Avalanche Awareness Day is being held at Kimberley Alpine Resort on January 18. Activities will include search and rescue dog demos, starting at 10 a.m….
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Avalanche Warning extended for Purcells and Kananaskis
Avalanche Canada has today (Dec. 27) extended the Special Public Avalanche Warning issued earlier this week and revising the regions involved. The warning will continue…
Avalanche warning across southern B.C. and Alberta
Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Parks Canada and Alberta’s Kananaskis Country, is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational users of backcountry and front-country…
Until we meet again
By Wayne Stetski Op-Ed Commentary Psychologists tell us that if you’ve experienced loss it can be healthy to write about it. Let’s see if that’s…
MP Stetski celebrates Avalanche Canada funding
Kootenay—Columbia MP Wayne Stetski is pleased to celebrate a one-time endowment of $25 million in federal funding to Avalanche Canada, funding initially earmarked in the…
FSA presents funds to Avalanche Canada
Beautiful day in downtown Fernie to meet up with winter friends! The Fernie Snowmobile Association (FSA) was proud to present a cheque for $3,500 today…
Late winter fury creating avalanche concerns
Old Man Winter’s petulant frenzy in the Elk Valley high country last weekend has prompted Avalanche Canada to warn about a possible “turbo charged loose…
Special Public Avalanche Warning issued
Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Parks Canada and Alberta’s Kananaskis Country, this morning issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users, in effect…
Avalanche warning for Interior mountain ranges
Avalanche Canada has issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users, in effect immediately until the end of day Sunday, February 10. The warning…
One dead, another missing following avalanche
Avalanche Canada is reporting that one person is dead and another is missing following a large avalanche on Mount Brewer on Saturday, Jan. 12, southwest…