There were 16 volunteers canvassing the businesses of Fernie on June 13 for Fernie’s first Business Walk.
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Teck Releases Water Quality Research
Teck is making available the data and results of ongoing water quality research and monitoring undertaken as part of the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan to broadly share the knowledge and information gained through this work.
Farmers Market Nutrition Coupon Boosted
Farmers’ markets located in Fernie, Elkford, Rossland, Trail and Windermere will join the program in 2018.
Fernie Disability Awareness Night
Fernie Disability Awareness Night night was held at the Park Place Lodge this year and it was a lovely evening of fellowship, learning and presentations.
Fernie Homestead protected for grizzly bears
Located along Highway 3 in southeastern BC, the property is situated south of Fernie and connects a vast expanse of provincial land to the west with NCC’s Elk Valley Heritage Conservation Area to the east.
Open Burning Banned in Kootenays
The open burn Category 3 fire ban includes the Elk Valley and South Country
Teamwork Completes Streamside Restoration Effort
It took a dozen Elk Valley residents digging into difficult rocky soil to complete the Elk River Watershed Alliance (ERA) […]
Columbia Basin Trust announces Board Changes
The Columbia Basin Trust thanks a departing director and welcomes a new one
Fernie Council Update
The City is moving forward with a three-year pilot soil management project in an effort to improve soil health, better turf conditions and over the long term reduce the need for pesticides on City properties.
New Fernie Restaurant Opens
This week saw the opening of the Smokehouse in the Red Tree Lodge with the the call, “Attention all food lovers, Smokehouse is ablaze!”
Polluting Our Neighbour’s River and Our Own
British Columbia has vowed to stop the building a bitumen pipeline across our province, over pollution and climate concerns. But on the other side of the province, in the Kootenays, pollution of a different kind is flowing from BC into Montana.
Featured Event
Fernie Secondary School presents Drama Showcase
Location: Traynor Hall Auditorium
Date: 20/11/2025
Time: 18:00 - 21:00







