On behalf of Ridgemont Holdings Ltd., Parastone is pleased to announce that a portion of the Ridgemont trails network will be open to the public effective at 4:00 p.m. Friday, May 15th, 2020.
If approved, the Castle Mountain mine would destroy critical habitat for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, add significantly more selenium and other dangerous water pollution to the Elk Valley watershed, and lock in decades of high carbon emissions.
The Fernie Chamber feels it is important to continue to move regular business and provide continuity at this critical time, as the local Fernie business community looks to our organization for guidance through the COVID-19 economic recovery.
Fernie’s economy has expanded in the past decade as the tourism sector has grown significantly with the scale being on par with other small mountain towns in British Columbia.