The Fernwood Community Centre’s new Kitchen Garden was installed over the weekend.
Thanks to the incredible volunteers who came out in the rain to make this project happen! Big thank you to Hatchet & Seed Contracting (Solara Goldwynn, Alysha Punnett and Tayler Krawczyk) for your design and permablitz coordination. Thanks to Island Waterwise Irrigation for your help with […]
by Madison Kolla R.Ac., Christina Chan R.Ac.
At Heart & Hands Health Collective, day in and out, we relieve the aches and pains of the 60-120 clients who come see us each week. The intention of acupuncture is to facilitate the body’s own inherent ability to heal. But, in addition to acupuncture, we constantly educate clients […]
At the January Community Association Land Use Committee meeting held to discuss Fernwood NRG’s proposed new building at 1310 Gladstone Avenue (see What’s proposed at 1310 Gladstone Avenue?), one of the participants asked “What were you thinking when you bought these properties?” We did answer that question on the cover of the October 2013 edition […]
Is it possible to live completely waste free? Find out by attending our first documentary film screening of the year, presented by Fernwood NRG in partnership with the Compost Education Centre.
Described as An Inconvenient Truth meets Super-Size Me, The Clean Bin Project features laugh out loud moments, stop motion animations, and unforgettable imagery. In this […]
Curbside food garden to demonstrate potential of community centre green space
The Fernwood Community Centre (FCC) will soon go through another food inspired transformation, this time with its very own kitchen garden. The proposed pilot project will convert the currently under-utilized front garden along Gladstone Avenue into a food producing space, to be utilized by the […]
Being recognized for good work & good deeds doesn’t always happen… but it’s happening today
At George Jay, we have a SOAR (Safe Organized Accountable Respectful) assembly every month. This is a time for teachers to recognize the good behaviour, hard work, dedication, imagination, and all-around good human-ness of our students. Each teacher spends time figuring […]
Judging by the amount of skateboarders who gravitate to the Fernwood Community Centre during the warm summer months, my opinion is yes! Though the idea is relatively fresh and there are many hoops to jump through with the City, it is very much a possibility.
A skatepark in Fernwood would greatly benefit our neighbourhood. It would […]
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