2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (367+ words) Published 1: 16 pm Friday, June 12, 2026 Fernie Secondary School grade 7 students visit Fairy Creek Falls (Submitted) Fernie Secondary School grade 7 students check on newly planted cottonwood trees at Morrissey Meadows Restoration Site (Submitted) Fernie Secondary School grade 7 students help Fernie Trails Alliance…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (479+ words) Published 11: 24 am Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Bill Phillips. Free Press File I was a brilliant child. I graduated high school when I was a toddler " I have proof. My 50-year high school reunion is this month so I must have been a…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (641+ words) Published 2: 04 pm Monday, March 23, 2026 Families gathered at Fernie Child Care Society daycare on Mar. 21 to celebrate the opening of a new classroom, marking a milestone expansion aimed at easing the community's growing childcare demand. The facility held a ribbon-cutting ceremony,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (531+ words) Published 4: 00 pm Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Time has run out on screen time at a Nelson school. Trafalgar Middle School has announced it will pilot a school-wide ban on student phones from March 30 to May 29. The new policy will restrict its Grade…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (377+ words) Published 11: 50 am Friday, February 6, 2026 A new MOU between College of the Rockies and Kootenay Outdoor Recreation Enterprise will focus on industry-aligned training, applied learning, and innovation to help the outdoor recreation sector continue to grow and evolve in the Kootenay…...