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The Fernie Chamber of Commerce is urging local businesses and the wider community to get back to basics with the precautionary measures aimed at curbing COVID-19 infection rates. These measures (as recommended by the BC Provincial Health Office) include the wearing of masks in indoor public spaces (including local stores), maintaining physical distance of at…

The Fernie Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate the winners of the 2020 Virtual Fernie Business Excellence Awards. The awards gala was held virtually on the evening of Friday 23 October. In one of the most difficult years for our small and medium businesses, it was important that we paused to celebrate the resilience…

Elk Valley Provincial Candidate Forum Taking Place Virtually on Thursday 15 October  The Fernie Chamber of Commerce is excited to be partnering with the Sparwood and Elkford Chambers of Commerce to co-host an Elk Valley Provincial Candidate Forum ahead of the BC provincial election. The forum will be held virtually as a Zoom webinar and…

 The Fernie Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that five virtual Fernie Ambassador Program sessions are scheduled for this fall. The Fernie Ambassador Program is a great and cost-effective opportunity for frontline staff to brush up on their customer service skills, as well as their product knowledge of all things Fernie. The Fernie Ambassador…

Finalists announced for 2020 Virtual Fernie Business Excellence Awards  The Fernie Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the three finalists in each category of the 2020 Virtual Fernie Business Excellence Awards. This year over 60 local businesses were nominated for an award, and each business was asked to complete an awards application that was…