Fernie, British Columbia
Fernie is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Fernie is in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia.
City of Fernie | |
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 Downtown Fernie | |
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  City of Fernie Where Fernie is located in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′15″N 115°03′46″W / 49.50417°N 115.06278°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Elk Valley/East Kootenay |
| Regional District | Regional District of East Kootenay |
| Established | 1904 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nic Milligan |
| • Governing Body | Fernie City Council |
| • MP | Rob Morrison |
| • MLA | Tom Shypitka |
| Area | |
| • City | 16.05 km2 (6.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,010 m (3,314 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • City | 6,320 |
| • Density | 287.3/km2 (744.1/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,772 |
| • Metro | 6,873 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (Mountain Daylight Time) |
| Postal Code | V0B 1M(0–6) |
| Area code | 250 |
| Website | City of Fernie Website |
The population of Fernie was 6,320 in 2021.[1]The mayor of Fernie is Nic Milligan.
Fernie is the only city-class municipality in Canada that is completely encircled by the Rocky Mountains.[2] The Lizard Range in Fernie has the Fernie Alpine Resort, which is one of the largest ski resorts in Canada, as well as Island Lake Catskiing, which is a resort. The city is known for its mining history. Mount Fernie, Mount Klauer, The Three Sisters and Mount Proctor are on the north of Fernie. The fictional Kodiak Valley ski resort in the 2010 movie Hot Tub Time Machine was filmed at the Fernie Alpine Resort in Downtown Fernie.[3]
Fernie has an ice hockey team, the Fernie Ghostriders which play in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.
On October 17, 2017, an ammonia leak at the Fernie Memorial Arena killed three workers.[4] The Ghost Riders moved to Sparwood for the 2017–18 KIJHL season.[5] The city removed the ammonia and the Ghostriders returned to the arena for the 2018–19 season.[6]
References
change- ↑ "2021 Census of Population geographic summary of Fernie, CY - British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Facts & Story Ideas". Tourism Fernie. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ↑ "Fernie's Own Hot Tub Time Machine". Fernie Fix. Archived from the original on 2014-06-29. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ↑ "2 city employees, 1 contractor killed following Fernie ammonia leak at arena". Global News. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Ghostriders relocate Saturday's KIJHL game to Sparwood". The Nelson Daily. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Fernie Ghostriders back on home ice". Trail Times. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
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