Sold Out.

Im very flattered and happy to report that we are sold out! Thanks Fernie, this is gonna be an epic party for an epic cause.

....And now, please stop calling me for tickets, theres nothing I can do!

Just Cause.

Great news for all the housewives out there, waiting in line at Overwaitea just got interesting!

Downtown Flava

The Picnic (the new restaurant above the Livery Home) is tentatively scheduled to open December 11th.
Can't wait!

Vaccine This

If you do want your seasonal flu or H1N1 vaccine, the flu clinic in Fernie is at Max Turk School in the airport Monday Nov 30th. 12pm-7pm. Spare me your hippee hearsay.

Jumping On.

So Im kinda pumped for the Olympics. Why?
Well, I was never into the olympics ever in my life before, but I guess the fact that BC is hosting and spending all the cash to have it is done and theres nothing we can do. Its coming, protest or no protest, its here and we're paying for it. So whether you are for it or against it, too bad man, its here. Why not just jump on the bandwagon and stand united for it. Its the biggest party our province will ever put on. Im over the negativities, its too late for them anyway. And really, when I check out what we have built/made/designed/the new technology/the sustainable construction in Vancouver and Whistler Im really proud to live in BC, even though Im 10 hours away, Im impressed and proud. And I think the rest of the world is impressed too. Im positive it will pay off.

I was noticing on the website that the Torch Relay will pass through Fernie on January 23. Neat, Ill be there wearing my Aritizia 2010 hoodie. Party On.

Check out this cool thing they made!

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Warning!

Free Press:
Firefighters said smoking in bed was the cause of a fire they attended this week.

Fernie Fire Rescue was called just before 9.30 a.m. on Monday morning by a neighbour at the apartment complex in the 1100 block of sixth avenue who reported a strong smell of smoke.

The firefighters found smoke in the hallway coming from a first floor apartment and used ventilation fans to remove it.

The occupant of the apartment said they had been woken by the smell of smoke and discovered their bedding was on fire. They were able to put the fire out themselves. There were also scorch marks on the floor from cigarettes being dropped.

Fire Chief Shawn Ivany said people should avoid smoking when drowsy. “Fernie Fire Rescue would like to take this opportunity to remind the public to take extra care with cigarettes and smoker’s material,” he said.

“Don’t smoke when drowsy or when taking medications or consuming substances that impair judgment.

“And don’t smoke in bed.”

FYI

After popular demand.. the Grand Central is back starting December 2nd!!
Live music, live acts, live painting, live fun!!

Monday: $10 bowl of pasta and glass of beer or wine, followed by the original open mic night!
Tuesday: Industry night.. (look for 2x1 coupons coming soon!) and $6 double caesars (yum!)
Wednesday: Latin night.. FREE salsa lessons, $5 mojitos & caipiroskas.. andale!
Thursday: Drunken Drama night and $6 martini..
Friday & Saturday; live music, shooter & hi ball specials
Sunday: sssseexxxyyy ssssunday's!! mellow music, candle lights, perfect for a date or to bring your loved one!!

Just a cozy, fun and friendly atmosphere!

Don't forget to try out our new and very delizioso restaurante Italiano.. Mezzaluna opens it's doors on December 2nd as well and will blow you away!!

A presto!

I did it.

I joined the greater half of society and got a tattoo. I dont feel anymore badass then I did before I had it. Maybe becuase tattoos arnt really that badass anymore, but more of a staple among my age. But I can say that Im absolutely in love with it. The meaning is very personal to me, my take is that thats the way it should be.
Becka at Poison Apple did it, she's such a rad chick. Glad I had someone I trusted and respected so much permanatly marking my bod. I asked Becka about the first time she ever tattooed someone. She said her first tattoo was on a huge fat smelly guy and he wanted a heart on his ass, she had to shave his ass and give him the tat. I thought to myself, if Becka did that guys tattoo and kept on going with tattooing, well she must be fucking passionate about tattoos. And it shows.
You want some sick work done. Go she Becka and Jesse at their new shop on the highway.

bEcareful!

