Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
This year the annual ‘Answer Book’, produced by the Valley Echo, will profile each community a little differently.
Rather than a lengthy narrative they will condense the format to simply provide a Top 10 of things to do in our respective communities from Spilli to Canal Flats.
The question was posed to the Fairmont Business Association, and [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Thanks to the tireless efforts of a local couple, Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, and the community in general, has found its legs in the increasingly popular- and profitable- area of eco-tourism and eco-adventures. Andi Dzilums and Jocelyn MacGregor, transplants from Ontario, the Toronto and Ottawa areas respectively, have made a tremendous impact on our community [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
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
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
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
The Fairmont Business Association met Tuesday, January 12th downstairs in the Lodge at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.
The meeting began with Staff Sergeant Marko, of our local RCMP detachment, offering insights and priorities in Valley law enforcement.
Primary concerns of those in attendance revolved around issues of transportation here in Fairmont, specifically more strongly enforcing the current [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
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
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
Welcome folks, to music and entertainment for the month of December: a deliciously delightful, but delicate debutantal dish of debauchery in the valley(kidding! Just George and his single fantasies…).
The neighbourly nostalgia of November came in the form of Inveremere Light-Up Night, well attended, while the local crowd of shoppers and revelers listened to and swung [...]
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