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!

Griz Days Parade Entry Form

Click the attached link to download the 2012 Griz Days parade entry form. Thinking about participating in this years parade?? WHY NOT DO IT? Great FREE exposure!

Next Chamber Luncheon- Feb 9th.

Please Join us on Thursday February 9th at 12noon, at the Park Place Lodge here in Fernie, for our next Chamber Business Luncheon.

Our speaker for this luncheon will be Nic Milligan from Teck Coal. Nic is the manager of community and aboriginal affairs for Teck's Elk Valley operations, as well as Cardinal River & Quintette. He will be giving an overview on the current state of Teck Coal, future goals, and their committment towards sustainable mining.

We hope you'll be able...

Members Workshop Series-FREE!!

The Fernie Chamber of Commerce is working together with a few of our knowledgeable & business savvy members, to come up with a series of FREE workshops/seminars to take place in early 2012.

These seminars/workshops are FREE to all Fernie Chamber members- a great & valuable member benefit!

• The first, hosted by CIBC on the topic of Retirement Planning, will be held on January 26th from 6:00-8:00pm at the Park Place Lodge.(please see attached information below for more...

2012 Griz Days Parade! WE WANT MORE FLOATS THIS YEAR!!

The 2012 Griz Days Parade is fast approaching and we're looking to make it the best Griz Parade ever! But in order to do that we need your participation and imagination!!

If your business or organization is interested in being in the parade this year, please download the entry form attached to this post, fill it out and return it to us here at the Chamber as soon as possible!

This year the parade will be on the SATURDAY evening of Griz Days, which is a change from the usual...

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