By Erin Knutson The City of Fernie moved to enter into a Tourism Master Plan (TMP) agreement as a Tier 1 partner with the Fernie…
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Draft of new Fire Services Mutual Aid Agreement underway
By Erin Knutson City of Fernie council Dec. 9 moved to renew the development of a Fire Service Mutual Aid Agreement with Baynes Lake, Jaffray,…
Council supports kombucha facility start-up
By Erin Knutson Fernie’s small business community showed up at Tuesday’s (Nov. 12) City of Fernie council meeting with letters supporting one of its up…
Council approves 2020 FireSmart grant application
By Erin Knutson Wildfire prevention, education, public awareness and proactive measures are high on the list of priorities for the City of Fernie as council…
Crisis-line in place to navigate wildfire season
By Erin Knutson The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is on board with its initiative to navigate wildfire concerns and bring much-needed support to the…
Fire and Oak brings heat to the local culinary scene
By Erin Knutson Fire and Oak brings the heat to the East Kootenay, and it’s sizzling. Cranbrook’s newest dining hotspot keeps its promises with an…
Rocky Mountain Trench reveals forest project at AGM
By Erin Knutson The Rocky Mountain Trench Natural Resources Society (RMTNRS) hosted a field tour Tuesday, June 4 to showcase its fuel reduction work on…
Citizen scientists try out new app for species-at-risk
By Erin Knutson A group of citizen-scientists led by Dave Zehnder, project lead for Farmland Advantage in B.C., became the test group for a pilot…
Deborah Grey’s Roadmap to Victory
By Erin Knutson The Kootenay-Columbia Conservative Association and Rob Morrison, candidate for Kootenay-Columbia, hosted an evening with former Leader of the Opposition, Deborah Grey, Saturday…
Memoirs of Angus Davis: A Mining Legend
By Erin Knutson, The Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History Angus Ward Davis Sr. was born into a prominent Montreal family of Welsh origins…