In Fernie, the Elk River Alliance will continue to educate people on stormwater management and to develop a stormwater wetland.

East Kootenay adolescents more likely to be physically active but also to be vaping

A new learning centre in Fernie has officially opened its doors. The Southeast Kootenay School District celebrated the grand opening […]

Three Grade 9 classes from across the Elk Valley got their hands dirty ridding local wetlands of invasive plants while planting native species in their place.

Harmony Lloyd’s Grade 7 Science Class recently got down to “beesnus” on a Wildsight EcoStewards project to help support native bees.

Curious children and adults of all ages can come out to answer these questions and more at the Fernie Science Odyssey.

The Seniors Citizens Club of Fernie & District is pleased to announce the arrival of their 60th Anniversary Cookbook!

McKinley Richards, a Fernie Secondary school graduate, will represent the Kootenay-Columbia in Parliament with the Daughters of the Vote program.

The Fernie Public Library is becoming more high-tech with support from Columbia Basin Trust’s Community Technology Program.

A new $6-million partnership between Columbia Basin Trust, College of the Rockies and Selkirk College will work toward shared priorities to enhance the quality, availability and uniqueness of the college experience for students.

Children and youth will be growing their confidence and getting healthier thanks to 34 projects receiving over $500,000 from Columbia Basin Trust’s Basin PLAYS Capital Improvement Grants.

With patches of snow on the ground, it’s a day for jackets and hoods up to protect ears from the cold. It’s Wednesday, November 14, 2018, and a group of ninth graders is traipsing across an abandoned hay field outside Cranbrook with loppers and shovels in hand to oo and learn in wild backyards.