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Jason and Isabelle Szykulski, along with their newborn baby Mila, are cozy at their home in Sparwood. Szykulski’s business, Tailor Built Solutions, is proud to make energy efficent homes in the area.

Sparwood homebuilder makes energy efficiency a priority

Jason Szykulski, a Sparwood-based builder, is gaining a reputation for building energy efficient homes.

Jason and Isabelle Szykulski, along with their newborn baby Mila, are cozy at their home in Sparwood. Szykulski’s business, Tailor Built Solutions, is proud to make energy efficent homes in the area.

January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

The Alzheimer’s Society of B.C. heralds January as its month to raise awareness about dementia and all dementia related diseases.

Fernie City Council update

A number of items were discussed including stricter bylaw enforcement regarding off-leash dogs and snowmobile funding

Comedians Craig Campbell, Paul Myrehaug and Dan Quinn, along with other comic friends, have toured the province the past eight years, snowboarding and performing comedy shows. They have collected a smattering of lift tickets, as evidenced by Craig Campbell’s collection on his jacket.

Comedy tour slides into Fernie

Snowed In Comedy Tour straps in for its eighth season, hitting the Northern Bar and Stage on Jan. 31.

Comedians Craig Campbell, Paul Myrehaug and Dan Quinn, along with other comic friends, have toured the province the past eight years, snowboarding and performing comedy shows. They have collected a smattering of lift tickets, as evidenced by Craig Campbell’s collection on his jacket.
Katie Jackson in her basement studio at Next Level Fitness in Sparwood.

New fitness service open in Sparwood

A Sparwood-based fitness studio has recently opened its doors, specializing in personalized training.

Katie Jackson in her basement studio at Next Level Fitness in Sparwood.

Editorial – Missing the Vet

Editorial for Jan. 21 discusses some of the differences between life in a city and a small mountain town.

Mainroad Contracting has improved their performance from last year, according to East Kootenay MLA Bill Bennett and Jack Bennetto, District Manager for the Ministry of Transportation.

Bennett: Mainroad’s performance satisfactory

The quality of road maintenance in the East Kootenay has been a hotly debated issue this year.

Mainroad Contracting has improved their performance from last year, according to East Kootenay MLA Bill Bennett and Jack Bennetto, District Manager for the Ministry of Transportation.

Mainroads reacts to criticism

Due to harsh winter weather conditions, the roads and highways in the East Kootenays have been more difficult to maintain.

Footage from a security camera at the Holy Family Church shows the four people vandalizing a nativity scene on Dec. 30. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Church or the RCMP.

Vandalism reported at a local nativity scene

Four unidentified people vandalized a nativity scene outside a church in Fernie on Dec. 30.

Footage from a security camera at the Holy Family Church shows the four people vandalizing a nativity scene on Dec. 30. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Church or the RCMP.

Editorial – Community Newspapers

The editorial for Jan. 14 focuses on the place of community newspapers in the changing media landscape.

Residents bark at Council over off-leash dogs

Fernie City Council held its first meeting of the New Year on Jan. 11, and off-leash dogs were a heated topic of debate.

Raziel Reid, who won the Governor General's Literary Award last year, will be speaking at the Fernie Heritage Library this Friday.

Raziel Reid next author to be featured in the Booked! series

For the third installment of this year’s Booked! Writer’s Series, author Raziel Reid will be speaking at the library on Jan. 15.

Raziel Reid, who won the Governor General's Literary Award last year, will be speaking at the Fernie Heritage Library this Friday.
Flo Barrett stands in front of extras she dressed for the film Eadweard. The films is opening the Reel Canadian Film Fest on Jan. 15.

Film with local ties featured at festival

Eadweard, which featured the costume of design of local Flo Barrett, will open the Reel Canadian Film Fest this Friday.

Flo Barrett stands in front of extras she dressed for the film Eadweard. The films is opening the Reel Canadian Film Fest on Jan. 15.

Editorial – The Ghostriders

Editorial for Jan. 7, 2016, about the Ghostriders hockey team and the fans that support them.

The Fernie Hustlers, who have been in the community for two decades, snuck in a practice on Dec. 23. The team plays in roughly one tournament a month.

Hustlers face-off for another hockey season

For over 20 years, the Fernie Hustlers hockey team has been lacing up skates and taping up sticks.

The Fernie Hustlers, who have been in the community for two decades, snuck in a practice on Dec. 23. The team plays in roughly one tournament a month.

Editorial – The New Year

The last editorial for 2015, on the New Year, resolutions and a Nintendo set from 1986.

On Dec. 14, City Council voted in favour of an amendment to bylaw 2028, regarding mobile food vendors in the city.

City enacts mobile food vendors bylaw

On Dec. 14, the City of Fernie council voted in favour of amending the Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw 2028.

On Dec. 14, City Council voted in favour of an amendment to bylaw 2028, regarding mobile food vendors in the city.
The Ghostriders battled back after trailing the Thundercats for the first two periods. The final score was 7-4 in favour of the Ghostriders.

Big win for the Ghostriders against Creston Valley Thundercats

The Ghostriders played a rare Thursday night game on Dec. 17, against the Creston Valley Thundercats.

The Ghostriders battled back after trailing the Thundercats for the first two periods. The final score was 7-4 in favour of the Ghostriders.

Editorial – MMIW Inquiry

Editorial for Dec. 17 on the federal government's announcement of a long overdo inquiry into the missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Mark Nelson, owner of the new Tim Hortons franchise in Sparwood, is happy to now be fully operational. The location is open 24-hours and has already seen many happy customers through its doors.

Sparwood Tim Hortons opens to eager customers

On Dec. 11, the much anticipated Tim Hortons in Sparwood opened its doors for the first day of operation.

Mark Nelson, owner of the new Tim Hortons franchise in Sparwood, is happy to now be fully operational. The location is open 24-hours and has already seen many happy customers through its doors.