News Items tag as: Fernie news

Kootenay man fined $15,000 for killing grizzly cub and sow
February 10, 2023 - 4:30 PM

A man who shot and killed a grizzly bear sow and cub in the East Kootenay region – before taking the heads, paws and burying the carcasses – has been fined $15,152 and is not allowed to hunt for a decade.
Remember this? Man in Speedo caught on video waterskiing streets of Fernie
October 17, 2021 - 12:02 PM

—This story was published in February 2020.
Alberta man dies after UTV rolls over in South Kootenay area
September 06, 2021 - 2:28 PM

The RCMP is investigating after a man died when his driver rolled a UTV earlier this week in the South Kootenay area.
B.C. family blogger featured on CNN after daughter’s cute skiing pep talks go viral
March 20, 2021 - 8:00 PM

Fernie dad Erich Leidums saw his online audience skyrocket this year after videos showing his daughter coaching herself while skiing went viral.
Man wearing Speedo channeled 'inner Vin Diesel’ to waterski down Fernie street
February 04, 2020 - 8:07 AM

He was simply bored.
Alberta skier killed in B.C. back country avalanche
January 09, 2018 - 2:34 PM

FERNIE - The body of an Alberta man has been recovered after he was killed during an avalanche in the East Kootenays.
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Kootenay man fined $15,000 for killing grizzly cub and sow