The 45th annual Griz Days winter festival is back next weekend with celebrations and events happening all over town from Friday 4 March through Sunday 6 March.

More than 50 new tourism projects throughout B.C. are receiving a total of $21.3 million for shovel-ready infrastructure projects. The […]

When it comes to handling emergency situations—such as the wildfires, floods and heat waves experienced in 2021—it’s best to be […]

Kootenay Association for Science & Technology (KAST) is providing programming to local tech entrepreneurs and businesses in the Kootenay by […]

People looking for ways to enjoy the Columbia Basin’s great outdoors will soon have even better options thanks to upcoming […]

Failure to act has resulted in the death of at least four dead bighorn sheep over five days last week […]

The Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies (CFKR) is now accepting applications for its 2022 community granting program in Elkford, […]

Following an extensive digitization process, the Fernie Museum is sharing a digital archive of The Fernie Free Press from 1899 […]

The Special Public Avalanche Warning issued Thursday, Jan. 20, has been expanded to include the South Rockies and Lizard Range regions.

20 months into the global pandemic, it’s certainly possible our new reality magnified the experience of extreme weather events in […]

Congratulations to the Fernie Snowmobile Association on their diligent work in reopening recreation access to Fernie’s backcountry. Here is their […]

Fernie Search and Rescue were busy this weekend with two calls to rescue injured snowmobilers from Fernie’s backcountry.