>> Zoe-Blue Coates
In the late spring and early summer of 2023, it felt like every plant and surface in the Compost Education Centre teaching gardens had a stink bug on it. The early warm and dry weather provided the perfect conditions for stink bugs to thrive. Stink bugs are a real nuisance because they suck […]
>> Mark Dusseault
As Above started with a thought-provoking podcast and a well-timed email. Vancouver-based playwright Christine Quintana, first heard about the science of how trees communicate via fungal networks after listening to an episode of NPR’s Radiolab, which featured an interview with UBC’s famed scientist Suzanne Simard. “I was immediately fascinated with the idea of […]
The Canada Dental Plan is here!
>> Laurel Collins, Member of Parliament for Victoria
The Canada Dental Care Plan is here! This means free dental care will now be provided to seniors, people with disabilities and children under 18. This public healthcare expansion will be the largest Canadians have seen in half a century – with over […]
In a time of ever rising costs, The Gift of Good Food offers relief for families
›› Mila Czemerys & Chantille Viaud
Food bank visits have skyrocketed 35% since 2019 across Canada.
Soaring food prices, combined with increases on most living expenses, means there are so many families struggling to make ends meet.
Most of us have experienced the […]
Join us for a very special holiday community dinner!
›› Danica Thompson
Fernwood NRG is delighted to host our annual Holiday Meal for community members on December 11, from 5:30 – 8:30pm. Join us to mingle, share some holiday cheer and a meal with your community. We’ll be serving the meal from 5:30 – 6:30pm. There will […]
›› Grace Lore, MLA
I know access to affordable, attainable housing is so important to our community. Behind Vic High and funded by BC Housing, 158 affordable units of rentals are being built, but to truly meet the need in our city and across the province, we need bold action on housing.
This fall we introduced historic […]
Fernwood Community Centre, Saturday, December 16 – 10am to 6pm
›› Bryce Warnes
Black Cat Tattoo is hosting their 3rd Annual Winter Market on Saturday, December 16 at the Fernwood Community Centre at 1240 Gladstone Avenue. The market runs from 10am to 6pm and features 30+ vendors.
Last year’s Black Cat Winter Market attracted hundreds of visitors who showed up to support local […]
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