January 05, 2022 Fernie’s Nell Smith debuts on The Late Show Fernie’s 14-year-old Nell Smith debuted on Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show” with Wayne Coyne’s band “The Flaming Lips”. Nell is […] 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
January 01, 2022 Fernie Extreme Cold with Snowfall! Environment Canada has issued an extreme Cold Warning for Fernie. The combination of this advancing Arctic airmass and overrunning Pacific […] Read more
December 26, 2021 That First Christmas Alone By Keith Liggett My first Christmas alone was in Aspen. I lived in what could only be called a third […] Read more
December 24, 2021 2021: Year in Review RDEK Board Chair Rob Gay On behalf of the Board and staff, the very best to you and yours. We wish you a healthy and prosperous 2022. Read more
December 22, 2021 Recycle BC Resumes Recycling The collection of glass recycling at all of the Regional District of East Kootenay’s Recycle BC Depots has resumed effective […] Read more
December 22, 2021 Fernie Ski-hill Shuttle FREE for the Holiday Season The local ski-hill shuttle between town and the ski resort will be up and running starting with the evening service […] Read more
December 21, 2021 The Fernie Tribe By Jon Turk Some people say the heart and soul of Fernie lies in the ski hill. Others claim the […] 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 16, 2021 RDEK Contributes to Restore Access to Recreational Areas – Updated Updated: Fernie Wilderness Adventures announced today that they have been granted a permit to construct a temporary ice/snow bridge in […] Read more
December 16, 2021 The 45th annual Griz Days announced The Fernie Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the return of Fernie’s winter festival in the new year. The […] Read more
December 13, 2021 Bear Deaths Worst in Years More than 14 bears have had to be euthanized in Fernie this year, most of them after becoming habituated to people, conservation officers say. Read more