Section 2: Answers that you provide in Section 2 will help us understand who you are representing and that organization ' s outlook.
Q11. From your organization’ s perspective, what are the main challenges to growth and long-term sustainability?
STR policies
Making the area an attractive investment, fernie is pricing itself out in an unsustainable way.
Staff capacity. Councils ' reluctance to invest in reserves. Staff ' s ability to share and consolidate historical data to inform council decisions.
Envirmental factors( smoke, snow) Other resort towns that have more tourism inforstructure City of Fernie Locals that dont like growth or tourism Political climate
Rising costs of doing business, tourism capacity levels during peak seasons.
Infrastructure deficits. Lack of economic development. Challenge of privately owned land surrounding our town which is logged and on which our trail networks reside. The loss of these trails would be critical danger for the health of our town.
Housing for seasonal workers
The low amount of amenities Fernie has
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