As the largest and oldest community in the immediate area, 'Fernie' serves as something of a regional centre for the region, which is known as the Elk Valley.

The slide and a huge displacement wave caused devastation in the upper Elk Valley.

There are good views across the Elk Valley too.

The discovery of coal coincided with the arrival of the railroad, making large-scale mining in the area economically feasible, and mining operations sprang up throughout the Elk Valley.

It connects the Elk Valley in the province of British Columbia with the Kananaskis Valley in Alberta.

Wedged into the heart of the Canadian Rockies, the Elk Valley is approximately 60 kilometres from the Alberta and Montana borders.

The Elk Valley is the largest producing coal field in the province, producing millions of tons of coal that is shipped to steel mills around the world.

In the northwestern part of the county a large valley, known as Elk Valley, runs from southwest to northeast, from Pioneer to Jellico.

The valley was called Elk Valley by the first European settlers due to its abundant wildlife and presence of Tule elk, which have since been extirpated.

The Elk Valley, located in the southeast corner of British Columbia, is host to one of the world's largest deposits of hard coking coal.