Fernie has always welcomed new people and some have chosen to make it the permanent home for several generations. Two […]

The governments of the Ktunaxa Nation, Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡiʾit, ʔakisq̓nuk, Yaqan Nuʔkiy and ʔaq̓am have declared a State of Emergency regarding the mental health crisis within ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa (Ktunaxa Territory).

In June 2021, the federal government voted to recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday in […]

The Fernie & District Historical Society was a recent recipient of tourism anchor funding that B.C. handed out to help […]

The Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi ‘it (Tobacco Plains) and the City of Fernie provided the opportunity for the people of Fernie to stand together on Reconciliation this Canada Day.

To actively promote a tale of Euro promises, blithely broken, resulting in the vast degradation of Indigenous lands is beyond simply tone deaf.

2020 was the 100th anniversary of the Catholic Women’s League of Canada and also that of Fernie’s Holy Family Parish’s Catholic Women’s League.

Listen to the remarkable story of how the Columbia Basin Trust grew from a seed of a concept into a community organization with an established presence around the region

The Ktunaxa Nation Council is deeply saddened by the news of the discovery of the remains of hundreds of children […]

The rig will create a landmark for Fernie, an anchor for identifying the city. It is a good step in the right direction toward making Fernie a goal for tourists

The story of Holy Family Catholic church in Fernie goes as far back as 1896 when Father J. Welch, a […]

Just a week ago on March 11,2021 I was saddened to hear of Patsy Caravetta’s passing. I had known Patsy […]