Effective at 12:00 pm (noon) on Friday, June 25, 2021, Category 2 and Category 3 open fires, as well as […]

The B.C. government is investing $2.4 million to complete wildfire risk reduction projects in the Columbia Basin as part of […]

Avalanche Canada is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users in the North Rockies, South Rockies, the […]

Fernie Alpine Resort’s O’Bellx Avalanche Control system has now been fully installed below Polar Peak and is operational. This is […]

We should anticipate Fernie Factor potential with this front, the 20cm rule could be enacted for several days.

Environment Canada has issued its second Snowfall Warning for Fernie in the past three days.

I want to look out the front door and have a difficult time seeing my vehicle covered in snow.

The combination of cooler temperatures and above-normal precipitation gives the potential for an early start to the ski season

Standing in the front yard, about to take walk with Gordie, I see the Three Sisters newly plastered with white.

Fernie Fire and Rescue Fire Protection Officer Brett Uphill is trading his structural firefighting gear for wildland gear and joining a team that will provide Structural Protection to the Doctor Creek Fire near Canal Flats.

A bit of wind pushes the wet into corners, dry for weeks, and spreads the newly freshened air through the open windows and doors of the house.

Environment Canada has issued a heat warning as temperatures soar across the Kootenays, and are expected to peak in the mid to high 30s C and continue throughout the weekend.