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Monster Bash 4.0

 Friday October 25, 20137 – 9pmJames Bay Community School Centre, 140 Oswego StreetAges 9-13yrs$5 Music & Dance Party – Costume Competition – Concession – Torture Wheel – Spooky Games – Inflatable Obstacle Course – Rock Band Karaoke

 

See you there!

 

 

By |October 15th, 2013|Events, News|0 Comments

Living the New Economy (Vancouver Island)

 

Victoria, BC, Nov 29-Dec 5, 2013

Venue: The Car Shop at the Roundhouse at Bayview Place
Registration: livingtheneweconomy2013.eventbrite.ca

 

The Healing Cities Institute Society and the EcoDesign Resource Society are honoured to be hosting Living the New Economy on Vancouver Island in 2013. With the generous support of their presenting sponsor, Vancity, they will be offering a week […]

By |October 15th, 2013|News|0 Comments

More housing for Fernwood

Fernwood NRG to purchase 2009 Fernwood Rd. and 1310 Gladstone Ave. for mixed use development and affordable housing
Fernwood NRG has made an ­agreement to purchase 2009 ­Fernwood Road and 1310 ­Gladstone Avenue from the M’is Kow A Ao Development Society. The ­purchase closes November 1st, 2013. The M’akola Group of Societies will remain ­headquartered at […]

By |October 3rd, 2013|News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

buzz: Studio 1313

 

Lenore Rankin
Published October 2013
Village Vibe Newspaper 

The newest addition to the ­Cornerstone Building is Studio 1313 (formerly Studio 1284), which opened its doors to ­Fernwood this past July. Now located at 1313 ­Gladstone—across from Norte Street Food—the Studio remains under the experienced ­management of hair ­stylist, ­Jacqueline Rogers, a ­long-time Fernwood ­business owner and resident.

The Studio, […]

By |October 3rd, 2013|Buzz, News|0 Comments

feature: A new opportunity for Fernwood

 
This speech was given by Lisa Matthaus, Chair of the Fernwood NRG Board of ­Directors, to a meeting of the membership at the Fernwood Community Centre on September 13th, 2013
 

Lisa Matthaus
Published October 2013
Village Vibe Newspaper 
As most of you know, Fernwood NRG has played an important role in the revitalization of ­Fernwood. In the years between […]

By |October 3rd, 2013|News|3 Comments

mark your calendar: Boots ‘n Suits: A Mason Street Farmraiser

Jesse and Angela transplanting lettuce into the aquaponic bed, with ripe cherry tomatoes ready to harvest in the foreground. Photo: Nate Clark

 
Mason Street Farm, a quarter-acre ­market farm on the ­border of Fernwood, has done some big things in the past year & they are ­planning to outdo ­themselves again
 

Edie IronsPublished October 2013
Village Vibe Newspaper 

The […]

By |October 3rd, 2013|News|0 Comments

Plant-a-Fruit-Tree-Day & Fernwood Orchard Planting

You are invited to celebrate National Tree Day at the first annual Plant-a-Fruit-Tree-Day…

When: September 28th, 10am-4pm
Where: Behind the Fernwood Community Centre, 1240 Gladstone Avenue
Free to attend!

Planting of the Fernwood Neighbourhood Orchard
Mini How-to Workshops: Fruit Tree Basics, Pruning, Grafting, Home Orchards, etc.
Fruit & nut tree sales, Info Booths
Live Music + Food Trucks
Followed with a talk by […]

By |September 23rd, 2013|News|0 Comments