October 12, 2021 B.C.’s indoor mask mandate now includes children aged 5 and up BC children ages five and up will be required to wear masks in public indoor places starting later today. This […] Read more
October 05, 2021 East Kootenay Residents Encouraged to Participate in Regional Evacuation Survey As part of its ongoing emergency preparedness efforts, the RDEK is coordinating Regional Evacuation Route Planning in partnership with all […] Read more
September 30, 2021 Local Governments Recognize the Journey to Reconciliation In June 2021, the federal government voted to recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday in […] Read more
September 29, 2021 Annex Park trail loop to be paved Great news for accessible trail users from the City of Fernie! The City has successfully secured $500,000 in funding through […] Read more
September 23, 2021 Saving forests saves our communities Landslides. Floods. Wildfires. They come with a vengeance, sweeping away or burning up communities. When they’re happening, they seem inevitable. […] Read more
September 23, 2021 Keep our Bears Safe It’s the season when bear activity is at its peak and we have to think about keeping our bears safe. […] 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
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 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 23, 2021 British Columbia to Require Vaccine Proof British Columbia announced earlier today that vaccine passports will be required for people attending specific social and recreational events. In […] 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 20, 2021 New Covid Restrictions apply to Fernie Restrictions introduced in the Okanagan earlier this summer have been expanded to the rest of B.C.’s Interior Health region in […] Read more