British Columbia

This sculpture in front of Fernie’s city hall represents the generations of coal miners who have worked in this part of the Canadian Rockies. The sculpture is three dimensional, so the parts of the face only line up correctly when viewed from directly in front of it.

This impressive brick structure houses Fernie’s court house. The statue on the left honors local veterans who died in the wars of the 20th century. The longest list is for those who died in WWI when the area’s economy was booming.

Visiting Fernie, BC on our way back from the line dancing conference in Alberta, we enjoyed walking around this historic coal mining town that now draws more tourists than miners.