August 03, 2022 High-speed Internet Expanded in South Country Columbia Basin Trust has successfully added 60 kilometres of high-speed fibre optic cable to its broadband network in the South […] Read more
August 02, 2022 Campfires to be prohibited in Southeast BC Effective at noon PDT on Thursday, August 4, 2022, campfires will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction to […] Read more
July 29, 2022 Cyclist dies from intoxicated driver collision A cyclist was killed in a collision with an intoxicated driver while riding from Fernie Alpine Resort towards the City […] Read more
July 28, 2022 Think Elk Valley Following the successful completion of the business retention and expansion reports, the Elk Valley Economic Initiative (EVEI) has published four […] Read more
July 13, 2022 New Iconic Fernie App Now you can Explore Fernie’s many amazing themed tours with Tourism Fernie’s a free new mobile app. This new way […] Read more
June 24, 2022 City Announces Annex Dike Closures The Annex Dike Improvement project is getting underway next week, and will involve significant disruptions over the summer months including […] Read more
June 23, 2022 FWA Backcountry Lodge for rent Fernie Wilderness Adventures (FWA) is now offering private rentals at their remote backcountry lodge. FWA’s private lodge rental is a […] Read more
June 22, 2022 Fernie Hot Stretch of Weather statement issued Environment Canada has issued a warmer than average hot stretch special weather statement is in effect for the Elk Valley. […] Read more
June 15, 2022 Bike Race consumes Search and Rescue Local Search and Rescue volunteers have been consumed with rescuing cyclists from the Tour Divide race these last few days. […] Read more
June 15, 2022 Excellence Award for Tourism Promotion and Development Presented The Fernie Snowmobile Association was honoured to present Tourism Fernie and the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Area A […] Read more
June 07, 2022 Columbia Lake Management Plan to be Presented The final draft of the Columbia Lake Management Plan will be presented to the RDEK Board of Directors for consideration […] Read more
May 14, 2022 Lets be Bear Smart This week there was a bear encounter on a Fernie trail in the Ridgemont area. The incident was reported on […] Read more