Fernie Museum

08/26/2026

Fernie Mine Rescue station, ca. 1940s. The station sat at the junction of the MF&M railway and the CPR, now the corner of Cokato and Coal Creek roads. Photo donated by Stephen Dunfield.

From the 1912 Coal Mine Inspector's report for the South East Kootenay:
"During this past year the Government erected a permanent Mine-rescue Station at Fernie, which has all the necessary facilities and appliances for training persons in the use of the rescue apparatus for mine-rescue work. (...) I regret to state that the number of fatal accidents in and about the mines was large; most of the accidents are attributed to falls of coal or rock and to haulage, some occurring under very peculiar circumstances."

08/22/2026

Miners at the pit mouth, likely Michel, 1960s. Some of you may recognized the safety sign above the tunnel opening from the downstairs exhibit at the Fernie Museum. CNA 0295

08/18/2026

New voter information session! Tomorrow @ the Fernie Museum.

📣New Voter Information Session is tomorrow!
Calling all new or first-time voters. Did you turn 18 or just become eligible to vote? Join the Chief Elections Officer and Corporate Officer for a free Information Session.

📅Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2026
🕚Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
📍Location: Fernie Museum – 491 2nd Avenue, Fernie BC.

Topics will include:
🔸Who can vote
🔸How to register
🔸What ID you'll need
🔸Where and when to vote
🔸Voting while away at college, university, or vacation
🔸Advance voting and mail ballot options
🔸Ask any election question—no question is too small!

Stay tuned to fernie.ca/election for important election information and updates.

08/18/2026

Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company surveyors, Michel, May 1917. Left to right: ? Russell, Tom Shields, chainman, Louis DeLuca, picket, Sam Hall, axeman. CNA0136.

08/14/2026

107th Regiment in Procession, Patriotic Carnival parade on 2nd Avenue, August 14th 1915. During WWI, Fernie regularly held carnivals to raise money for the war effort. FMP1144

08/11/2026

Installing water pipes, the Annex, August 1909.
In the early years of the 20th century unclean drinking water was connected to several outbreaks of typhoid in Fernie and area. In 1908 the City moved the water source to spring-fed Fairy Creek, and constructed a pipe across the Elk River to carry water to the population.
FMP 12656

08/09/2026

Fernie Museum | August 2026 Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/4b8ab55ef08c/fernie-museum-august-2026-newsletter-8340154

08/09/2026

The end of an era.
Above: Fernie Meat Market, 2003.
Below: Mark Brown behind the counter, 2010.
FMP3064 & 6957

08/08/2026

Happy Wapiti Weekend! Fernieites camping at Crow's Nest Lake, ca. 1910. FMP0200

08/04/2026

Miners and horses at the pit mouth, No. 4 Mine, Michel, ca. 1906. FMP 1329.