A Fernie teen nearly died of a ectasy overdose last week and a 20 year old Whistler kid died of a ectasy overdose this week. Sad.
As the winter apre ski season is upon us I think this is a good time to stop and check yourself.

Idiots.

So the City of Fernie has some explaining to do.
An error in billing made 250 homeowners short one penny of paying their bill in full. So the city printed letters and mailed out 250 invoices for the 1 cent owing. Fernie paid for paper, envelopes and postage to gain $2.50. $500 maybe?
Awesome.
Best part, when a citizen complained about this at council, city staff were completely backed themselves up trying to justify it.
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh.

These people are managing Fernie. Awesome.

Syrup Suckers

I highly enjoyed this article today...
Comedian Colbert offered job at Olympic Oval
CBC News:
Olympic gold medallist Dan Jansen, left, and The Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert announce the show has become the primary sponsor of the U.S. speedskating team for the Vancouver Olympics. (Kris Long/Comedy Central/Associated Press) The city that will play host to long-track speedskating during the 2010 Winter Olympics has waded into a cross-border confrontation, offering satirical talk-show host Stephen Colbert a job for the Games — monitoring the ice time of the U.S. speedskating team.

Colbert, who recently announced he's sponsoring the cash-strapped U.S. speedskating team during the upcoming Vancouver Games, has condemned Canadians, saying they are denying the American squad ice time for training at the Olympic oval in Richmond, B.C.

On his popular TV show The Colbert Report, the comedian recently called Canadians "syrup-sucking Canadian iceholes" and urged his viewers to send in letters demanding the country cease its icehole-ish behaviour.

On the show, Colbert — who plays the part of an over-the-top right-wing talk-show host — told his viewers to include their addresses because Canadians are so polite they'll undoubtedly reply with a thank you note.

Syrup suckers respond
In response, City of Richmond spokesman Ted Townsend sent a letter of his own to Colbert's studios in New York, offering the former Daily Show correspondent an olive branch.

"Dear cousin," the letter begins, "As a proud syrup sucker, I am saddened that you would cast aspersions on Canadians as part of your otherwise laudable quest to assist the cash-strapped American speedskating team.

"We have always welcomed our friends from south of the border with open arms (well, except in 1812). In fact, we've always fondly considered you as our American 'cousins' and politely tolerated you, even when you were in an imperialistic mood."

Townsend wrote in the letter that international skaters have never been barred from the Olympic oval, though they have been asked to follow rules to get on the ice.

"You might have noticed that us syrup-suckers are big on rules and regulating things; that's how we got universal public medicare," the letter reads.

Olympic job offer
To show there are no hard feelings, Townsend, who calls himself "chief syrup sucker," has offered Colbert a position as ombudsman of treatment for U.S. speedskaters during the 2010 Games.

The city has included a pink toque with the letter, which Townsend said could be part of Colbert's uniform during the Games.

"We hope you will take us up on this offer, dear cousin," Townsend's letter reads.

"We suggest you start the training for your new position now. A good start would be to acclimatize yourself by drinking at least one litre (oops, sorry, make that a quart, I forgot that you Americans don't do metric) of radiator anti-freeze fluid per day."

CBC News's Vancouver sports anchor Shane Foxman has also issued a challenge of his own to Colbert — for a speedskating race on the ice at the Olympic Oval. So far Colbert has not responded to the challenge.

A Season in Fernie in Four Minutes

More Gifts

A new resident to Fernie is opening another gift shop. They havent found a location yet though. Do we need another gift shop???

Best Customer Service Ever!

Okay seriously, the tall pretty lady who works the Fernie Tim Horton's drive thru wins hands down for best customer service in Fernie, maybe even the world.
Anyone who has ever worked in the service industry will appriciate and stand in awe how friendly she is and how long shes lasted with the same amazing attitude.
She's so nice, I cant help but chuckle and smile even tho I havent had my morning coffee yet. And for someone to make me smile and laugh before a morning coffee must truely be an angel. Tall Pretty Lady at Tim Hortons, you rock!

New Moon Countdown 2

This Saturday

FOrt Knox Five - One of my MOST FAVORITE producers and DJs comes to Bulldog's this sat Nov 21st. I WILL SEE YOU THERE!
Download their sick new mix "All Good Things Come in 5's" HERE.

