Get up early, grab your camera and join us in Invermere on July 18th for PhotoWalk 2009! Myself and Bram Rossman will be assisting Invermere photographer, Marlene Chabot, in leading this year’s 2nd Annual PhotoWalk, free and open to photographers of all ages and skill levels. The route is still to be determined, but it begin at [...]
Boaters need to be reminded of a couple of issues as we take to the water this summer. First, is the important reminder that under the recent zoning of Columbia Lake, there is NO overnight moorage permitted. This summer enforcement will be increased on Columbia Lake to ensure that boaters are properly conforming to this [...]
After a successful Open House and evening meeting on May 6, after being presented with proposals and information it was agreed by the voting residents of Fairmont Hot Springs that a vote would indeed be necessary. The election will determine whether or not, the region of Fairmont Hot Springs and surrounding areas conform to a service [...]
Canada Day is on a Wednesday this year… but what better day of the week to need a celebration! Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is once again providing an outstanding venue up the Fairmont Ski Hill, and with the help of the Fairmont & District Lions Club and the Fairmont Business Association, it is sure to be [...]
VANCOUVER – Columbia Valley’s Columere Park Developments Limited has won a Power Smart Excellence Award for demonstrating leadership in energy conservation. BC Hydro made the announcement at a ceremony in Vancouver on May 26 that also recognized 11 other winners from across the province. “Conservation is the first and best choice for meeting our province’s electricity [...]
There is a great deal of excitement that 54-40 will be headlining this year’s annual HoodStock III, taking place at the Hoodoo Resort in Fairmont July 10th and 11th. If you’re unfamiliar with the band, read on and be sure to take in all the fun next month! 54.40 are one of the most important popular [...]
11 June 2009
It seems so appropriate for the Fairmont Lions Club, whose motto is “working together to meet new needs and greater demands”, to be the first service club to step forward to help fundraise for the Together for Everyone! Invermere District Hospital Emergency Department campaign. Every year this hardworking and enthusiastic group works with sponsor Coy’s Par [...]
06 June 2009
After an active year, the FBA is taking these busy summer months off. Regular meetings will resume again in the fall. Be sure to look for the Fairmont Map Pads as well as the new Fairmont Limited Edition Keepsake Ornaments coming very soon to a Fairmont business near you! If you would like any other information [...]
06 June 2009
Welcome folks to music and entertainment for the month of June. A jolly journey of jiving, jazzy, jubilant music throughout the valley. To recap last month, May’s memorable music highlights were many. The grand opening of Ray Ray’s Beach Bar (formerly The Station Pub) with their new renovations, great music and full house was a [...]
06 June 2009
As bear sightings continue to increase over the course of spring, it is once again time to be “bear smart”. Throughout the winter months bears have been surviving on their fat storage supplies they acquired the year before. After their long sleep(sometimes upwards of 6 months) they are ready to get back to foraging for [...]
06 June 2009
Come on out on July 1st, yes, it’s a Wednesday… and join the fun of the annual Canada Day celebration at Fairmont Resort Ski Hill! As they did last year, the kids should be prepared to have a ball! There will have a wide range of kids activities from bouncing castle, face painting, and a variety [...]
06 June 2009
Fairmont Hot Springs GPS Geocache Adventure combines the navigation of a hand-held Global Positioning System unit and the excitement of a treasure hunt, all within the great outdoors of the Columbia Valley. A cache is the hiding place for the treasure and the GPS unit is used to find it on the ground where the cache [...]
06 June 2009
Congratulations go out to all the Lions members who climbed in and out of the ditches on May 9th to make the highway corridor through our community look spiffier!! Meanwhile, we are back at work preparing for our largest annual fund raiser, “Coy’s Family Fun Day of Golf” to be held June 20th. Tickets are [...]
08 May 2009
It has been a long winter and, like everyone else, the Lions’ are ready to get outside. May 9th is our spring cleanup of the highway from Columere corner to the refuse station. We commend the Windermere Lions and Rotarians banding together to clean up more miles of the highway. We know visitors to the [...]
08 May 2009
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort and Eco-Adventures is again offering its Youth Golf and Adventure Camp for children aged 7-14 years. The program has been revamped to offer youth new and improved experiences to gain more knowledge and awareness in the outdoors. Some new things to look forward to: 1) A half day more of adventure, giving [...]
08 May 2009
If you’re looking for comfort and versatility in your active wear, you don’t have to look too far from home. This winter, Cathy McIntosh, wife, mother of two boys and X-ray Tech at the local hospital in Invermere, took on something else. In addition to being a busy, working mom, Cathy is a devoted yoga enthusiast [...]
