Resident Profile

Newly elected Willard Ripley with the City of Fernie is this month's Feature Resident.

Dr. Mike Rumpel of Fernie Chiropractic shares his journey with us to finding his profession and volunteering with Chiropractors with Compassion/

Meet one of Fernie's trail pioneers, dedicating countless hours to building, maintaining and legitimizing Fernie's trail network, working with the TransRockies nearly since its inception, and much more.

Youth Soccer takes Fernie by storm in the spring through June, meet two individuals who have helped to run the organisation over the last 13 years.

Casey Brennan is this months' Feature Resident... find out more about why he fell in love with Fernie and how he works towards sharing and sustaining its natural beauty and surroundings.

This month Steve Morrison is the Fernie Fix's featured resident, a community member helping out through his work with the Fernie Ski Patrol and CARDA.

This month's Featured Resident spreads the Christams spirit through her generous work with the Salvation Army Family Services.

Quote to live by: Life’s too short, if you want something do it or buy it. Jason Andreola taught me that!

Yes, this is a three day stage race set for July 1-3, 2011 and it’s in Fernie! I was ecstatic to say the least and immediately got in touch with the race organizer, Mark Kaltenbach. Who is this guy and why did he choose Fernie?

While Melissa was in treatment she had heard that the previous chair for the Elk Valley Relay for Life was stepping down, and put a proposal together for the contract. She coordinated the Relay in 2008 and 2009, running a column in the spring Fernie Fix issues sharing the stories of people in the community affected by cancer. The first story she shared was her own, touching the hearts of our readers, giving hope to many, and creating momentum for the yearly Elk Valley Relay for Life.

Janet Kuijt is one of Fernie’s first transients, arriving in 1991 alongside the first Australian ski bums to grace our slopes. Like so many that visit this valley, she came for the winter, enjoyed it so much decided to experience one summer…and never left. She worked for the Fernie Snow Valley Ski School, and has taught various courses through the College of the Rockies over the years (tourism, computer courses, Spanish), originally intending on training to be an interpreter for the United Nations.

While many know Laura Nelson as the face behind Polar Peek Books (which she recently sold), as a talented local artist, and/or as a born and raised Fernie girl (previously Laura Kennedy), many are not aware of her recent success as the President of the Fernie & District Historical Society.