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The Pub Quiz

Have you ever been to one of those quiz nights where every question seems like a foreign language? You wonder if it’s just you. Did you miss something at school? Was there are class that everyone attended that you were not privy too? Are you broken? Insane? Stupid…

As the depressing and humbling feeling of self-doubt […]

By |February 3rd, 2014|Events, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Bike maintenance

First of all, I want to thank the Fernwood community for all of the support I’ve gotten as a result of the article published in the last Village Vibe.

In this article, I’d like focus on a fundamental of bike maintenance. In my experience, this is one of the most neglected maintenance tasks—anyone can perform […]

By |February 3rd, 2014|Buzz, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Medicine in your kitchen

All kitchen herbs have medicinal value. Many of them were incorporated into food not only for their flavour, but for their ability to assist digestion. For example, Sage helps us to digest fats, making it ideal to eat with meats (as with traditional turkey stuffing). Others simply help us secrete saliva which starts the digestive […]

By |February 3rd, 2014|Buzz, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Wild salad greens

As I shook off the last winter rust and walked towards Spring Ridge Commons, I was nervous that there would be little to write about this month; I wondered if there would be anything to harvest on this frosty January day. I could not have been more wrong! The trees and shrubs were bare, and […]

By |February 3rd, 2014|Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe|0 Comments

What is proposed at 1310 Gladstone Avenue?

Fernwood NRG is seeking to rezone 1310 Gladstone to permit a three-storey mixed use building that will include commercial space and housing or small offices

The lot at 1310 Gladstone Avenue is situated in the relatively dense core of Fernwood Village, across from the 24-unit townhouse complex at 1315 Gladstone Avenue, and between Aubergine Specialty Foods […]

By |February 3rd, 2014|News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

February Fox Fair 2014, Feb 7 & 8

A fabulous designer craft fair featuring local, handmade clothing, jewelry, pottery, kids items, snacks and more!

An early spring market to tide you over until the summer ones start up and to help you shop for your sweet Valentine (and yourself, your kids, your friends…). Presenting 30+ of your favorite Island designers unveiling their spring wares! […]

By |January 22nd, 2014|Events|0 Comments

It’s all about priorities

Fernwood NRG has had held two ­community meetings so far to ­discuss ­developing the properties we have acquired in the heart of Fernwood ­Village (see “More housing for Fernwood,” in the October 2013 Village Vibe). At both ­meetings there was an overwhelming amount of support for the project and we are grateful to all those […]

By |January 4th, 2014|Editorial, News|0 Comments