›› Mila Czemerys
You are invited to FernFest, Fernwood’s annual free, community-based, music, art, and family festival organized by Fernwood NRG. It’s all happening on Friday, June 16 from 5-10pm and Saturday, June 17 from 11:30am to 10pm in Fernwood Square and beyond. Join the fun as we showcase local musicians and artists you may not […]
›› Chantille Viaud
We’re taking a big step forward by embarking on a new strategic planning process, and we want you to be a part of it!
But wait, you might be wondering, what exactly is strategic planning, and why should you care? Well, let us demystify it for you. Strategic planning is all about revisioning and […]
›› Kathryn Juricic
This year’s FernFest will mark a sad anniversary for many members of the Fernwood community and beyond. Just two days after last year’s festival, treasured community member Graeme Bousada passed away after a tragic accident at just age 32.
You may remember Graeme from his various roles at FernFest. I first met Graeme after […]
>> Jan Firstbrook
At the corner of Fernwood Road and Pembroke Street, there is a neglected park that is part of a busy thoroughfare. The Fernwood Land Use Committee (LUC) is planning on applying for a My Great Neighbourhood Grant this summer.
Our goal for the grant is to transform a section of Gower Park into a […]
Visit the Art Stroll on Saturday, June 10 & Sunday, June 11
›› Margaret Hantiuk
The 2023 Fernwood Art Stroll will be taking place on Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11 from 11am to 4pm.
This free, fun, family focused event is an opportunity for everyone to visit the participating Fernwood artist and artisans in their home […]
Join our team of volunteers and help make this community festival happen.
>> Nada Saad
I’m happy to say that I am back for another year to help organize FernFest, and this year I am coordinating all our wonderful FernFest volunteers. It was amazing to meet so many of you last year, and I am thrilled to […]
New name will replace ‘George Jay,’ who was a segregationist school board member
›› Mila Czemerys
Fernwood’s elementary school will have a new name in the coming years and it will be a Lekwungen name—in the language of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.
In 2019, the Parents Advisory Committee of George Jay Elementary School created a petition to […]
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