Fernie’s a mountain town with an outstanding quality of life. We are blessed with naturual beauty, outstanding recreation, and a […]

As 2022 draws to a close, it presents an opportunity to look back at some of the Regional District of […]

It’s official – the City of Fernie has announced that the green flag is up and the Outdoor Community Rink […]

Fifteen small communities and First Nations in the Columbia Basin are upping their abilities to prevent and fight wildfires. These […]

The Columbia Basin Trusts Resident Directed Grants (ReDi Grants) will be opening soon. ReDi Grants Funding is for meeting community […]

Five local mountain caribou herds have been extirpated (locally extinct) in the last 10 years due to habitat loss.

Being active in the great outdoors is one of the pleasures of living in the Columbia Basin. Now, 16 projects […]

The City of Fernie will once again be offering a free indoor walking program this winter. Beginning December 6 the […]

The Fernie Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the appointment of the new Executive Director, Wendy McDougall, to the Chamber team.

On January 1, 2023 the Regional District of East Kootenay’s will be implementing a restructured fee schedule that will affect […]

The living wage for Fernie is $23.58 an hour for 2022. While the living wage has never been calculated before […]

Members of the Hosmer Fire Department responded to a structure fire this evening. “Five pieces of apparatus and five firefighters […]