Community

A new washroom facility is to be built next to the new water spray park in Lions Park in Sparwood.

A Fernie woman who received an outpouring of community help three years ago is returning the favour by helping raise money for a Hosmer woman.

A deer survey has been delivered to every house in Sparwood, to help identify what needs to be done to control the town’s deer population.

The Extreme Griz competition was fiercely battled out on Saturday with four-time winner Steve Ruskay finally coming out on top.

There was lots of fun at Fernie Secondary School gym when the teachers took on the Senior Girls Basketball team in a friendly game on Tuesday to raise money for Hoops for Heart.

The Elk Valley Arm Benders arm wrestling team dominated at the competition at The Fernie Hotel on Saturday.

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.