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Regular Council Meeting - Posted to Council Connection by Admin
- 1) Fernie Derrick Society Speaks to Council
Mr. Fred Lightfoot of the Fernie Derrick Society provided Council with an update and proposal to save the Akamina Oil Derrick which is currently located at the Fernie Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Lightfoot submitted a petition with 517 signatures requesting that the oil derrick be preserved at its current location and provided Council with a list of actions that need to be done as soon as possible. Mr. Lightfoot requested Council’s support in preserving the oil derrick at the Fernie Chamber of Commerce site. Mayor Macnair asked Councillors McSkimming and Cox to bring forward.. (Read More)
New Titles at the Fernie Book Exchange - Posted to The Fernie Book Exchange by Bookexchange
- The Fernie Book Exchange is experiencing a lot of turnover lately. When you find a book you like, take it home to read. It's free. If you have a book that you want to share, please drop it off at one of the two locations: Freshies or the Tea House.
Here are a few of the titles currently available at The Tea and Coffee House on 2nd Ave. Click on the book title for a description and reviews.
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Dance Me Outside by W. P. Kinsella
Emily Carr and Her Dogs: Flirt, Punk, and Loo.. (Read More)
Ghostriders Windup Banquet - Posted to Fernie Ghostriders by Ghostriders
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The Ghostriders held their annual windup banquet ending what turned out to be another successful year both on the ice and off it. The team got off to a rough start with out a coach in place until late August and no ice in Fernie until mid September but everyone persevered and by the end of the year Ghostrider Head Coach and General Manager Will Verner had his team in first place in the Murdoch East with the lowest goals against in the league. The Riders went on to fight it out it out with Kimberley, Beaver Valley and Kamloops.. (Read More)
Three Sisters Adventures - Posted to Locals Report by Admin
- Skiing is an obsession that has taken me to where I am today, Fernie. Early season I ski every day however at this point in the season my desire wanes and I find myself thinking about surfing, cycling, caving and snowmobiling…what?
I must clarify than when it snows my obsession returns, spring powder is the best! Last Tuesdays cycle of 22cms of dense pow everything one could hope for. Everything was open and ripped from bowl to bowl.
Powder days and adventure do exist outside the world of resort skiing. On a sunny day last week I ventured.. (Read More)
“Happy Trails” Pot Luck Dinner - Posted to Fernie Nordic Society by Admin
- Members and friends of the Fernie Nordic Society are invited to attend a special “Happy Trails” Pot Luck Dinner on Friday March 14th @ 6:00pm at the Anglican Church in Fernie (561 4th Ave)
We will be gathering to share some stories of the 2007 ski season and to update you on the current and future events.
As some of you may already know, Doug Werme and Cheryl Stomps who have worked so diligently in getting our organization set up are moving away from Fernie this month. I would encourage you to attend this event and join us In wishing.. (Read More)
Become a professional writer.. - Posted to Fernie Writers Conference by Admin
- Master Classes in Writing
Look Who’s Instructing.
Angie Abdou (local author—Anything Girls Can Do and the Bone Cage), Keith Liggett (Director, Fernie Writers Conference) and Carolyn Nikodym (former Managing Editor of the Edmonton VueWeekly).
The Arts Station and the Fernie Writers Conference offer a three-month team taught writers workshop. Learn from the best – it doesn’t get much better.
Tuesday, January 8 to March 25
Weekly, 7-9pm. (12wks)
At the Arts Station, 601-1st.Ave. Fernie
The focus will be on developing and refining new work without genre bias—poetry, fiction, memoir, and non-fiction are all welcome.
Limited to 10. More information on the Fernie Writers Conference site at (Read More)
Fernie Mountain Film Festival - Posted to Fernie Mountain Film Festival by Bbell
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Presented by the MAST program at the College of the Rockies, Fernie Campus
The Fernie Mountain Film Festival is dedicated to filmmakers who spark awareness of mountain cultures, fragile environments, and the passion and perseverance of global explorers
Fernie Community Center 7pm
Feb 29, Mar 1, 2008
Beer and wine bar.
Children's Matinee 3-4:30 on Mar 1st.
Tickets $12 for one night $20 for two.
Available at:
College of the Rockies 342 3rd Ave 250-423-4691
Guides Hut 671 2nd Ave. 423-3650
A portion of proceeds to go to the Ghostrider Adventure Camp for Elk Valley Kids.
Official Festival Web Site - (Read More)
TransRockies Challenge Registration to Open - Posted to TransRockies by Admin
- The 2008 TransRockies Challenge registration is set to open on November 1st with only 300 Team Spots Available. How time flies when you’re organizing the best epic endurance events in the World!
To most of the TransRockies team, it seems like just days ago that nearly 600 racers from 24 countries rolled away from the start line in Panorama, BC to kick off the sixth TransRockies Challenge. Well, the calendar says that it’s actually been two months, but given that the TransRockies staff was hard at work putting on the inaugural GORE-TEX ™ TransRockies Run, a five-day trail running event in.. (Read More)
Fall. Hard Fall. - Posted to Off The Street by Keith
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In the last week, we passed through the last gentle days of Indian summer and entered the days of hard fall. The colors remain in the larches and some lowland cottonwoods and aspens, but up high the leaves have been stripped by rain, snow, winds, leaving grey sentinels bidding their time until spring.
Last week, a friend and I hiked a few hours up a close by valley. Stopping where the valley split, with mountains rising on three sides, the other dropping back steeply to the Elk, we sat on a rustic bench for a mountain picnic of whole wheat hard.. (Read More)