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The Fernie Chamber of Commerce unveiled the winners of their annual Fernie Business Excellence Awards at a reduced-capacity event that was livestreamed on Facebook on Friday night. Awards were given out across 12 categories, as listed below: Citizen of the Year (Sponsored by the City of Fernie) Krista Turcasso Chamber Business Legacy Award (Sponsored by…

This year we saw almost 500 nominations and over 200 applications were received and passed on to our judging panel! Thank you to everyone who took the time to make a nomination and to all of the nominees who took the time to complete the application for judging. The judging panel was made up of…

As part of the Fernie Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Business Excellence Awards, voting is now open to the general public for the People’s Choice Award. Any business or organization that was nominated for any award category in this year’s Business Excellence Awards is automatically in the running. People are encouraged to cast their vote for…

The Fernie Ambassador Program was designed to enhance the customer service level in Fernie and is an opportunity to expand people’s knowledge about our community and the area. It is a four hour program where attendees have an opportunity to learn basic customer service skills and also learn all things Fernie! The first half of this…

The Fernie Chamber is launching a campaign this week to raise awareness locally of the continued need to be respectful, patient and kind with businesses. The campaign will include new posters to display in shopfronts, reminding people that Fernie businesses are doing their best to provide exceptional service while short staffed and adapting to ever…