September 13, 2022 Fernie Air Quality Fernie’s smokey skies been consistent and the current and forecasted Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) data is not looking good. […] Read more
August 31, 2022 Invasive Mussels Held at Bay The best offense is a good defence when it comes to invasive species, because once they’re in, they can be […] Read more
August 19, 2022 Elko is getting a new bridge The town of Elko BC, South of Fernie, is about to get a long needed bridge replacement on Highway #3. […] 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
May 07, 2022 Kootenays Charge Ahead to Support Electric Vehicles The Kootenays are quickly becoming one of the most connected rural regions in Canada for electric vehicle (EV) travel. With […] Read more
April 19, 2022 Trans-Canada Highway in Kicking Horse Canyon Closed The final phase of the Kicking Horse Canyon Project began today with a month-long closure of the Trans-Canada Highway to […] Read more
December 22, 2021 Fernie Ski-hill Shuttle FREE for the Holiday Season The local ski-hill shuttle between town and the ski resort will be up and running starting with the evening service […] Read more
October 01, 2021 Winter Tires are Mandatory Winter road conditions across most of B.C. often include snow and ice and most B.C. highways have high mountain passes […] Read more
August 26, 2021 Campfire Ban Lifts this Friday Campfires will be allowed in Fernie and region starting Friday, August 27th at noon. Summer is getting back to normal […] Read more
July 29, 2021 Stay Aware and Plan Ahead With over 240 wildfires burning across BC, including a number of Fires of Note in the East Kootenay, the Regional […] Read more
June 14, 2021 BC Announces Step 2 of Restart Plan Earlier today BC’s Premier announced the official start of Step 2 in the four-step restart plan. The reopening announcement allows […] Read more
April 23, 2021 BC confirms travel restrictions to curb COVID-19 To help keep British Columbia’s communities safe and protect the health-care system from COVID-19, the Province is introducing travel restrictions that limit non-essential travel in B.C. Read more