Fernie Women's Resource Centre

Parent Connections
2025-11-03 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-10-27 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-10-20 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | Ecole Isabelle Dickens Elementary School, 1301 2 Ave, Fernie, BC, V0B 1M0, Canada
The Parent Connections program is a free, drop-in place for parents to meet, learn from each other’s experiences, gain a better understanding of positive parenting strategies, and build long lasting friendships. Each week parents will engage in a fun activity while sharing and discussing a new parenting topic.
Mondays from 3:30 – 5 PM in a NEW LOCATION, at the Strong Start room (last portable) of Ecole Isabelle Dickens Elementary School.
Child minding will be available to give parents open space for discussions. Snacks and warm beverages will be provided!

Parent-Tot Funtimes (Sparwood)
2025-11-03 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-27 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-20 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Vancouver) | Sparwood Rec Centre in the Community Hall (above Skating Rink), 367 Pine Ave, Sparwood, BC, V0B 2G0, Canada
Parent-Tot Funtimes is a drop-in program for families with kids aged 0 to 6. It’s all about helping families connect and giving kids a chance to learn early. Every session has toys, songs and stories, and a craft or fun activity.

Grief Support Group
2025-10-30 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-23 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-02 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Our Place, 1592-A 10 Ave, Fernie, BC, V0B 1M5, Canada
Join us for our free drop-in Grief Support Group at Our Place located at 1592A 10th Ave in Fernie, BC. This in-person event provides a safe and supportive space for individuals who are experiencing grief. Whether you have recently lost a loved one or are still coping with a past loss, our group offers a compassionate environment where you can share your feelings, connect with others who understand, and find comfort in a community of support. Our experienced facilitator will guide discussions and provide helpful resources to assist you on your healing journey. Come and join us as we navigate through grief together. This free event is hosted by Heartwise Therapeutic Services and the Elk Valley Suicide Task Force.
Grief Support Group Facilitator
Mirey Faema (She/Her)
Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC #20791), Canadian Certified Counsellor ( C.C.C.)
Mirey is passionate about building connections with, and providing support to, individuals and families who have experienced complex trauma, relationship challenges, self-esteem challenges, gender transitions, and grief. Mirey takes a collaborative and integrated approach to help clients find healing and symptom reduction.
In addition to her private practice you can find Mirey at the Fernie Women’s Resource Centre providing free counselling services 2 days a week. Prior to opening Heartwise Counselling Mirey completed her Masters of Counselling Psychology and was practicing in Calgary at the Trellis Society.

PLEASE NOTE: Each person and each person within a family grieve on a different timetable. We recommend waiting at least 8 to 10 weeks after the death before joining a support group. At this point, we believe you may be better able to share your story, as well as to hear the grief stories of other group members.

Learn more about the event, and receive reminders by signing up here.

Trick or Treat - After School at the Movies
2025-10-30 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Denver) | Vogue Theatre, 321 2 Ave, Fernie, British Columbia, V0B1M0, Canada
Trick or Treat at the Movies with the Fernie Women’s Resource Centre! Come on down after school on Thursday, October 30th to the Vogue Theatre in Fernie where we’ll be screening two Halloween favourites, Coco and E.T.!

Costumes are encouraged! Showtime is 4 PM!

Tickets are $5 in advance through eventbrite or at the door, all proceeds benefit the Fernie Women’s Resource Centre Emergency Fund.

Coping Skills Group
2025-10-30 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | BC
Our Coping Skills Group runs on Thursdays for 4 weeks from 12-1pm. This group will be online only. Group dates are October 23, October 30th, November 6th, and November 13th. We suggest that you try to commit to all four sessions, but they will be accessible and useful if you can only attend one or two.
The coping skills group is not a ‘processing group’, so you will not be expected to share your story. Instead, we will focus on exploring the ways that trauma impacts us and developing new ways to cope. Facilitated by a Fernie Women’s Centre Clinical Counsellor, our hope is that this group will give you some tools that you can use in your daily life, or prepare you for further exploring your trauma in individual counselling without getting overwhelmed by it.
Please register for the group below.

