Community :: Fernie
Featured Fernie articles
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Fernie is facing a fabulous future
Ask Randal Macnair, the mayor of Fernie, about the prospects for the community, and he is enthusiastic in his reply.
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Combining the best of old and new
901 Fernie is teaching the smart-growth school of thought
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A booming Kootenay city
From its downtown core to its world-class ski hill, Fernie has something to offer everybody—and the word had gotten out.
Key Fernie contacts
Cranbrook, BC
Explore the wonders at Island Lake Lodge
Secluded in the peaks of Canada's Kootenay Rockies, Island Lake Lodge and Spa sits on 7,000 acres of pristine wilderness, above a picturesque mountain lake surrounded by an old-growth forest.
Hiking trails begin at the doorstep of each lodge gaining you access to gentle walks and rocky mountain peaks. Our full-service mountain spa promises to relax and renew your senses. Acclaimed food and wine await you at the end of each day in our Ancient Timbers Dining Room.
This summer join us and experience British Columbia's ultimate retreat Island Lake Resort and Spa in the Rocky Mountains near Fernie, B.C.
Elkford, BC
Your number one equipment solutions provider
Dedicated to being the number one equipment solutions provider to the construction, forestry and mining industries—and utility product users—SMS Equipment is committed to expanding its service capabilities to its customers. SMS was created to provide integrated solutions and to expand our service capabilities as a nationwide organization. We aim to continuously improve delivery of products and services to provide for all our customers’ unique needs. Partnering with industry leaders, SMS strives to be your first choice in your search for a solutions provider. We stand by our slogan: one name, one company, one commitment to service.
Cranbrook, BC
Making beautiful home furnishings affordable
At Ashley Furniture Home Store, we make beautiful home furnishings affordable. Because the Ashley Team controls all processes from design to delivery, we are able to reduce our costs and pass these savings on to our customers as exclusive Ashley Furniture Home Store pricing. We are locally owned and operated, so we have better insight into the needs and preferences of our customers at the local level. Additionally, many of our stores actively participate in charitable events that promote the enrichment of their communities. Most significantly, we are committed to you, our customer, and want to ensure you have an excellent experience each time you visit us.
Cranbrook, BC
Canadian leader for industrial decommissioning services
Quantum Murray LP (QMLP) is a full-service decommissioning, environmental contractor and waste management company.
In 2007, Murray Demolition, Quantum Environmental and Thomson Metals and Disposal came together to create the strongest industrial services offering in the nation. Quantum Murray LP is able to offer our clients a diverse range of specialized services. Building strong partnerships in key areas allows us to take on complex projects. With offices across Canada and at times more than 700 employees, the Quantum Murray team seamlessly provides complete decommissioning, hazardous waste abatement and management, scrap metal salvage and investment recovery, environmental remediation and soil management and emergency response services to all market sectors.-
Teck Coal Limited
Our company is a global leader in the production and sale of hard coking coal...a relatively uncommon mineral that is essential in the production of steel. With six mines in two Canadian provinces, more than 3,000 employees and a business focused on supplying world steel producers, our company is strongly positioned in a very competitive market.
Westshore Terminals
Westshore Terminals Located in Vancouver, Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership is Canada's leading coal export facility and the largest dry bulk terminal on the west coast of the Americas. The next two years will be a period of transition for Westshore Terminals. By early 2009, a CDN $45 million equipment upgrade, now underway, will be completed bringing with it greater efficiencies of operation and a higher yearly throughput capacity at 29 million tonnes.
Along the way, Westshore's team will be working hard to meet customer expectations as we fulfill our role as Canada's premier coal export terminal and equip for a better future with faster trail dumping and speedier ship loading.
Elkford, BC
Wild at heart
Elkford remains a place where nature prevails and humanity borrows a bit of space. The thrusted and vaulted limestone peaks of the Elk mountain range harbour wild places that engender profound human emotion. Elkford inspires outdoor pursuits the palette of both active adventure and passive pursuit of serenity is as big as the mountainous expanse that surrounds.
Pristine natural wilderness is highlighted by proximity to Elk Lakes Provincial Park, Height of the Rockies wilderness area along the continental divide, world class fly-fishing on the Elk River, a local ski hill, and a full range of community recreational amenities.
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Fernie, BC
Richmond, BC
PHONE: 1-800-663-2872
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Fernie, BC
Vital statistics
- Population :: 4,160
- Number of businesses :: 645
- Supporting industries :: Mining, tourism, forestry, construction, trade, service
Vital contacts
- City of Fernie :: http://www.fernie.ca
- Mayor :: Cindy Corrigan
- Chamber of Commerce :: http://www.ferniechamber.com
- Manager :: Lynn Flokstra
- Phone ::1-877-433-7643
Biz Blog :: Keith Powell
A regular report on newsworthy business developments in the Kootenays.
Kootenay Insights :: Tanya Laing Gahr
An inside look at the initiatives and developments that help shape Kootenay communities.
At Work :: Sandra Albers
One-on-one with some of the Kootenay’s business leaders.
Biz Edge :: Danielle Cameron
The faces behind Kootenay businesses.
