The Regional District of East Kootenay Board of Directors has completed its first review of the draft five-year financial plan, which is open for public review

An Avalanche incident at Polar Peak, Fernie Alpine Resort, was reported today on Avalanche Canada’s Mountain Information Network.

The Province is responding to the first cases of chronic wasting disease in British Columbia, found in two deer samples from the Kootenay Region.

A project like a firehall for a small city like ours is bound to create a lot of conversation, debate, and both opposition and support.

Twenty-nine non-profit organizations in the Columbia Basin are undertaking projects to reduce their energy use, create fewer greenhouse gases and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

The 47th annual Griz Days celebration has been announced by the Fernie Chamber for the weekend of March 1 – 3, 2024.

This February the Fernie Ski Patrol is taking part in The Push-Up Challenge and has pledged to do 2,000 push-ups […]

It’s a 20cm powder day in Fernie and we’re stoked!

During the sixteen years I served as councillor and mayor for the City of Fernie, I was involved in decision-making […]

Concerns regarding the impacts of record-low snowpacks on B.C.’s freshwater supplies are mounting following the release of the most recent snow survey report.

There is a gross mis-understanding in the discussion about the eviction of the Blue Toque. This eviction is most likely […]

The Columbia Basin benefits from the wide range of food that is grown right in the region. Now, 26 farms […]