Sparwood Credit Union branch
banking on a winter opening
Scooter rider hits deer in Fernie BC
Police believe a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant in connection with the murder of a Manitoba man, could be travelling through the Elk Valley.
Group of hikers were bluff charged by a grizzly bear
Overwaitea Foods and Alpine Lumber in Sparwood recently partnered to raise money for the Children’s Hospital.
On the evening of September 1st, Elk Valley RCMP attended to a report of a Fernie resident who had discharged two shots from a firearm in a residential area.
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Area A welcome their new Access Guardian Jeff Piwek who started his new position on August 1st.
National trucking week ends this Sunday so thank a trucker the next time you pick something off the store shelf because just about every product we use or consume arrives by truck from i-phones to bread, whether it was manufactured overseas or produced here in British Columbia, these products make their way to our homes through B.C. trucks.
New members join trench society’s restoration coalition
Adopt a cat in the Elk Valley
Run Organizer’s are recruiting Terry’s Team Members for the 31st Annual Terry Fox Run and The Foundation and Run Organizers are inviting cancer survivors to come out and celebrate the benefits of cancer research and awareness with a free Red Shirt and a place of honour as Terry’s Team Members at their local Run. Research that has come about largely thanks to the remarkable efforts of a timeless young man, Terry Fox.
CBT helps residents address environmental issues by continuing to provide funding with $19,910 to the Wildsight Elk Valley Branch, Elk River Alliance.
As of 8:00 am on September 6th, school zones are back in effect. Excited children will be walking, biking and jumping off of school buses all over the province, and drivers need to pay attention.
Organizers of BibBity BobBity Boo - Fernie’s Family Fun Fest were relieved to find Sunday August 21st a day sunshine and clear blue skies for this years festival. Last year the event was held under a tarped-in gazebo, but this year it thrived and spread throughout Rotary Park on a perfect summer Fernie day.
Philip Hochstein, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C., called today’s referendum results a disappointment for the province and the construction industry.
Fifteen years ago this week, the spree of a serial bank bandit came to an end, solving a robbery at Fernie, and more than a dozen other Canadian towns. A new book tells the tale, but also contrasts the life or robber James Edward Krimm with that of his brother, who served his country in the military for 20 years.
