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
December 01, 2021 Fernie reduces the housing crunch In a community where affordable housing is hard to come by, 49 new affordable places to live is significant. For […] Read more
November 30, 2021 Rainfall Warning for the Elk Valley Environment Canada has issued a Rainfall Warning for the Elk Valley. Read more
November 28, 2021 Connecting youth, the climate crisis & water We watch a pair of beavers slip silently through the water. Their lodge is just below us, nestled alongside a […] Read more
November 25, 2021 Reviving an ecosystem with ancestral techniques For generations, ʔa·kinq̓uku—or fire—has played an important part in ecosystem renewal in the East Kootenay. In the community of ʔaq̓am, […] Read more
November 24, 2021 Angel Flight East Kootenay unveils new Aircraft Angel Flight East Kootenay has expanded its fleet with a 1979 twin-engined, seven-seat airplane. Read more
November 23, 2021 Program Designed to Help Women Tech Entrepreneurs Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) is pleased to announce the launch of the Women in Tech Entrepreneurship Mastermind […] Read more
November 22, 2021 Recycle BC Temporarily Suspending Collection of Glass and Styrofoam Packaging Due to the widespread flooding in BC, Recycle BC is temporarily suspending collection of glass and foam packaging effective immediately. […] Read more
November 22, 2021 Spend It In Fernie Holiday Kickoff! The Fernie Chamber is encouraging everyone in our community to participate in the Holiday Kickoff event taking place this Friday 26 November. Read more
November 20, 2021 Local profile: Ken and Carol McConachie Fernie has always welcomed new people and some have chosen to make it the permanent home for several generations. Two […] Read more
November 18, 2021 Provincial Disaster Financial Assistance Now Available For Those Affected Those who may qualify for this assistance include: home owners, residential tenants, small business owners, farmers, charitable organizations and local government bodies, who were unable to obtain insurance to cover these disaster-related losses. Read more