December 29, 2025 Bill’s Eerily Inaccurate Predictions for 2026 No need to look back at the end of the year, so let’s look forward. That means it’s time for […] Read more
December 25, 2025 What Fernie Should Be Thankful For This Year As another year settles into the Elk Valley, Fernie has plenty to reflect on—and even more to be thankful for. […] Read more
November 27, 2025 Emily Brydon Youth Foundation Launches 12 Days of Christmas Fundraiser The Emily Brydon Youth Foundation (EBYF) has long been one of the Elk Valley’s most impactful charitable organizations, providing financial […] Read more
November 24, 2025 Clearcut Logging in B.C. Takes Centre Stage at Wildsight Event on Watershed Risks Wildsight brought storytelling, science, and some much-needed honesty to Fernie this week as residents gathered to explore the growing link […] Read more
November 22, 2025 Fernie Leads the Region in New Homes and Near-Record Construction Value The Fernie housing report for November 2025 shows that Fernie leads the Region in new homes and nearly topping regional […] Read more
November 03, 2025 Columbia Basin Trust Celebrates 30 Years of Building the Basin The Columbia Basin Trust 30th Anniversary marks three decades of investment, innovation, and community leadership across southeastern British Columbia — […] Read more
November 02, 2025 Fernie Launches Winter this Saturday Fernie launches winter this Saturday with a trio of community-favourite events that celebrate everything we love about snow, mountains, and […] Read more
October 24, 2025 Call for BC to Modernize Industrial Water Rates and Support Local Watershed Security Communities across the province in calling on the Government of British Columbia to modernize industrial water rates and reinvest the […] Read more
October 20, 2025 Fernie Free Press U.S. Ownership Raises Questions About Editorial Independence In 2024, a major shift occurred in the ownership of community newspapers across British Columbia when Carpenter Media Group, a […] Read more
September 13, 2025 Official Community Plan: Help Shape Fernie’s Future The City of Fernie is updating its Official Community Plan (OCP) and creating a Housing Needs Report (HNR) — and […] Read more
September 11, 2025 Epic Weekend on Lake Koocanusa: 2025 Canadian Wakesurf & Foiling Nationals Crown Champions The 2025 Canadian Wakesurf & Foiling Nationals brought an epic weekend of riding to Lake Koocanusa September 6–7, as more […] Read more
August 20, 2025 Unanimous Vote Keeps Fernie Firehall Project at Prentice Park Site Fernie City Council has delivered its most decisive statement yet on the future of the new fernie firehall project. At […] Read more