The Fernie Ambassador Program celebrated its first birthday on Nov. 8. The program was conceived from a group of Fernie Chamber of Commerce members gathered…
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Tourism funding for Kimberley
As British Columbia experiences some of its strongest tourism growth in years, Kimberley is receiving $71,785 from the province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) to support…
Major tourism funding announced for Fernie
As B.C. experiences some of its strongest tourism growth in years, with a record number of international visitors during the first half of the year,…
Tourism highlights in our resort communities
The province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) allocated $10.5 million to 14 resort communities for the 2015-16 fiscal year to boost tourism infrastructure and amenities, including…
A proposed solution to Fernie’s garbage problem
Sixty-seven per cent of calls made to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service in Fernie between 2013 and 2016 and 69% in B.C., cite garbage as…
Popular all-vinyl tour in Fernie Saturday
Fernie is going to be a happening place this weekend with Griz Days taking place. Adding to excitement on Saturday evening is Monster Energy’s 7…
Abundance of visitors greeted by labour shortage
Fernie businesses have been hit hard by the changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker program. In a recreational community like Fernie that sees over 300,000…
EK towns get six per cent of RMI funds
The Government of British Columbia announced August 24 that it is investing $10.5 million in 14 resort communities for projects that help support local tourism…
Kimberley attractions get summer makeover
As Kimberley’s historic Underground Mining Railway is rolling on a busy tourism season, its visitors’ enjoyable experience starts before they even enter the attraction. Visitors…
Power down and switch off for Earth Hour
Celebrating its ninth year, Earth Hour 2015 takes place this evening (Saturday, March 28) between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. with Environment Minister Mary Polak calling on…