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Extremely high avalanche risk meant that Fernie Alpine Resort had to close almost all of its lifts today.

The 2011 Relay for Life fundraising campaign will kick off during the Griz Days festivities this weekend.

Sparwood Chamber of Commerce is hoping that by changing the toilets in their public washrooms to more environmentally “dual-flush” models, they will save thousands of litres of water each year.

If you don’t want to end up thrown in jail, you will be wearing your Griz Days pin this year.

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.