Cultural stories of Fernie and the Elk Valley

Ghost Stories of Fernie

Learn of the ghosts that haunt this hidden corner of the Kootenays…

Featured Artists | The Fernie Arts Co-op

The Arts Co-op is a retail gallery in Historic Downtown Fernie featuring over 50 artists.

Heritage | Fernie's Old Town

Now lost to fires, floods and time, Fernie's earliest modern settlement was located around the base of Coal Creek.

Ktunaxa | Creation Story

The Ktunaxa Nation's creation story includes Fernie and the Elk Valley.

History | The Fernie Cenotaph

Commemorating the end of WW1 with Fernie's moving tribute, the site of the annual Remembrance Day Service.

Environment | Fall in Fernie

Fall in Fernie is is a treat for the senses; enjoy the spectacular foliage from the abundance of trails then stroll Historic Downtown.

Flavours of Fernie | Fernie Distillers

Spirits anyone? New in 2018, this quirky Fernie attraction mixes unique local distillations and award-winning cocktails with relaxing lounge and patio spaces.

Architectural Heritage | Fernie Livery

A true cornerstone of Fernie's Historic Downtown, the Livery building holds a 100-year history of hard work and entrepreneurship.

Feature Artist | Laura Nelson

As a landscape artist, Laura Nelson paints in reverence of wild places that are disappearing at alarming rates.

Flavours of Fernie | Rooftop Coffee Roasters

A Fernie coffee shop featuring artisan brews and roasts.

Environment | The Science of Snow

Champagne powder, fluff, pow pow, neige, schnee, snø, unatsi - there are many terms for snow, but what exactly is it?

Music | Nell Smith

Fernie's 14-year-old 'Girl in Amber' recently released her first album, Where the Viaduct Looms.

History | Fernie's Founding Fathers

Michael Phillips & William Fernie helped discover Fernie in the 1800's

Music | Shred Kelly

These iconic Fernie musicians create energy with their folk music that makes every dance floor vibrate!

Featured Artist | Annex Suspended

Art comes in many forms and suspended art brings added dimension.

Featured Artist | Patrick Markle

Patrick Markle captures the essence of the Elk Valley landscape in his vibrant, graphic style.

Featured Author | Terry Nelson

Newly released 'Fernie Area Hiking Trails & Natural Plant Compendium'

Featured Artist | Joey Kosolofski

Bold and graphic lines create a unique and distinctive style of art.

History | The Great Fire of 1908

Fernie is populated by a people that is possessed with that indomitable western spirit that knows no such thing as failure.

Music | J-Skills - Jeff Steiert

The resident performing bartender at the Pub Bar & Grill at Park Place Lodge always entertains!

History | Sparwood & Elkford

Telling the untold stories of Sparwood, and the Elkford living history project.

Artisan Business | Soco Soaps

Sweet-smelling personal body care products including soaps, bath bombs, lip balms handcrafted by Karey Pion.

Flavours of Fernie | Chef Jay Squires

Jay Squires leads the team of creative cooks at Cirque Restaurant at Lizard Creek Lodge.

History | A recent history of mining

The local and international impact of coal mining in the Elk Valley.

Featured Performer | Sadie Rosgen

Singing, acting, and presenting - Sadie Rosgen is an all-around performer and a treat to see on stage.

History | Celebrating 100 Years of Golf

Fernie Golf Club celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2018.

History | Fernie's Lost Landmarks

Heritage buildings lost to time.

Featured Artist | Sandra Barrett

Sandra Barrett and her husband create intricate and artistic 3-dimensional artwork and functional homewares

Community | The Ktunaxa First Nation

For more than 10,000 years, the Ktunaxa people have occupied a vast traditional territory that includes the Elk Valley.

Environment | Naturalist Lee-Anne Walker

The unique flora and fauna of the Elk Valley is right outside your door waiting to be discovered.

Ktunaxa | Smokii Sumac

Smokii Sumac is an Indigenous adoptee, intergenerational residential school survivor, two-spirit person, and author.

Featured Artist | Liza Gareau Tosh

Liza Gareau Tosh is an accomplished fine art painter based in Fernie.

Environment | The Energy of Fernie

If you have ever spent time in Fernie, you know that it is an incredibly special place.

Featured Artist | Marla De Boon

Fernie-based artist Marla DeBoon’s paintings are an expression of magical realism layered with detail and character.

History | Mine Rescue in the Elk Valley

The biennial National Western Region Mine Rescue Competition returns to Fernie September 5-7, 2019.

Flavours of Fernie | Elk River Apiaries

Fresh, natural honey produced right here in the heart of the Elk Valley.