Photo: Holger Steinhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Fernie’s public library is Fernie Heritage Library
It sits 0.2 km from the centre of Fernie. Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Fernie in particular.
A−Civic life#87 of 254 in British ColumbiaFernie’s civic life grade, input by input
With a A−, Fernie ranks #87 of 254 British Columbia towns on civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Fernie has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Fernie mailing addresses hold 30 registered charities
It works out to 4.2 per 1,000 residents, where the typical British Columbia town has 1.2 and Canada’s 1.4. The CRA files each charity under its mailing address, so a service town collects its region’s charities and a suburb or rural municipality few.
36.9%
Statistics Canada puts formal volunteering in British Columbia at 36.9% in 2023, somewhere between 35.2% and 38.7%, for every town in the province alike; provinces range from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Fernie’s public library
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Fernie.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Public library locations are taken from OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada inventory, merged where both list one place.
Questions about the library and civic life in Fernie
Does Fernie have a public library?
Yes: Fernie Heritage Library.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).