Changes to the BC Building Code coming into effect May 1, 2023 will apply to all new homes built in […]

The implementation phase of the Short Term Rentals project has officially started. The implementation phase builds on the work that […]

Submitted by Mike Sosnowski There is a reason why everyone in Area A and the Valley should consider supporting the […]

A public hearing has been scheduled regarding an application to permit residential development on private property known as the Galloway […]

On the heels of steady rain and rising freezing levels, the RDEK is urging residents to be cautious around local […]

The PacificSport Columbia Basin Board and viaSport BC are pleased to announce the launch of a new PacificSport Centre in […]

Environment Canada has issued a Rainfall Warning in effect for the Elk Valley near Fernie. Rain, at times heavy, is […]

The Fernie Chamber of Commerce has announced details of their 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) taking place Thursday, April 20 […]

You can hear them well over a kilometre in the distance, their baritone horns serenading the wetlands. The croak of […]

Communities are reducing operating costs and gaining efficiencies while working toward their climate resiliency goals. Seventeen projects are underway to […]

The pandemic highlighted the many benefits of getting outside regularly and connecting with nature. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of […]

In that slack time before the ski area opened and moving into the early season scant snow weeks, I wandered down to California and the area of my youth.