Gentle Yoga: Mindfulness Through Movement
2025-10-30 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-10-23 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-10-16 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-10-09 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-10-02 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Denver) | Our Place, 1592-A 10 Ave, Fernie, BC, V0B 1M5, Canada
Join the Fernie Women’s Resource Centre for a free yoga practice for people who have experienced trauma
This will be a gentle flow yoga practice focusing on stretching the body and quieting the mind. All skill levels and abilities welcome, no experience or equipment necessary.
Space is limited so please pre-register below! Only one registration per person, if you are signing up for yourself and a guest, please register twice with your name first and then their name second.
Yoga practice will be at Our Place, next door to our main office.
If you have any medical or health concerns please let the instructor know before class.

Art Journalling Group
2025-10-29 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | Sparwood Hospital Boardroom, 570 Pine Avenue, Sparwood, BC, V0B2G0, Canada
The Art Journalling Group (previously the Theraputic Art Group) is a free monthly drop-in art group open to self-identifying women and gender diverse people aged 19+. Join us to practice techniques for using art journalling as a coping.
Group attendees – feel free to bring your kids!
This group takes place the last Wednesday of every month from 1-3 PM on the Sparwood Hospital Boardroom.

Parent-Tot Funtimes (Elkford)
2025-10-29 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-22 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-15 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-08 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-01 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Vancouver) | Elkford Alliance Church (in the Basement), 1803 Alpine Drive, Elkford, BC, V0B 1H0, Canada

Parent-Tot Funtimes (Fernie)
2025-10-28 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-21 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-14 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-07 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-09-30 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Vancouver) | Fernie Family Centre, 521 4th Ave, Fernie, BC, V0B 1M0, Canada

Juice Box Social (Fernie)
2025-10-24 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Vancouver) | Rotarty Park, 6 A Ave, Fernie, BC, v0b1m0, Canada
There has been a change to the Juice Box Social schedule!! The JBS’s will now be happening once a month, and they will be a pajama party!
The Juice Box Social is a drop-in group for families with babies and toddlers from birth to two years. Siblings and visiting family members are also welcome to attend. The program is based on the building blocks that community connection between parents, all ages of caregivers and family are the main support for early learning. The weekly program lasts just over an hour, Anie Hepher loves to facilitate a 20-30 minute program with songs, stories fingerplays, musical instruments, and even scarves. She loves to provide parents with music to help with all the daily transitions of young family routines. Using music as a way to connect with your baby and with one another, we spend time chatting and relaxing, with coffee and snacks provided. Once a month soup is provided. For the first few weeks of October, our group meets outside at Fernie Rotary Park and once things cool down we gather at the Fernie Seniors Citizen’s Drop -In Centre. Follow this group on Instagram Need more info about the program? feel free to reach out to Anie: ferniefamilyconnections@gmail.com

Juice Box Social (Fernie)
2025-10-03 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Vancouver) | Rotarty Park, 6 A Ave, Fernie, BC, v0b1m0, Canada
The Juice Box Social is a drop-in group for families with babies and toddlers from birth to two years. Siblings and visiting family members are also welcome to attend. The program is based on the building blocks that community connection between parents, all ages of caregivers and family are the main support for early learning. The weekly program lasts just over an hour, Anie Hepher loves to facilitate a 20-30 minute program with songs, stories fingerplays, musical instruments, and even scarves. She loves to provide parents with music to help with all the daily transitions of young family routines. Using music as a way to connect with your baby and with one another, we spend time chatting and relaxing, with coffee and snacks provided. Once a month soup is provided. For the first few weeks of October, our group meets outside at Fernie Rotary Park and once things cool down we gather at the Fernie Seniors Citizen’s Drop -In Centre. Follow this group on Instagram Need more info about the program? feel free to reach out to Anie: ferniefamilyconnections@gmail.com
