Elk Valley & Fernie Community Updates
Submitted by
Fix on September 25, 2026.
According to Civic Info BC, voter turnout was 54.59% in our last municipal election in 2022... which according to statistics, is higher than average, but I really think we can do better! What a privilege it is to vote and to have a say in what happens in our community. To be able to attend meetings...
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...
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...
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 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...
As the kids head back to school, it is important to remember that learning isn't just for the young. September is also a great time for nonprofit organizations and professionals to think about professional development and make learning part of their plans for the year ahead. Nonprofits are expected...
Submitted by
Fix on September 5, 2026.
FERNIE, BC — Serving Fernie City Councillor Harshan Ramadass has officially announced his candidacy for Mayor of Fernie in the upcoming municipal election on October 17, 2026. Ramadass is running on a platform focused on pragmatic, results-oriented leadership, clear accountability, and applying...
It seems to me that most people have a strange relationship with the internet. It’s hard to imagine how you couldn’t; the same place that shows you the third trending water bottle of the summer can also show you that the thing you’ve been taught to feel embarrassed about isn't embarrassing. You...
