Fernie & Elk Valley Culture Guide Issue 4 - Spring 2017 | Page 4

CANADA 150 in Fernie
What does community mean? For over
120 years, Fernie has been home to
settlers who arrived from around the
globe. Through tragedy, perseverance,
and prosperity, Fernie has grown into
the home and destination that we know
and love today.
In celebration of CANADA 150,
Canada’s 150th anniversary of
confederation, Fernie’s cultural
organizations have come together to
discover who we are—as a community,
a culture, and as a small city with a
rich history—and how these values
fit into our country’s shared history
and culture.
Together, the Fernie Museum and the
Fernie Arts Station seeks to promote
discussion of how people, places, and
community treasurers define the
character of our community in a year-
long multimedia and multi-disciplinary
arts and heritage initiative. Other
organizations will also hold cultural
events in keeping with the theme.
Celebrate with us March 3, 2017–
March 31, 2018.
Events include:
I AM FERNIE BY KYLE
HAMILTON
Fernie Museum until May 31
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Local photographer Kyle Hamilton has
documented the everyday faces of
Fernie from 2015 to 2017 by capturing
Fernie residents in a series of dramatic
portraits. Each subject tells the story
of why they live in Fernie and the
importance of community and place.
Read more about Kyle on P23.
MAPLE LEAF TULIPS
Eco Garden, Spring
Local gardeners and volunteers have
planted a special mountain-themed
border of Maple Leaf Tulips as part of
the Canada 150 celebrations. Take a
stroll to the Fernie Eco Garden located
in Prentice Park by 5th Ave and 13th St.
Tulips are expected to start blooming
in May.
CONNECTIONS: THE
CANADIAN YOUTH IDENTITY
PROJECT
Arts Station April 27–May 23
150 youth from the Elk Valley have
worked in groups of 10 to create
15 group art projects exploring
the concept of Canadian youth
identity—what makes them proud to
be Canadian, what individuals they
feel best represent Canada on a local,
nation, and international stage, and
what places, both locally and nationally,
they identify as uniquely Canadian…
and why.