After more than three years of hard work, residents in over 12,000 rural households, in more than 62 communities in the region, will have access to new or improved high-speed Internet.

Fernie Alpine Resort make improvements to their mountain operations and infrastructure every season. The improvement that has my interest is […]

The Outdoor Community Rink will be opening soon for the 2018/19 season! Community volunteers will be out this week preparing […]

Cranbook author Dave Butler is bringing his new book, No Place for Wolverines, to the Fernie Heritage Library as part […]

The Columbia Basin Trust’s new Community Technology Program helps create tech-enabled spaces

The Regional District of East Kootenay Board of Directors was officially sworn into office last week. One of the first […]

Whether biking to work, hiking peaks or walking pets, Columbia Basin residents prize the trails in our communities and surrounding areas.

Our mine reclamation security system is supposed to make sure mine owners pay to clean up their mine sites and downstream pollution, but there are so many exceptions, secrets, weak policies and backroom deals, that mine owners across the province are profiting while BC taxpayers cover the long-term cleanup risk.

The Fernie Business Excellence Awards 2018 organized and hosted by the Fernie Chamber of Commerce were held on Friday, October […]

The EECOM Awards Ceremony is an important moment for environmental educators across the country to honour the individuals and organizations who are leading the way in Canada

Poll after poll shows that British Columbians want governments that are better for our environment.

Wetlands have been lost in the Elk Valley due to the cumulative impacts of road, railway and urban development. They’ve been drained, filled in and cut off from the Elk River