By: Tanner Smith The City of Fernie's Chamber of Commerce will have its Annual General Meeting this Tuesday, April 22. The AGM will open for check-in and networking at 8:30 a.m. at the Bayleaf Fernie Golf Club and be followed by a breakfast at 9:15. According to the Chamber, Board Chair Antony McElwee and Executive Dir...

Elk Valley Regional RCMP are seeking assistance with a missing person report. Mounties say Barbara Currier was reported missing to the Elk Valley RCMP on Monday April 14, 2025 by a concerned family member. Police say the family indicated that Barbara had left her residence on April 11, 2025 at approximately 09:00 a.m. ...

The Columbia Basin Trust has revamped its Climate Source website, "with the Basin's unique needs in mind." According to Basin Trust Director, Will Nixon, "residents have expressed a strong desire for clear, locally relevant information to help them understand the impacts of climate change and what they c...

Eleven firefighters from several different departments in the Regional District of East Kootenay are currently on the scene of a tractor-trailer fire on Highway 3, east of Elko. At this time, officials say traffic is moving in a single, alternating lane. Drivers are asked to stay up to date with the ongoing delays by u...

Candidates running to represent the Columbia-Kootenay-Southern Rockies have been speaking at All-Candidates forums in the East Kootenay area this week. The Sparwood Chamber of Commerce is hosting a forum on April 16 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Causeway Bay Hotel's Emerald Room. "This event is a great oppo...

The City of Fernie is making residents aware of ongoing demolition work in the community. The city says work began Monday, April 14, to disassemble the outdoor rink support structure that currently sits on the aquatics greenspace. The demolition is expected to take three weeks, as crews remove the building, shipping co...

Mounties believe alcohol may have been a factor in a weekend crash. On Friday, April 11, Kimberley RCMP were on the scene of a single-vehicle collision on Highway 95A. Mounties learned a pickup truck went off the road and collided with "several power poles," between Kimberley and Marysville. Further into thei...

Candidates running to represent the Columbia-Kootenay-Southern Rockies have been speaking at All-Candidates forums in the East Kootenay area over the past few days. The City of Fernie will be the candidates' last stop in the area this week as the Fernie Chamber of Commerce hosts a forum in Park Place Lodge from 6:30 p...

Candidates running to represent the Columbia-Kootenay-Southern Rockies will be speaking at All-Candidates forums in the East Kootenay area this week. JCI Kootenay will be hosting a forum in Cranbrook's Key City Theatre starting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 14. Attendees can speak with the candidates face-to-face, bu...

By: Tanner Smith The City of Kimberley and FireSmart BC are sharing a list of everyday chores, that can help wildfire prevention efforts in your community. Those chores include maintaining your lawn and your home's exterior, having wood piles moved away from your home, cleaning under decks, keeping your gutters bare an...