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Community project funding

East Kootenay Community Credit Union (EKC) is again looking for great projects to help out.
Cardboard fun at Fernie Alpine Resort

Cardboard fun at Fernie Alpine Resort

Racers took to the slopes at Fernie Alpine Resort on Saturday with their cardboard creations for the Raging Elk Cardboard Derby.
Fernie museum celebrates Burns night

Fernie museum celebrates Burns night

All the Burns Night traditions were celebrated at the Fernie Museum on Saturday night.
A life as free as Beulah’s

A life as free as Beulah’s

Any girl named Beulah Remona is bound to lead as interesting a life as that name and perhaps that’s what Beulah Limber’s maternal grandmother intended when she insisted that her daughter’s tenth child be given that designation.

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Avalanche awareness days

Avalanche awareness days

Fernie Alpine Resort held Avalanche Awareness Days on the weekend, at the same time the Canadian Avalanche Centre was warning of extremely high avalanche danger in the region.
Wilderness Classic Sled Dog Derby

Wilderness Classic Sled Dog Derby

The rain held off on the weekend as Elkford celebrated Winter Festival with their annual Wilderness Classic Sled Dog Derby.
Cleaning up the women’s centre

Cleaning up the women’s centre

An enterprising cleaner is helping raise money for the Women’s Resource Centre in Fernie by recycling items that would otherwise be thrown away.

Community raises $10,000 for house fire victims

A Jaffray family who lost their home in a house fire three weeks ago have received $10,000 from a dinner and silent auction on the weekend.

Crime in the Elk Valley

Thursday, Jan. 6