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The first time I ever played disc golf was in Fernie. I was home from University for the summer, and new friends took me for a round. I had no idea what disc golf was, and when we parked outside of a private residence on Anderson Road, I was quite confused and then quite impressed that someone would create such a wonderful community asset and allow people to play for free. 

The RDEK has issued an Evacuation Alert for 23 properties in the Campsall Rd area west of Fort Steele due to the St Mary River Wildfire N11805. In cooperation with ʔaq'am, has expanded the Evacuation Alert area to include 35 additional properties.

Did you know....
Canadians consume 3.5 million tons of plastic every year?

That we only recycle or reuse 9%? And that every bit of plastic you have used in your life is still out there?

I was recently invited to a bocce tournament, and while this article won’t touch on anything really to do with bocce, here’s to friends coming up with new and creative ways to gather in our beautiful community. 

I appreciate I’m not writing an advice column, there are people far better equipped. But, at this writing, I have been asked to present scholarships at Fernie’s two high schools and say a few words. And, while I also appreciate that I’m not being asked to provide the commencement address (for reference look up the transcript of David Foster-Wallace’s This is Water for a singularly outstanding example), it is hard not to offer some advice for graduates.