January 28, 2022 New and Improved Ways to Enjoy the Outdoors People looking for ways to enjoy the Columbia Basin’s great outdoors will soon have even better options thanks to upcoming […] Read more
January 26, 2022 Four Bighorn Sheep Highway Deaths Last Week Failure to act has resulted in the death of at least four dead bighorn sheep over five days last week […] Read more
January 26, 2022 Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies Grants The Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies (CFKR) is now accepting applications for its 2022 community granting program in Elkford, […] Read more
January 25, 2022 Fernie Free Press 1899 to 1947 is Online Following an extensive digitization process, the Fernie Museum is sharing a digital archive of The Fernie Free Press from 1899 […] Read more
January 21, 2022 Special Public Avalanche Warning Includes South Rockies, Lizard Range and Flathead The Special Public Avalanche Warning issued Thursday, Jan. 20, has been expanded to include the South Rockies and Lizard Range regions. Read more
January 16, 2022 Kootenay Contraption Contest Winners Announced 20 months into the global pandemic, it’s certainly possible our new reality magnified the experience of extreme weather events in […] Read more
January 13, 2022 Fernie Snowmobile Access Fully Restored Congratulations to the Fernie Snowmobile Association on their diligent work in reopening recreation access to Fernie’s backcountry. Here is their […] Read more
January 09, 2022 Fernie Search and Rescue Busy Weekend Fernie Search and Rescue were busy this weekend with two calls to rescue injured snowmobilers from Fernie’s backcountry. Read more
January 04, 2022 Community Initiatives Applications Now Being Accepted Interested non-profit organizations are now able to apply for the 2022/2023 Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives program. The programs funded […] Read more
December 18, 2021 Local making an impact on food security in Fernie One year ago Wildsight Elk Valley opened the doors to Local, a new food-based social enterprise in downtown Fernie. The […] Read more
December 08, 2021 Forum for Monitoring Elk River health Last Friday, December 3rd, a diverse group of parties united by their interested in Elk River watershed health convened to […] Read more
December 07, 2021 Avalanche Canada’s Southern Rockies Field Team The Avalanche Canada South Rockies Field Team covers the South Rockies and Lizard Range/Flathead public avalanche forecast regions. This dedicated […] Read more