The Question

What business is Fernie missing?

Somewhere to eat after nine? A third grocery option? Something nobody has thought of yet?

Asked August 22836 votesVoting closed

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What Fernie says so far

  • Somewhere to eat after nine.34%
  • A third grocery option, with real competition on price.29%
  • A proper indoor recreation facility.21%
  • Trades and services, not another cafe.16%

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Why we’re asking

Fernie has Save-On-Foods at 1238 2nd Avenue and Eldho’s Your Independent Grocer at 1792A 9th Avenue, which held a grand reopening on August 14 after renovations. Wildsight’s Local, at 632 2nd Avenue in the old Freshies Cafe space, has been selling food from nearby farms and small producers since December 2020.

Scott Tibballs has made broadening the commercial tax base a pillar of his council campaign, which puts a version of this question on the October ballot as well as in the pub.

Sources: Local’s new location · Canadian Grocer on Eldho’s · Wildsight, Local

Curated responses

  • MeganFernie

    Somewhere open after a hockey game would be a start.

  • SamMontane

    We have plenty of places to buy a coffee and nowhere to get a dishwasher fixed.

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