July 17, 2024 Mountain Bike Trails: Balancing Recreation and Wildlife Conservation Fernie is renowned worldwide for its mountain bike trails, attracting tourists and new residents alike. It’s an official bike town […] Read more
July 17, 2024 Elk Valley Regional Land Trust Conservation and Connectivity Corridor Proposal The Elk Valley Regional Land Trust (EVRLT) has put forth a proposal to establish a Conservation and Connectivity Corridor on […] Read more
June 20, 2024 Snow Survey is Good News for the Kootenays The June 15th snow survey is now complete, and there’s good news for the Kootenay’s, thanks to the abundant spring […] Read more
May 10, 2024 Category 3 fire prohibitions to start At 11 am on Friday, May 17, 2024, Category 3 fire prohibitions will be in effect throughout the Southeast Fire […] Read more
October 06, 2023 Columbia Basin Water Data sheds light on Climate Impacts Considered one of North America’s most important water towers, the Columbia Basin supplies fresh water to millions of people downstream […] Read more
July 30, 2023 Several Evacuation Alerts Lifted as St. Mary’s River Fire is Held The BC Wildfire Service and the Cranbrook Fire Department are working alongside the ʔaq̓am Community – St. Mary’s Indian Band […] Read more
September 09, 2022 The Fernie Valley Pathway is underway! The City of Fernie is excited to announce that that construction is underway on Section 1B of the Fernie Valley […] Read more
September 09, 2022 Southeast Wildfire Update The Southeast fire centre currently has 66 active fires with 3 new fires in the last 2 days. Read more
August 20, 2022 Evacuation Alert Issued for 6 Properties – RESCINDED As BC Wildfire Service crews continue to make progress on the Connell Ridge fire, the Evacuation Alert that was issued […] Read more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 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
January 21, 2022 Special Public Avalanche Warning Includes South Rockies, Lizard Range and Flathead The Special Public Avalanche Warning issued Thursday, Jan. 20, has been expanded to include the South Rockies and Lizard Range regions. Read more