It is the first report released by the agencies investigating the incident and communicates that the worker deaths were caused by aging equipment failure and poor decisions: findings point to the City’s failure to replace aging equipment despite expert advice.
Effective at noon on Thursday, July 26, 2018, campfires will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre which includes Fernie, the Elk Valley and Southcountry
Take a look at the 2017 Annual Municipal Report. The report contains audited financial statements, permissive tax exemptions, and objectives and measures.
This will end Fernie’s only public transportation service connecting with other communities. It also ends Fernie’s only the next day parcel business that many businesses rely on.
Last week, the B.C. government released its review of the professional reliance system, a system that has put industry in charge of water, fish and wildlife in British Columbia.
The SE Fire Centre / BC Wildfire Service has announced that a Category 2 Open Burning Ban started Friday July 6th at 12PM throughout the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction.