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Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

May’s music

Welcome folks, to music and entertainment for the month May.A MAGNIFICENT menage of memorable moments in our bloosoming valley.Aprils astonishing assortment of events was hilighted by a fund raiser put on by The Friends of Debbie held at Eagle Ranch Resort.Where a smorgasbord of caring locals came out to support Debbie Neault ’s fight against [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Team Fairmont Holds Their Own!

Team Fairmont Holds Their Own!

Nancy Green, the ski program for Canadian youth, was celebrated this past weekend in Kimberley.  Kids aged 5 through 11, on teams from mountaints throughout the East Kootenay, joined in the fun.
Team Fairmont, along with those from Windermere, Golden, Fernie and Kimberley jumpled, mogulled and raced their way through two full days of festivital shenanigans.
In [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Pool Closure: May 3, 2010-May 5, 2010

Pool Closure:  May 3, 2010-May 5, 2010

May 3, 2010 – May 5, 2010.
As part of an ongoing commitment to maintain the public hot mineral pools in top condition, Fairmont Hot Springs Resort will be conducting its annual pools maintenance closure in May.
During this short period, Monday May 3, 2010 – Wednesday May 5, 2010, our public hot pools will be closed. [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Torch Relay Festivities- Day 1: Highlights!

Torch Relay Festivities- Day 1: Highlights!

Yesterday’s Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay made it’s way through Fairmont and exceeded everyone’s expectations!  The turnout was incredible, the numbers higher than anyone would have anticipated.  Between eager locals, those timeshare visitors lucky enough to visit this week, and the folks enjoying a day of parties, making their way down the valley along with [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Fairmont Hot Springs Rocks The Olympic Torch Relay 2010!

Fairmont Hot Springs Rocks The Olympic Torch Relay 2010!

Fairmont Hot Springs truly comes alive throughout the entire weekend as they celebrate this historic event with various events, from the simple to the gala.  Beginning at noon on Friday, January 22nd, 2010, along with kids activities and music, the community will await the Olympic Torch as Mountainside Market hosts a free BBQ with burgers, [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

A New Resident of Fairmont

A New Resident of Fairmont

Fairmont resident, Sue Coy, stands beside the inukshuk she and her husband, Lloyd Wilder, both of DeCoy Landscaping, helped donate time, machinery and effort to build in honour of the Olympic Torch Relay celebrations taking place in Fairmont throughout the weekend of January 22nd.
Standing over nine feet tall, the inukshuk finds its new home adjacent [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Kootenay ICE Partners for a Worthy Cause

Kootenay ICE Partners for a Worthy Cause

Cranbrook, BC –  Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club, today announced that the ICE will be partnering up with the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) to raise money for research in hopes of finding a cure for the diseases.
On Friday, January 29th when the ICE host the Prince Albert [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Training Day

In fact, it was a weekend.  A chilly one in early November, where local firefighters from Fairmont and Windermere boned up on the ins and outs- literally!- of Vehicle Extrication.
With a lot full of old cars, a couple of trucks and a tool belt of hydraulic powered rescue equipment the group of ten gathered near [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Public Hearing Notice

Public Hearing Notice

Bylaw Ammendment- Fairmont Hot Springs
A public Hearing will be held to consider an application by Fairmont Mountain Bungalows to amend the Fairmont Hot Springs Area Official Community Plan and the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw to facilitate the development of an RV Park and subdivision to create a separate lot for the existing residential duplex.
The [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

East Kootenay Wine Festival at FHSR

East Kootenay Wine Festival at FHSR

As the weather gets colder and the skies a little greyer, with the lake freezing by the day and the mountains growing white with snow and ski season still weeks away, November can tend to loom before us.     Before the cold weather blues have a chance to yet take hold, a growing local event [...]