Fernie’s first Starbucks to open

The 20,864th Starbucks in the world will soon open in Fernie. Located next to the newly expanded and renovated Mountain Spirits Liquor store the new Starbucks franchise location will front busy Highway #3, across from the Best Western Hotel and just up the street from Tim Horton's and McDonalds.

The new Starbucks will enter Fernie's somewhat crowded field of the coffee purveyors which includes the likes of Freshies, Fernie Tea and Coffee, Loaf, Big Bang Bagels and others.

Starbucks originated in Seattle in 1971 and has grown to be the world's largest coffee outlet.

The Story of Starbucks Coffee Canada

The first Starbucks to open in Canada was at the Seabus Skytrain Station in Vancouver on March 1, 1987. This humble store was Starbucks Coffee’s first international location, and since then Canadians have been embracing the Starbucks Experience in more than 1,070 company-operated and licensed locations across Canada.

In 1996, Starbucks opened for business in Toronto, Ontario, with five stores opening their doors on the same day. Today, you can find our stores from Victoria, British Columbia to Toronto, Ontario; from Halifax, Nova Scotia to its most northerly coffeehouse in Whitehorse, Yukon.

To support the growing business, Starbucks invested in the region’s infrastructure by establishing a regional support centre in Toronto and now there are offices also located in Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal.