By Mary Giuliano In 1896, Father J. Welch, the priest from the Oblate Mission of St. Eugene, was given the assignment to construct a church…
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The ringing bell harkens to Fernie’s rich history
By Mary Giuliano Op-Ed Commentary Who could have predicted a year ago that the world would be in lockdown due to a pandemic? Spanish flu,…
Letting mine rescue competition go would be unwise
By Mary Giuliano Op-Ed Commentary Fernie is named after William Fernie, one of the men credited with creation of the Crow’s Nest Pass Coal Company,…
Community choir shares talent with community
By Mary Giuliano The spring 2019 choir concert was held on May 31, at 7 p.m. at Knox United Church in Fernie. Under the direction…
Comedy Circus hits pulse of parenthood at Arts Station
By Mary Giuliano Saturday, May 25 saw live theatre presented at Fernie’s The Arts Station with the performance beginning at 7:30 p.m. There is nothing…
Familiar face retiring as business closes
By Mary Giuliano It’s said every life is a story and I have found recently that although I have known of David Gildea since moving…
Constituents updated in lunch with Tom Shypitka
By Mary Giuliano On Friday February 22, 2019 friends and supporters of Kootenay East MLA Tom Shypitka gathered together with him in Fernie for an…
$45k in scholarships at TFA graduation
By Mary Giuliano June 28 was The Fernie Academy (TFA) graduation ceremonies. Eleven grads plus a first-ever honorary diploma were celebrated. This is the 16th…
Long service awards delivered at BBQ
By Mary Giuliano On Thursday, June 14, City of Fernie employees were recognized with long service awards by myself, Mayor Mary Giuliano on behalf of…
Renovated Legion grand reopening
Saturday, May 18 saw the grand reopening of the newly renovated Legion Branch No. 36 venue in Fernie. The building was packed to capacity as…