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Trainee ski and snowboard instructors from the Nonstop Adventure program tried out their new teaching skills at Wapiti ski hill in Elkford last weekend.

Statistics Canada is hiring 20 people from Fernie and Sparwood to be part of its 2011 Census team.

Sparwood Mayor, David Wilks, has three years experience in drug enforcement with the RCMP, and equipped with that knowledge, he addressed the parents of Frank J. Mitchell Elementary school last week.

Fernie was full of Olympic spirit as crowds gathered to celebrate Spirit Festival.

The Fernie Skating Club took some inspiration from hit TV show Glee this year with it’s annual carnival. The skaters interpreted songs by KISS and other classics on Friday and Saturday at the Fernie Memorial Arena.

Snowmobilers from across B.C, Alberta and Montana were revving their engines at the annual snowmobile drag races in Fernie on the weekend.

Players from the Fernie Ghostriders showed some Isabella Dicken Elementary School students the ropes this month at the school’s annual skating and hockey skills program.

The Arts Station’s WeeFest is coming back for its third year with a mix of poetry and music.

A biologist is coming to Fernie to talk about wolverines and to try to stop their decline.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s 10th annual Canada Reads contest has picked its winner, but it’s not Fernie’s contender.