The land we know as Ridgemont, that has some of Fernie’s most accessible recreation trails, has been closed for public use.

Mark Laver, from Castlegar and District Economic Development office, is looking into the possibility of returning the Kootenays to a superior mode of transport.

The Columbia Basin Trust supports five projects with $1.5 million to build 118 new units

The very narrow and pedestrian unfriendly bridge over Lizard Creek is being replaced and greatly improved upon.

This afternoon the Government of British Columbia announced new affordable housing in the Columbia Basin region that includes 35 units for Fernie.

Fernie is in need of workers and is hosting its first ever Spring Job Fair to help address the worker shortage.

BC’s “speculation tax” does not apply to Fernie, the tax will target foreign and domestic speculators in other areas of BC.

People struggling to find an affordable place to live in the Columbia Basin region will have access to new affordable […]

The group wants to get the ice surface complete by Christmas and they’re getting noteable donation from the Calgary Flames Foundation

The Columbia Basin Trust has opened the application process for Recreation Infrastructure grants. If you plan to construct or upgrade recreation infrastructure, this program could help support your project.

With disasters striking around the world, hurricanes in the Caribbean, earthquakes in Mexico, severe flooding in Nepal and Bangladesh, The […]

WildSafeBC recommends certified communal bear resistant dumpsters rather than curb side collection for developments and businesses on the outside perimeter in prime wildlife habitat.