Last year saw a spectacular rise in the value of steelmaking coal but the price has sagged in the first months of 2017.
As a diverse future beckons, Canadians need more intercultural dialogue to address undercurrents of intolerance.
Fernie’s population has surpassed 5,000, which could mean an 18 per cent tax increase, says CAO Norm McInnis.
Traffic is once again flowing along Highway 3 after it was blocked up at both ends of the Elk Valley by a record setting snowfall.