The Ice Gala

over half the tickets are sold! git here quick!

FAIL

The Fernie Chamber of Commerce says our downtown Christmas theme is, ......wait for it........"old fashioned Christmas"!!!!!!
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Cuz last years "Old fashioned" theme was such a smashing succuess!!! NOT.

Even Cranny has a better theme this year as their downtown is themed "Olympics".
I think that our Chamber get a FAIL. How boring!
Also, what does it matter anyway I only saw a handful of businesss complying with your theme last year. I bet at least half of the shops arent even members.

Finally some good reports...???

OTTAWA -- A new forecast says an Olympics-pumped British Columbia will lead Canada out of recession with the strongest economic growth in the country next year.

The Conference Board of Canada says B.C.'s economy will advance by a robust 4.2 per cent in 2010, in part because of the activity surrounding the Winter Olympics in February.

The think-tank's estimate for growth nationally is 2.9 per cent, about where the Bank of Canada pegs it, but higher than most private-sector economists.

The board's provincial outlook says Saskatchewan will fare next best in 2010 with 3.7-per-cent growth based largely on the rebound in potash production. The prairie province also has a robust oil industry.

And after taking the full force of the recession this year, Ontario is also forecast to beat national growth with a 3.2-per-cent recovery, helped by public spending on infrastructure.

Quebec's recession was not as severe this year, says the think-tank's report, but with growth of 2.4 per cent, the province will lag behind the national average next year.

Only Newfoundland will fail to emerge from recession next year, says the Conference Board, as declining offshore oil production and weaker construction activity will again shrink the economy by 0.5 per cent, after falling 3.6 per cent this year.

The think-tank says Manitoba and the Maritime provinces managed to avoid a recession altogether this year, but their growth with be modest next year.

Best Freakout Ever...

The Train Returns

Today The ICE GALA tickets go on sale at Freyja!!!

and speaking of raising money for the Salvation Army...

Canadian Pacific's brightly decorated Holiday Train returns to the rails in December, raising food, money and awareness for food banks across North America. Last year, the Holiday Train helped raise more than $500,000 and 250,000 lbs of food and there is greater need this year. The Holiday Train makes a stop at the Fernie Arts Station on Saturday Dec 12th @ 6:30pm.

"Canadian Pacific is proud to support communities where we operate, raising more than $4 million in funds and two million pounds of food in the Holiday Train's first decade," said CP President and CEO Fred Green. "Each year, the Holiday Train's message gets stronger and the impact on our employees and in communities becomes more meaningful."

At each stop, Canadian Pacific provides a brightly decorated train, a box car converted into a stage, great musical talent and a corporate contribution to the local food bank. The community, in turn, rallies together

New Concept...

RAW Fernie is an exciting new retreat and wellness center opening at the Elk View Lodge under the Management of Robyn Unrau.
Our mandate is to support local businesses, provide a beautiful space for events, offer sustainable food in an eco-friendly environment, and do so at an affordable price.
Call For More Info:
Robyn Unrau
Raw Food Chef
Elk View Lodge Manager
250 278-7291

Cant beat em...

So I just read that during the Olympics, downtown Vancouver is expected 450,000 people and they only have 600 resterants. Many of those 600 restaurants are already solidly booked out for corporations like Bell Canada.
So, I think I may take Chris Shannons hot dog truck thing and head down, who's with me????

FAIL.

Hey case you havent figured it out or heard yet, Rogers cell phones who text Telus cell phones wont get received. Something is broken and Telus cant receive and Rogers texts. FAIL.

Tickets on Sale Nov 15th.

Cant Help It, I Like It!

New Jay-Z and KEYS!!



Maybe Jay-Z shoulda spent more time on his money project Rhianna and her new CD then his own. Seriously, her new songs suck.

