May 10, 2023 Province supports Angel Flight East Kootenay People throughout the East Kootenays will have continued access to health-care services in Kelowna through cost-free travel with the Province […] Read more
May 09, 2023 Tourism Fernie Wins Award for Sustainable Tourism Initiative Tourism Fernie recently attended the BC Economic Development Association’s annual BC Economic Summit where its AmbassadorWILD Sustainable Tourism Program was […] Read more
May 05, 2023 No Mow May For the Bees Wildsight has launched “No Mow May For the Bees” and kindly asks you to put your mower away for the […] Read more
May 05, 2023 Elk Valley Cruisers Season Opener The Elk Valley Cruisers had a great turn out for the first cruise of the season. They’re looking forward to […] Read more
May 05, 2023 High Stream Flow Advisory On the heels of the summer-like temperatures over the weekend, it’s no surprise the BC River Forecast Centre has issued […] Read more
May 01, 2023 RDEK to Test Regional Evacuation Notification System The RDEK will be testing its Regional Evacuation Notification system (ENS) this Friday and is encouraging residents who have not […] Read more
April 27, 2023 Fernie Developer Reto Barrington Fernie in the 1960s was quiet until Kaiser started open-pit mining. The influx of people, like Reto Barrington, from around […] Read more
April 27, 2023 Wildfire Risk Prompts Community Action From buying portable water tanks and equipment trailers, to providing specialized training and gear to their wildfire-fighting crews, 12 small […] Read more
April 27, 2023 Paddle and learn this summer with Wildsight’s youth field school Sixteen youth from across the Columbia Basin have the opportunity to navigate the complex social, economic and natural history of […] Read more
April 26, 2023 Tourism Fernie ‘Evolving’ To Meet Community Expectations Tourism Fernie has entered 2023 with a continued evolution and focus on destination management, as the travel industry rebounds back […] Read more
April 26, 2023 Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Saturday, May 6th is Wildfire Community Preparedness Day and residents across the East Kootenay are being asked to take action […] Read more
April 19, 2023 RDEK Short Term Rentals Implementation The implementation phase of the Short Term Rentals project has officially started. The implementation phase builds on the work that […] Read more