The Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA), which represents, manages and administers arts, culture and heritage funding programs on behalf of the Columbia Basin Trust,... [Read more]
Panorama (Mar 16), Canmore (Mar 17), Invermere (Mar 18), Fernie (Mar 20) – Vancouver-based quartet, Maria In the Shower are coming to Panorama, Canmore, Invermere... [Read more]
Until Mar 4, Fernie – Bail Your MLA out of Jail fundraiser. by Jennifer Osmar. Our MLA Bill Bennett has volunteered to be a “MOST WANTED” for the Fernie... [Read more]
Call for entry, artists/cultural venues — Columbia Basin Culture Tour, August 14-15, 2010. Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance. Registrations are currently being accepted... [Read more]
CBT increases funding for environmental projects – information sessions and technical support will be provided. Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is now accepting community-initiated... [Read more]
35 B.C. athletes make Canadian Olympic team. Office of the Premier / Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport. Thirty-five B.C. athletes have been named to the Canadian Olympic... [Read more]
Feb 18 (Golden), Feb 19 (Lake Louise), Feb 20 (Fernie),Feb 21 (Invermere) – Back by popular demand, the highly popular, award-winning group, Sweatshop Union will... [Read more]
Feb 3/10/17/25-27, Fernie – It’s time to gear up for the biggest Fernie Mountain Film Festival yet, celebrating its fourth anniversary with the addition of 4 more... [Read more]
Elk Valley scuba diving fatality on ice covered lake. Elk Valley RCMP. On January 17, 2010 at 1:30 pm, Elk Valley RCMP members attended the scene of a scuba diving accident... [Read more]
Fernie bank robber gets stiff sentence. Elk Valley RCMP. 26 year old Shawn Downey, the Christmas shopping bank robber, who was apprehended by police shortly after robbing... [Read more]
Safety tips for B.C.’s backcountry adventurers. Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. British Columbia is the perfect spot for outdoor winter fun, but too... [Read more]
RCMP along with public assistance foil Fernie felon’s bank robbery get away. RCMP, Kelowna. Fernie RCMP had one suspect in custody within two hours of a bank robbery... [Read more]
Jan 7-10, Fernie, Cranbrook, Invermere – The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is coming to Fernie, Cranbrook and Invermere in January. The Banff Film Festival’s... [Read more]
“Don’t go for gold,” conservation groups tell B.C. Government — new Flathead gold strike claim sparks widespread concern in B.C. and the U.S. A Vancouver... [Read more]
“While world leaders are meeting in Copenhagen this week to discuss climate change, right here in the Columbia Basin, local governments, First Nations and communities... [Read more]
Regional District of East Kootenay. Wilks Elected Board Chair for 2010. Director David Wilks has been elected as Board Chair for 2010. This is the Sparwood Mayor’s first... [Read more]
Regional district makes donation to Fernie museum project. The Regional District of East Kootenay announced at its December 4, 2009 meeting that it was donating $2500 from... [Read more]
The Regional District of East Kootenay Board of Directors has elected David Wilks as Chair for 2010. “This is an honour,” says Wilks. “I have thoroughly enjoyed the... [Read more]
Canada-British Columbia partnership creates jobs, stimulates economy in Elk Valley. BC Liberal Government Caucus. Residents from Fernie and Sparwood will benefit from federal... [Read more]
Rockies update from November 23 game – by Steve Mantyka. The Fernie Ghostriders are the cream of the crop in the KIJHL and they proved it again last night, scoring three... [Read more]
by Steve Mantyka. Ghostriders haunt Rockies. The Columbia Valley Rockies were bested Friday night by the Division leading Fernie Ghostriders, 7-1 in a game that was dominated... [Read more]
Long-term community forest supports Ktunaxa success. Ministry of Forests and Range. A 25-year community forest agreement issued to the Ktunaxa Nation replaces a five-year... [Read more]
Columbia Valley local conservation fund technical review committee — expressions of interest. The East Kootenays is renowned for its breathtakingly beautiful scenery... [Read more]
Road crash victims remembered. Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. B.C. is moving ahead with an aggressive road safety campaign to prevent the crashes that kill... [Read more]
