Nov 16, 2020
“We’ve seen a Youthquake. They TikToked, they led marches and they stepped up as poll workers in their communities. Now, they’ve helped tap the next President of the United States”. As I read this headline and subsequent article on the Time website, it reminded me of...
Aug 28, 2019
Last week, the Fernie Works Employment Program was awarded a certificate for successful participation in the Canada Summer Jobs Program, funded by the federal government. The award was presented by long time friend of Fernie, Scarborough-Rouge Park MP Gary...
Jun 14, 2016
Joe is one of thousands of young people who have entered Fernie Youth Services. As a subject of the Youth Justice System, Joe had his life turned upside down. Upon leaving the system he returned back to a life surrounded by negative influencers. Without positive...
Jun 13, 2016
It began with a chance encounter. On his way home from a church meeting one evening in 1964, George Fernie met a young man who had been released from Toronto’s Don Jail. His family had turned their backs on him, the youth said. He had nowhere to go. He was one of many...
