I have been pondering… and have decided the real reason Fernie is experiencing "de-growth", (which I have decided is a moronic term), is because the powers that be are so business unfriendly that nobody has been able to get anything going here. It is now so bad that new investment is passing Fernie by like it was a hot potato. Until that changes I am afraid the downward spiral will continue. The CoF needs to prove it is open for business. Business that includes resource extraction and tourism, as well as welcomes second home owners. Every delayed application, every denied parking variance, every lets do another study before we move forward has a cumulative effect in discouraging business.
I take back the last sentence in my previous post. I was tired and fell into the trap set by those who want nothing to happen anywhere, anyplace or anytime.
