Health
Community in Activity
Continuing physical activity to help your body a healthy weight, stabilizes blood sugar, and reduces depression or anxiety.
Little Luxuries
A quick, cheap getaway to the city where you can you stay in a castle, eat at the finest chef’s tables, catch live stage legends, attend a traditional tea ceremony, take an amusement ride 900 ft in the air and choose from dozens of world class golf courses and pools.
Empower your Community
Bringing a diverse groups and businesses together to create a sustainable community.
CommuniTEA
A cup of tea can make everything better – a warm hug or a cool refreshment when needed. There is a whole community of herbal teas out there each with their own unique ability to uplift, energize, balance, or calm you when needed.
Fit to Hike
Avid hiker Sarah, provides tips to help you keep exploring.
Take the High Road
This summer sees the launch of the North Coast 500, (northcoast500.com) a campaign to bring visitors to one of the most spectacular and unspoiled corners of the British Isles – the Highlands of Scotland.
Trails-Around-Town Challenge
If you pick up one of the large tourist maps found in most Fernie businesses, you will see that there are dotted lines indicating the various trails around town.
Going Green With Your Family
The idea of being “eco-friendly” or “going green” has been one that has gained a lot of traction in recent months and years but, like anything else, these terms may be subject to interpretation.
Treading More Easily
It is estimated that more than two million Canadians practice yoga, over 15 million Americans, and globally more than 250 million people.
Undressing the Dressing
Ahhhh! Spring is in the air and the colour green is starting to fill the valley. This is one of my favourite months – absolutely nothing to do with it being my birthday month (insert cheeky smile).
Frozen Landscapes
I don’t make a lot of lists, but I do keep a running tally of my favourite frozen places as I visit them. There are a few that have been bumped off the list and many still to discover, but here’s my top five right now:
Re-wilding
Fernie’s Griz reminds me of a more wild, rugged version of ourselves. This month’s recipe is inspired by the Griz for its snow-like appearance and wild concept: cauliflower rice.
Action for the Sake of Action
Stephen Mitchell’s rendition of the Bhagavad Gita contains this excerpt: “Act with no thought of results, open to success or failure. This equanimity is yoga.” Ah, if only. I have a longing for this state when I read this passage.
Is There Value in Doing a Spring Cleanse?
There are toxins all around us - in the air, in our water, in the food that we eat - and our bodies have an elaborate detoxification and elimination system that helps to neutralize these toxins, and clear them out of our bodies to preven
Over the Hill
Fernie is a ski town and it is filled with talented skiers and snowboarders. I am neither. I can ski and I can snowboard.