Welcome to Fernie, British Columbia

The beautiful Elk Valley is the "Gateway" to southeast British Columbia and at its heart is the mountain community of Fernie, B.C. Fernie is steeped in a history rich in Native legends and coal mining; more recently Fernie's renown has come from its growing tourism industry.

Fernie' s spectacular mountain setting, nestled in the majestic Rocky Mountains offers unique opportunities for visitors, those interested in relocating, and business investors, offering a host of year round adventures, a beautiful historic downtown, and Unparalleled access to nature.

Our site contains the most comprehensive list of businesses in Fernie; to access these, either type the business name or type of business you are interested in into the search engine, or go into the Member Listings link from the Navigation Bar at the top of each page and select the appropriate category.

What's New!

Next Chamber Luncheon- May 17th

Please join us on Thursday May 17th at 12noon at The Bridge Bistro in Fernie.(invitation attached)

Our speaker will be Nic Milligan of Teck Coal. As well as a short presentation from Jo Anne Smith of College of the Rockies.

Nic Milligan- the Manager of Community and Aboriginal Affairs for Teck Coal’s Elk Valley operations, as well as the Cardinal River operations and the Quintette site, will provide an overview on the current state of Teck...

Fernie WhiteWater Park Open-House

An effort has been initiated in Fernie by a group called the Fernie Whitewater Society to create a whitewater park on the Elk River. A concept design is being created by Scott Shipley of s2o Designs from Bolder Colorado.

To learn more about the concept you are invited to attend the open house.

Thursday May 10th from 6-8pm at the Fernie Golf & Country Club

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Meeting with Kootenay Columbia Film Region liason

Please join us on Thursday May 10th at 5:30pm here at the Fernie Chamber of Commerce for a meeting with Joanna Maratta- community liason for the Kootenay Columbia Film Region.

She will be discussing film production in general, the role of the regional film commission, what to do when a film comes to town- how to register your property, how to negotiate compensation, and where to go to put a resume in to work with the film.

AGM Follow-up

Last night (Thursday April 12th) we hosted our Annual General Meeting here at our Chamber office. We had a good cross section of our membership turn out- Thank you to all those that attended.

Our new Board of Directors is as follows:

Todd Fyfe- President
Ryan Doehle- Vice President
Ev Cutts
Tanya Utenda
Dave Hamilton
Sheila Byers

New Directors:
Phil Gadd - Loaf Bakery
Tammy Ogden - Teck Coal
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