By Centine Wilbers
The shops of historic downtown know there is only one name in the business of authentic and quality woodwork repairs in the Elk Valley: River City Woodworks. Originating in 1989, building houses around Fernie and the snowfields, owner Willard Ripley streamlined the business in 2000 to focus on specialty woodwork.
Adorning the fronts of the United Church, the Vogue Theatre, Ski Base, the Fernie Museum, the Fernie Tea and Coffee House, the General Store and Livery, River City’s doors contribute to the look and feel of Fernie’s turn of the century architecture.