I think Fernie is "de-growthing" because the people who never really liked living here anyway because it was "too cold, too much snow, no wal mart, too many people on bikes and on and on …. are all packing up and leaving! Like the sign used to say at the entrance to town. "Love it or Leave it!"
Im with you earth1st. lets embrace our de-growthing and plan to adapt to a smaller (perhaps more sustainable?) population.
