Bob Sumka’s latest book titled “24 Dalton Avenue, A Fernie Legacy” reads like a walk down the proverbial memory lane […]

Having been raised in Fernie I always believed that West Fernie was just another part of town. My family lived […]

Author Wayne Norton has wrote several books on the history of Fernie, the Elk Valley and the Crowsnest Pass. One […]

Following an extensive digitization process, the Fernie Museum is sharing a digital archive of The Fernie Free Press from 1899 […]

Just a week ago on March 11,2021 I was saddened to hear of Patsy Caravetta’s passing. I had known Patsy […]

On the surface, Fernie might seem like any mountain resort town: beautiful vistas, interesting shops, and a busy ski hill.

The Fernie Museum offers interesting and diverse exhibits on a regular basis and this past weekend was no exception.

Fernie’s Arts Station became more than a dream for a handful of art enthusiasts when Canadian Pacific Railway donated land and the old CPR building to the City of Fernie for use as a community arts centre.

For more than 10,000 years, the Ktunaxa people, also known as the Kootenai or Kootenay, have occupied their homeland that spans what is now known as southeastern British Columbia, Southwestern Alberta, and parts of Washington, Idaho and Western Montana.

In ancestral times referred to by the Ktunaxa as the animal world, there were references made many times by the Creator to when there will be ʔaqⱡmaknik̓ (people).

Let me tell you a little bit about my friend Rosa who passed away only a few days ago.

Fernie City Hall is the home of the Miner’s Walk, a tribute to Fernie’s mining legacy featuring municipal gardens, local sculpture, and interpretive panels.