Community

•In West Fernie at 5:57 a.m. police received a false 911 call. When they attended, the residents said that they were having problems with their phone.

Students showed off their creative science projects at The Rocky Mountain Elementary School Science Fair last month.

Union workers at the Elkview mine near Sparwood say they are “holding strong” after going on strike 11 days ago over a new labour contract.

Sparwood Chamber of Commerce doubled its attendance from last year at its annual general meeting last week.

Residents of the Regional District of East Kootenay Area A are going to notice a drop in their Regional District taxes.

Four years ago Carolyn Doyle wanted a bagel in Fernie and couldn’t get one. So she decided to make her own.

It’s been two months since I left the wet winter of the B.C. coast for Fernie, but I have to admit, I hadn’t been up to the ski hill, until Friday.

The City of Fernie’s mayor is challenging all the other mayors in the region and their communities to get out their knitting needles to help knit the world’s longest scarf.

•In Sparwood at 4:20 a.m. there was a loud house party.

The Fernie Rod and Gun Club (FRGC) had its most successful year in 2010 in its 111 year history.