By Mary Giuliano

Monday, September 18 saw a donation of memorabilia to the City of Fernie from Glen and Chris Bossio.

The couple lives in Lethbridge but the family has long roots in Fernie. At one time the Bossio brothers had several businesses in town and were well known.

Glen’s father Joe was the son of Patsy and Teresa Bossio. Joe was born and raised in Fernie as was Glen.

Glen moved away a couple of decades ago for work and now retired he said with more time on his hands he decided to have a look at some of the memorabilia in his possession and that included a jersey, leather coat and formal wool sweater that the legendary hockey team the Fernie Rangers wore during the 1950s.

He had the jersey cleaned and placed under glass in an oak cabinet and then thought it would probably be more appropriate to bring it to Fernie since this was the place his father came from.

He also brought an original Free Press from 1959 with the account of the fire that burned the Fernie Arena down to the ground and also caused the death of Fernie teen Dominic Ferrarrelli, and also a photo of the Annex A hockey team circa 1954.

These items will be placed in the arena so they can be viewed by the public.

Lead image: From left – City of Fernie Councillor Joe Warshawsky, Glen Bossio, Mayor Mary Giuliano and Chris Bossio. Photos submitted

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