Reply To: New buildings/ stores

[seasonsgreetings]

I agree, there’s not much you can’t get in Fernie that you actually need…
I can’t believe there’s actually people who live here who want us to end up looking like Cranbrook. I love our little stores and their varied owners. Some are wonderful, helpful and charming. Some are downright obnoxious, but I the point is I know them and they recognize me. I went to check out Canadian Tire on opening weekend, and two teenage boys stood in uniforms right beside me, chatting and laughing, and totally ignored me while I was trying to find something. That would never happen in IGS or Bike Base, or any of the other independant stores. CT may be cheaper on some items but at what cost? I’m a reluctant convenience junkie just like a lot of other people, but we really don’t need this stuff – just takes a little bit of though and you can manage without it.
Please, no more box stores. There is room for one more out on that spot, and then can we please stop trying to turn our beautiful little town into a suburb of Calgary?