September 08, 2021 Elk Valley Chambers Present the Elk Valley All-Candidates Forum The Fernie Chamber of Commerce is excited to be partnering with the Sparwood and Elkford Chambers to present an Elk […] Read more
September 08, 2021 Over 2,400 Projects Received Trust Support in 2020/21 As people and communities in the Columbia Basin faced challenges over the last year, Columbia Basin Trust was humbled by […] Read more
September 08, 2021 The Province is launching the BC Vaccine Card The Province is launching the BC Vaccine Card, a digital or printed document that shows the stage cardholders are at […] Read more
September 04, 2021 Hill Road Dike Project to Proceed The Hill Road Dike Project has received the required approvals, including the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) authorization, […] Read more
August 26, 2021 Opinion: Policy Failures Have Forced Citizens to Put Their Bodies On The Line For Old Growth British Columbia markets itself as “supernatural BC” and yet we are one of the last jurisdictions in the world still […] 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
August 24, 2021 Fernie and Region Fire Update The BC Wildfire Service continues to respond to 63 active fires burning in the Southeast Fire Centre. The Southeast Fire […] Read more
August 22, 2021 Canadian Adaptive Network Fernie Needs Report The students designed a questionnaire with the overall objective of learning more about what it is like to live with a disability in Fernie Read more
August 18, 2021 Evacuation Alert and Order in Koocanusa Rescinded The Area Restrictions that were established around the Plumbob Mountain wildfire and Dewar Creek Wildfire have been rescinded due to […] Read more
August 16, 2021 BC Wildfire Issues restriction for Plumbob Mountain area The BC Wildfire Service continues to respond to the Plumbob Mountain wildfire that originated approximately 18 kilometres west of the […] 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
July 23, 2021 Fernie SAR Helicopter Resource is Limited Fernie Search and Rescue was called out for back to back rescues thursday afternoon. The first involved a hiker who […] Read more