The following is a synopsis of what occurred during the July 5 Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors’ meeting. 10-Year Service Award…
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RDEK supports application to boost MRDT
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors July 5 agreed to a request from Tourism Fernie for support of a one per…
Regional tourism projects get funding boost
Destination BC is providing $4 million this year to support 57 tourism projects across British Columbia, including three in the East Kootenay and one in…
RDEK Board Highlights
The following is a synopsis of what occurred during the Oct. 5 Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors’ meeting. 20-Year Service Award…
WestJet now serving region
On Wednesday, June 20, the first WestJet flight from Calgary (YYC) into the Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) landed just after 11 a.m. Many dignitaries…
Fernie Heritage Master Plan kicked off
The preservation of Fernie’s most important assets, its heritage buildings, took a giant leap forward Feb. 23 with full funding confirmed to begin the development…
A look back at 2017 in Fernie
Mayor’s update By Mayor Mary Giuliano City of Fernie Fernie had a good year in 2017 with much achieved from each department. Several projects such…
New Ski Shuttle for the 17/18 season
Visitors and locals will see a new local ski shuttle bus on the roads for this coming ski season thanks to a partnership between the…
Elk Valley Ultra returns in July ‘18
Following the massive success of the Elk Valley Ultra 50km & Relay, the race event will return again to Fernie next year. Event organizers, Stag Leap…
Community care for Elk River at clean-up
Community members showed up to demonstrate their love and care of the Elk River at the seventh annual Shoreline Clean-up on Sunday October 1. “So…