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25th Anniversary FernFest

Free festival with a Fernwood state of mind

FernFest is a free, community-based, music, art, and family ­festival ­happening on June 24 & 25, 2022. We showcase local musicians and artists you may not have heard of but are bound to love. The beauty of this event is the combination of many people: the ­volunteers, dozens […]

By |June 19th, 2022|Buzz, Events, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Let’s celebrate National ­Indigenous Peoples Day

Fernwood NRG invites you to join us to ­honour National ­Indigenous Peoples Month throughout June and National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21

›› Shonna Bell

Fernwood NRG and the Fernwood ­Community Center are on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen People, known today as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations. As an organization and a team, we […]

By |June 19th, 2022|Buzz, Events, Village Vibe|0 Comments

FCA & NRG: Closer & ­stronger together

›› Kelsey Singbeil and Alieda Blandford

Over the last few years, the distance between 1923 Fernwood Road and 1240 Gladstone Avenue has become shorter and shorter. While the buildings may not have actually moved closer together, the organizations that call them home, the Fernwood Community Association (FCA) and Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group (Fernwood NRG) have bridged […]

By |June 19th, 2022|Buzz, Village Vibe|0 Comments

North Park goings on

We have a lot to ­celebrate these days

›› Sarah Murray, NPNA

The first six months of 2022 has given us so much to celebrate! The Multicultural Festival at Royal Athletic Park on May 8 was a resounding success. Folks of all ages danced to the live music, shopped from a wide range of vendors, played games […]

By |June 19th, 2022|Buzz, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Gardens are for gathering

›› Kayla Siefried, Compost Education Centre

Sometimes I reflect on the additional ­benefits of gardening, beyond the yummy foods my family and I get to eat, and the ecosystem services that are provided for pollinators and soil building.

Today, I’m reminded what a joy it is to connect with other humans in the garden, and what a […]

By |June 19th, 2022|Garden Gleanings|0 Comments

Give your feedback for the proposed neighbourhood plan

>> Jan Firstbrook

Significant changes are coming to Fernwood and we have a say in how we would like our neighbourhood to be developed in the next 30 years. The Draft Neighbourhood Plan and the Missing Middle Housing Initiative are being proposed by city council. These plans impact all aspects of our neighbourhood—our parks, green leafy […]

By |June 9th, 2022|Buzz, Trees of Fernwood, Village Vibe|0 Comments

The Fernwood Art Stroll is back! – June 11 & 12, 2022

Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 11, and Sunday, June 12, from 11am to 4pm.

The Fernwood Art Stroll is a collection of neighbourhood artist and artisans who gather annually to plan an unjuried studio tour to show the public their wares. This is a chance to meet the creators in their home studios and yards […]

By |June 7th, 2022|Artist's Aside, Buzz, Events, Village Vibe|0 Comments