled grooming program. The Morrissey snowcat is back in action following […]

This is the music of my youth. In a rail park that last year played rap. The Deer is slow, but the ride was just right.

This program helps create jobs and increases employment opportunities for recent college and university graduates, a workforce that is essential when it comes to meeting the Basin’s current and future business needs

The Regional District of the East Kootenays Area A Board Highlights for January. Funding Approved for Fernie Arena Refrigeration System […]

Let me tell you a little bit about my friend Rosa who passed away only a few days ago.

Snowfall has once again arrived in the Elk Valley and this is a reminder to please slow down. With the coming snow accumulation people are encouraged to drive to the road conditions.

The City of Fernie decided at last evenings council meeting that the City will apply to fund a new multi […]

The Conservation Director for Wildsight moved to the East Kootenay from Wisconsin, USA in 1969 with the late great mountaineer and conservationist Art Twomey in search of a wild place to live.

The Fernie Ambassador Program has trained over 500 ambassadors since its beginning in 2015.

The review of the region’s Solid Waste Management Plan is now underway and the RDEK is hoping that residents and property owners will get involved and engaged in the process.

With this new snow Avalanche Canada is warning of the increased avalanche hazard and a generally-weak snowpack.