Days after the province announced a new provincial approach to old-growth forests, conservation groups have learned that B.C. plans to log more than three square kilometres of intact rainforest

The Regional Districts of East Kootenay, Kootenay Boundary and Central Kootenay have been selected as a winner of a 2020 […]

The BC government has released its long awaited Old Growth Report. After months of speculation by both the forest industry […]

The East Kootenay Foundation for Health’s (EKFH) “Beneath the Surface” campaign just got a significant boost with a $20,000 grant from the RDEK Electoral Area A Discretionary Grant in Aid account.

The City of Fernie wants to talk, listen to your feedback and keep you updated. This is their messaging: “We’re […]

The Fernie Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that five virtual Fernie Ambassador Program sessions are scheduled for this fall.

Region sees nearly $100 million in benefits; register for virtual AGM

The Fernie Food Action Strategy is a first step toward a vision of a resilient local food system and improved community-level food security in the Elk Valley.

Standing in the front yard, about to take walk with Gordie, I see the Three Sisters newly plastered with white.

We may all have stories of when and how we realised the importance of Labour Day and the support staff in our daily lives – the labourers, sanitation workers, servers, cleaners, house help, tradesmen, healthcare workers and everyone else.

Fernie Fire and Rescue Fire Protection Officer Brett Uphill is trading his structural firefighting gear for wildland gear and joining a team that will provide Structural Protection to the Doctor Creek Fire near Canal Flats.

With Teck matching all donations up to $50,000 before Sept 30th, the Fernie Fox Hotel donation will be leveraged to help achieve the goal of raising $300,000 to purchase the ultrasound machine.