Wildsight Elk Valley

09/04/2026

Share what you've grown by bringing a dish to this potluck-style gathering in the Fernie Community EcoGarden on Tuesday, September 15 from 5-7pm.

Enjoy live music, plus grazing boards and desserts by Fernie Catering Co. and other dishes from your fellow community members. Help us reduce waste by bringing your own cups, plates, and utensils.

Register for free at wildsight.ca/harvestdinner2026

We are grateful to Columbia Basin Trust for sponsoring this event! We hope to see you at the Harvest Dinner!

06/25/2026

We have three exciting work experience opportunities! These placements are available only to those currently receiving income or disability assistance in B.C. We are grateful to United Way BC's Work Experience Opportunities Grant for the funding for these positions.

Retail at Local in Fernie (two positions)
- participant receives a $3,600 stipend for 240 hours of work over a 5 month period
- supports Local through busy Summer and Fall seasons while gaining valuable experience in a retail setting and supervision from the Local Store Manager

Marketing & Social Media in Elkford (one position)
- participant receives a $3,600 stipend for 240 hours of work over a 4 month period
- supports supporting our Keeping Food Real program—an online cold-climate gardening course through marketing and social media, supervised by a volunteer board member with a background in marketing and communications

Visit wildsight.ca/elkvalley for the full job descriptions.

06/04/2026

Statement to halt unauthorized harvesting of ʔayut May 26, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cranbrook, B.C. — The Ktunaxa Nation Council is giving notice that harvesting ʔayut by non-Ktunaxanin̓tik is still not permitted […]

05/30/2026

TODAY IS THE DAY 😎 More than 50 yard sale hosts across town. Visit wildsight.ca/yardsale for the Google map with all the addresses, or grab a printed map like this one from our Local Store starting at 9AM. We will have volunteers out and about today - come say hi!

THANK YOU to all of our hosts and all you amazing shoppers. You are giving items a new life and new purpose, while building community and supporting our non-profit organization. Today is going to be a GREAT day. 🫶

05/29/2026

Get ready to shop! Yard sales open at 9AM Saturday. Get your map online or at . Wildsight.ca/yardsale

05/26/2026

Play a round of Yard Sale BINGO while you shop around this Saturday! Pick up your bingo sheet starting at 9AM. Write the address where you found each item and return your completed card to Local by 3PM to be entered in the prize draw!

One Winner Only!

Complete a line = one entry
Complete an X = 3 entries
Black Out = 5 entries

If you’d like to print your own, visit Wildsight.ca/yardsale for a black and white PDF version.

05/25/2026

Hey yard sale hosts! Share this post to your story and add your address so your friends know where to go! Printed maps with all addresses will be available at Local this week, beginning Tuesday morning. Find the online map at Wildsight.ca/yardsale

05/23/2026

Over 20 years ago, some very special seeds were gifted to the EcoGarden by Tim LaPointe. He developed the FERNIE ALPINE TOMATO, along with other Fernie gardeners helped grow and save the seeds too.

The FERNIE ALPINE TOMATO was told to be the best tomato to grow and thrive in Fernie”s unique and challenging growing conditions..When Tim left Fernie, he gifted the care of these special seeds to the EcoGarden.

We are proud that over 100 of these tomato plants will be available today to the community at the EcoGarden Swap & Sale from 10-2. Suggested minimum donation $5 each - Cash only.

We hope you will grow them, enjoy eating their delicious tomatoes, appreciate their history, save their seeds and share them. Gardeners can also return seeds to the EcoGarden as part of our Cold Climate Seed Library to help expand this variety.

Thanks to Dawn Deydey for caring for these seeds over the last 20 years. Thanks to the EcoGarden Advisory Committee for helping grow and care for the seedlings over the last 2 months and hosting the event today. Thanks to Mary Cosman for her dedication to hosting the Plant Swap & Sale event for over a decade, and developing the Cold Climate Seed Library. Thanks to the Wildsight Elk Valley Board members who help provide the framework so our community projects can thrive. Thanks to Tim LaPointe, Ingrid Sombrowski and the other gardeners who saved the FERNIE ALPINE TOMATO seeds before us. The power of volunteers continues to amaze us!

05/22/2026

Today in Fernie!

Fernie friends! Come get your hands dirty with us today!

Join EKISC for a community w**d pull at one of our favourite local spots - the Fernie Brewing Company 😉 Learn how to identify invasive species, why they matter, and how you can help protect the places we love. No experience needed - we’ve got gloves, tools, snacks, and everything you need!

10:00 AM – Welcome + Invasives 101
10:20 AM – Community W**d Pull Begins
12:15 PM – Wrap Up + Clean Up
12:30 PM – Head to the brewery for a celebratory flight!

Come for the w**ds, stay for the stewardship (and beer). See you there, Fernie!