Ghost Town vs. Party Town

Carefull of your hard partying ways and actions, one day some sellout could capture all your fond memories and publish a tell-all book, Stephen Vogle is cashing in on the now famous Whistler apre ski scene. This book coming out also reminds me of MTV's new "Peak Season" a "Laguana Beach" style reality show taking place in the underbelly of Whistler with Whistler "locals". The funny thing about that show is that, in a nutshell, that it IS exactly like ski towns. Yes binge drinking is the norm, yes STD's are rampant, No relationships never work, and ski towns will "eat you up and spit you out".
This new image that is being sold is about to go super mainstream.
Move over Las Vegas, the rest of the world is slowly finding out that living/visiting a quaint little ski town has its bad-ass darkside (which apparently makes amazing Facebook pictures). Live like a rockstar with a snowboard on your feet. No this is sooooooo not breaking news to us actual ski locals, this is so the norm. But, the rest of the world is catching on.
Next thing you know, Girls Gone Wild will be ditching South Beach for Fernie, The next big reality show will be over at Commit and drug dealers will be smiling like they've never smiled before. Drinking, partying and losing you life in a ski town is about to become as cliche as Spring Break in Cancun.
Shit, we all thought we had this little secret, like we discovered this awesome way of life that the rest of the mainstream world never caught on to. Well, all us ski bums and party'ers have paved the way for corporations (publishers, MTV, advertisers, beer companies, the Mexican Cartel) to serisouly cash in on. Where is our piece of the pie? We made this scene and now Ed Hardy is gonna make skis. Ugh. Nothing is original amymore.
One good way of looking at it is this: If Fernie City Coucil and the old timers that unfortunatley plan this town and decide the young peoples fate - if they are not going to do anything to attract business and enterprise to our town to try and balance our brutal shoulder seasons to try envoke some finanical stability then all us beer loving folks are gonna welcome the worldwide boozehounds to come and spend some money here. Sure a few windows might get broken and some piles of puke on the sidewalk, but hey, whats the difference if this town totally dries up, all the people move to Cranbrook and the seniors all die off. Ghost Town vs. Party Town. Hmmmmmmmmm. Interesting.

Give Life

After watching the news last night, I realized that to be an organ donor these days you HAVE TO GO ONLINE AND REGISTER! Signing a card in your wallet will just not do anymore. Naturally the news story was a real tear jerker, but I still fully believe in organ donation. If you do, please visit BC TRANSPLANT
Seriously, if you have your BC Care Card ready, it take less then 5 minutes.

New Pandemic

The next pandemic

I went to a gathering last night, where I and other guests enjoyed copious amounts of alcohol.

I awoke this morning not feeling well, with what could be described as flu-like symptoms; headache, nausea, chills, sore eyes, etc.

From the results of some initial testing, I have unfortunately tested positive for what experts are now calling Wine Flu.

This debilitating condition is very serious - and it appears this is not an isolated case.

Reports are flooding in from all around the country of others diagnosed with Wine Flu. To anyone that starts to exhibit the aforementioned tell-tale signs, experts are recommending a cup of tea and a bit of a lie down. One should not expose himself to fellow employees for at least 24-48 hours.

However, should your condition worsen, you should immediately rent a DVD and take some Tylenol. To ensure this Wine flu remains a minor case, refrain from consuming further amounts of alcohol and stick to Gatorade. Others are reporting a McDonald's quarter pounder can also help in some cases.

Wine Flu does not need to be life threatening and, if treated early, can be eradicated within a 24-48 hour period.

NOTE
If you find you are complaining a lot, it may be that it has mutated into Whine Flu. This is particularly common in MEN and can quickly spread to their partners where the symptoms are detected as a serious case of eye-rolling..

Ski Card for Fernie

New this year, the RCR Ski More Card gets you bigger discounts and 3 free days at all RCR resorts including Fernie.

The card is $69.95 and you get your first, fourth and seventh days free, with discounts of up to $26 on the days in between.

From Opening to December 18th and March 15th to closing you get a $26 discount at Fernie. With a $13 discount December 19 - March 14th.

Also new this year is FREE direct to lift option. You don't have to pay the annoying $5 surcharge anymore!

On Sale until December 26th!

For more details visit www.skimorecard.com


-Bout time they did something to help us poor locs.

Ed Hardy in a nutshell...

The Ed Hardy Boyz: The Case of the Missing Sick Belt Buckle from Jon Daly