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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">CALL FOR SUBMISSION | CITY OF FERNIE PUBLIC ART PROJECT TO COMMEMORATE THE 1908 FERNIE FIRE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><img width="790" height="523" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D316CA.66C6DD30"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Great Fire of 1908 was a dramatic, defining moment for Fernie that saw the community obliterated by fire in less than 90 minutes on August 1st, 1908. The fire claimed 10 lives and the property loss was
valued at over $5 million dollars, a staggering amount at the time. It was the second major fire in four years. In 1904, a fire destroyed much of Fernie’s commercial core and led to the incorporation of the City of Fernie and the formation of the Fernie Fire
Department.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The efforts of the firemen were no match for the 1908 firestorm; they surrendered where the Fernie Museum is today. People fled for the river. A Great Northern train passing through Fernie rescued many and
took them to Hosmer. Surprisingly, over 16 homes survived, all at the far west end of Fernie. The Crow’s Nest Pass Coal Co. offices (Fernie’s City Hall today) also survived and became the place where refugees from the fire could obtain food and clothing. Nearby
towns offered shelter, and supplies came from across Canada. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">Reconstruction of the town quickly began and was largely completed by 1911.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">To commemorate disaster and the indomitable and resilient community spirit that allowed the community to literally rise from the ashes, the City of Fernie is commissioning a public work of art
to be installed in the proposed Station Square. Attached is the RFP (Call for Proposal). This call for artists is open to all Canadian artists with previous experience in creating public art sculptures. Artists can submit an original and one copy of a proposal
in a sealed envelope clearly marked <b>“Proposal – Fernie Art Project- 1908 fire”</b> to Fernie City Hall, P.O. Box 190, 501 – 3<sup>rd</sup> Avenue, Fernie, B.C., V0B 1M0. Attention: Lloyd Smith. Proposals will be received up to
<b>4:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME, FRIDAY, September 18, 2017</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">The project budget is $50,000 which is to include materials, fabrication, and the artist’s fee (artists’ fee); the work of art must be completed no later than February 28, 2018 with a public unveiling
by no later than March 1, 2018. This project is a Canada 150 Project for the City of Fernie and has been funded by a BC Canada 150 Grant administered by the BC Museums Association.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">Enquiries related to this RFP are to be directed, in writing or email, to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mr. Lloyd Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Director of Leisure Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">City of Fernie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">PO Box 190, 501 – 3<sup>rd</sup> Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Fernie, B.C. V0B 1M0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">C: 250.430.1766<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Email: lloyd.smith@fernie.ca<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Artistic and cultural inquiries should be directed to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Fernie Museum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">501 -3<sup>rd</sup> Avenue | PO Box 190<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Fernie, BC V0B 1M0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Attention: Station Square Public Art Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mr. Ron Ulrich, Executive Director, Fernie Museum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">P: 250.423.7016, ext 2
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">Email: <a href="mailto:director@ferniemuseum.com">
director@ferniemuseum.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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