Laura Nelson is haggling with a contractor over the phone. "I can see why your quote was so high," reasons the Fernie and District Historical Society president. "But it saves us a lot of money, $1300 versus $5000. I'll get my boys to come help me."

Nelson will have to crawl into the 60-centimetre-wide crawlspace of the society's newly leased, century-old building to spray cellulose insulation. It's a dirty, intensive job.

"It's gonna be ugly," she says, hanging up the phone, then glancing at me. "It's just one day in my life. I can handle it."

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We are fortunate to have so many individuals, businesses and organizations that demonstrate their support for the Fernie and District Historical Society. Everything we accomplish is truly possible due to the generosity and efforts of the contributors mentioned below.

Thank you for your continued support of heritage in Fernie!

IGS Group
Cooks Electric
Igor's Construction
Island Lake Resort Group
Fernie Alpine Resort Community Summit Fund
Fernie Rotary
Columbia Basin Trust
The Sombrowski Family
D's Drywall
Painted and Plastered
BC Arts Council
Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance
Province of British Columbia
City of Fernie
Stratton Plumbing and Heating
Mow and Snow
Cameron Enterprizes
Angela Morgan Inc.
Regional District of East Kootenay
Service Canada
BP