Fernie Fix News

Welcome to the premier hub for Fernie news, culture, and community stories. Here, you will find an expansive collection of articles capturing the unique spirit of the Elk Valley—from deep dives into local history and mountain recreation guides to health tips, business spotlights, and arts coverage. Whether you are keeping up with local initiatives by the Columbia Basin Trust or looking for the ultimate Kids’ Guide to Summer, our curated features connect you directly to the people and places that make Fernie, BC so extraordinary.

Personal Colour Wheel

Submitted by Brina Schenk on September 20, 2026.

Colour was like this massive, unexplainable enigma for many years. Only the most gifted artists seemed to get it and the rest of us just followed along and tried to keep up. A lot like fashion, we’re here waiting for the big decision-makers to tell us what to wear or what colours to combine. And...

Time Flies

Submitted by Shelby Knudsen on September 20, 2026.

For fifteen years I’ve been sharing stories with you about my experience mothering two daughters. It started in the Free Press, a short weekly column titled: The Parent Trip, where I regaled tales of first pets, embarrassing moments on the playground, catastrophic parenting failures that ranged from...

The Finals

Submitted by Nic Milligan on September 19, 2026.

Well, it has been a good run. Truly. This is my final column in the Fernie Fix. I have very much appreciated the editor for providing this platform and I hope I have, in return, provided some insights into what it is to be a local elected representative, both the job and as a human being in the role...

Fall Hunting: A General Overview

Submitted by Brenden Anders… on September 17, 2026.

It’s definitely “back to school” time the Elk Valley. That’s very important for sure. Did you know that in some towns the opening day of hunting season is a school holiday? With that in mind let’s talk about hunting season. If you spend enough time in Fernie in the fall, you can feel the season...

The scale of the Cheewhat Giant is almost incomprehensible. Terry Nelson photo

Biggest Trees in the World?

Submitted by Terry Nelson on September 14, 2026.

In preparation for my upcoming new book, Big Trees of Vancouver Island I have had the honour and pleasure of visiting some of what are claimed to be the “Biggest Trees” of their respective species to be found anywhere in Canada, and in some cases, the world. Explorations around the great forests of...

Strengthening Local Food Production in the Basin

Submitted by Fix on September 12, 2026.

(Columbia Basin) – Primary food producers in the Basin will be tapping into solar power and testing new food crops as part of Columbia Basin Trust’s Farm Solar and Resilient Food Crops granting programs. “People in the Basin rely on local farms, growers and producers for healthy, nutritious food,”...

It’s Not What You Think

Submitted by Jane Johnson on September 12, 2026.

It’s been over half a century since Jeannie C. Riley wrote and released the country-pop classic where a teenaged daughter delivers a note to Mrs. Johnson from the Secretary of the Harper Valley PTA. In the note, Mrs. Johnson was accused of wearing her dresses “way too high,” drinking, running around...

Road House

Submitted by Andrew Vallance on September 12, 2026.

The original Road House is a cult classic. It was released in 1989 and was the story of Dalton, a Zen Buddhist bouncer from Los Angeles who is hired by a wealthy Missouri bar owner who wants to clean up his wildly violent establishment and restore its reputation. Directed by Rowdy Herrington and...

What Does Your Elk Valley Pride Festival Look Like?

Submitted by Olivia Latta on September 11, 2026.

What does your Elk Valley Pride Festival Look Like? Lunch & Learn w/Aiyana Twigg Nevados Drag Lunch Spirits & Songs Drag King 101 Workshop Backstreet Butches Drag Night Rainbow Reads Intro To Skate (but make it gay) Lunch & Learn w/the Edmonton 2Spirit Society Bike Decoration Station Queer as Punk...

The September Window – The Best Reset of the Year

Submitted by Meredith Root on September 6, 2026.

There is a particular feeling that shows up in the first week of September. The mornings start to get cooler. The larches, aspens and cottonwoods glow golden and red as the late summer light searches for new and different angles through the valley. And something in the house settles. If you have...