The Question
Which clock does Fernie keep?
Fernie voted 72 per cent for Alberta's clock. The rest of BC went the other way.
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Topics
What Fernie is talking about.
Questions put to the town, the ideas people keep bringing up, and what everyone decided.
Housing
Five storeys behind the church?
43 units, five storeys, and a zone that allows nearly triple the usual density.
Cast your voteThe Election
What should the October election be about?
Nominations closed September 11. Almost every council seat is genuinely in play.
Cast your voteDowntown
Station Square: parking or a square?
Three concepts, one of them keeps winter parking. You have until September 21.
Cast your voteThe Budget
Was 6.68 per cent the right call?
Taxes went up 6.68 per cent in April. Nobody has forgotten.
Cast your voteHousing
Seventy-two illegal short-term rentals.
Software found 72. Warnings first, then $750 for every day out of compliance.
Cast your voteThe Hill
The Elk chair is finally going.
The Elk Express arrives for 2026/27. Cedar Bowl Express follows in 2027-28.
Cast your voteWildlife
The bear bins might go.
Garbage is 80 per cent of bear interactions. The community bins are under review.
Cast your voteThe Rink
The Ghostriders got Tier 1. The league split in half.
Tier 1 status, and a lot more driving.
Cast your voteThe Plan
The plan says build inward. Do you want it on your street?
The OCP is heading toward infill. The draft comes back in early 2027.
Cast your voteThe River
Selenium, Fairy Creek and the tap.
5,500 jobs upstream of the town's drinking water. Both facts are true at once.
Cast your voteThe Question
What business is Fernie missing?
The perennial question, and this year it is on the ballot too.
Cast your vote