According to the results tallied from the recent elector response polls, Fernie residents approved the impending merger with West Fernie.
With only 14 valid submissions and two invalid submissions in the results, Mayor Mary Giuliano said that this council has concluded that residents are “agreeable” to the boundary extension that will add West Fernie to the city limits.
“The two petitions were deemed invalid because they did not meet the six month B.C. residency requirement for a non-resident property elector, as they were Alberta residents who owned property in Fernie,” explained Mayor Giuliano.
The proposed boundary extension would have been deemed unapproved by the electors if more than 10 per cent (378) of municipal electors submitted a response form. Had that been the case, council would have moved forward and made a decision on whether to question a referendum vote.