Faces & Places: Randal Macnair Story by Nicole Trigg Kootenay Conservation Program As Conservation Coordinator for the Elk Valley branch of Wildsight, Randal Macnair is…
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College of the Rockies Board elects new chair
Fernie’s Randal Macnair will hold the position for a one-year term The Board of Governors of College of the Rockies is pleased to announce the…
Macnair new conservation coordinator with Wildsight
A well-known face is joining the Wildsight Elk Valley team. Randal Macnair has joined as the organization’s new Elk Valley Conservation Coordinator. “I am thrilled…
Macnair to represent BC NDP in Kootenay East
Fernie resident Randal Macnair will be the Kootenay East New Democrat Party (NDP) candidate in the May 9, 2017 B.C. election. Local NDP members today cast…
Jon Turk opens new season of Booked!
The intrepid Jon Turk is set to open a new season of Booked! Fernie Writers’ Series on September 15 with his new title, Crocodiles and…
January at the Fernie Heritage Library
By Anie Hepher Fernie Heritage Library Here’s what’s happening at the Fernie Heritage Library in January. Storytime (Ages 3-5 years) Tuesdays 11:15 a.m.-noon Stories, singing and…
Publisher finalist for major Canadian literary prize
One day last week an unusual package arrived at the office of Fernie publisher Oolichan Books. Inside the package was a puzzle from the Writers’…
Standing room only at Fernie book launch
Over 200 people packed the Fernie Heritage Library on Thursday (Oct. 16) to celebrate the launch of ‘Down to Earth: Cold-Climate Gardens and their Keepers.’…
A book all EK residents might find rewarding
Book Review By Derryll White Sombrowski, Gordon (2011). What Echo Heard. Right off I have to say that I am pleased that Oolichan Books is…
Local gardeners get Down to Earth and harvest a book
Local gardeners Jennifer Heath and Helen McAllister set out to answer the question: How does your cold-climate garden grow? They had no idea that this seed of a question…