Sparwood, British Columbia
Encyclopedia

Newspapers

  • Fernie Free Press - Weekly Paper
  • Elk Valley Herald - Weekly Paper
  • Kootenay News Advertiser - Weekly Paper
  • The Valley - Weekly Paper
  • Fernie Fix - Monthly Glossy Magazine
  • Black Rock News - Semimonthly

Radio stations

  • 99.1 FM - CJDR, Rock
  • 92.7 FM - CFBZ, Country
  • 97.7 FM - CBTN, CBC
  • Mixitup FM - MIUFM, Pop

Cable Television Stations

  • Channel 10: Shaw TV
    Shaw TV
    Shaw TV is a locally-based community channel service operated by cable TV company Shaw Communications, and is available to Shaw Cable subscribers in most major communities throughout western Canada....

  • Channel 5: CFCN
    CFCN-TV
    CFCN-DT is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Calgary, Alberta. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it is a part of the CTV Television Network. The station also operates a semi-satellite in Lethbridge....

    , CTV
    CTV television network
    CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...

  • Channel 13: CBUT, CBC
    CBC Television
    CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...


Notable people

The following people were born in Sparwood:
  • Daryl Boyle
    Daryl Boyle
    Daryl Boyle is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Peoria Rivermen in the American Hockey League.-External links:...

     (born 1987), professional ice hockey player
  • Michelle Loughery
    Michelle loughery
    Michelle Loughery is an internationally acclaimed muralist from British Columbia, Canada.-Early career:Michelle was born in the community of Michel-Natal in the Elk Valley in southeastern British Columbia, but her family was relocated to the nearby mining town of Sparwood when the community of...

     (born 1961), muralist

See also

  • Fernie Ghostriders
    Fernie Ghostriders
    The Fernie Ghostriders are a Junior B Ice Hockey team based in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League . They play their home games at Fernie Memorial Arena...

  • Elk River
    Elk River (British Columbia)
    The Elk River is a long river, in the southeastern Kootenay district of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its drainage basin is in area. Its mean discharge is approximately 60 m³/s, with a maximum recorded discharge of 818 m³/s.-Course:...

  • Elk Valley
  • Kootenay Ice
    Kootenay Ice
    The Kootenay Ice are a major junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia and competing in the Western Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Cranbrook Recreational Complex, also nicknamed the RecPlex.-History:...


External links

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