THE FERNIE OIL DERRICK
The last standing wooden oil derrick in BC towers over the Visitor Information Centre at the east entrance to Fernie . The metal components came from Akamina # 1 , the first oil well drilled in BC in 1907 by the Royal Canadian Oil Company , and later used for Akamina # 2 . They were salvaged and used for the reconstructed derrick built on this site in 1984 .