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Fernwood LUC proposes revitalization at Gower Park

>> 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 […]

By |June 8th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Fernwood Art Stroll 2023

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 […]

By |June 8th, 2023|Artist's Aside|0 Comments

FernFest 2023 is looking for volunteers!

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 […]

By |May 16th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Fernwood school will be given new Lekwungen name

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 […]

By |April 3rd, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

New Food Security Coordinator

›› Jesse Wallis

Hi, I’m Jesse (she/they), the new Food Security Coordinator at Fernwood NRG! I am a queer white settler living as an ­uninvited guest on Lekwungen territory. You can find me stewarding the ­community gardens and orchards, coordinating work parties and events, and juggling vegetables while I oversee the operations of the Good Food […]

By |April 3rd, 2023|Faces of Fernwood, Garden Gleanings|0 Comments

How to grow to the max in a small space

›› Kayla Siefried

Recently I was reading a newsletter from a gardening teacher, author, and writer that I’ve been following for years, and I found his tips about “small space gardening hacks” really useful. Perhaps you are a renter like me and have a limited ability to modify the landscape around you or maybe you have […]

By |April 3rd, 2023|Garden Gleanings|0 Comments

Market coming to Fernwood Square

Let’s be friends!

›› Stacey Nowark

We are CREAM, your local corner shop nestled in the heart of Fernwood Square and we just celebrated our 2-year birthday! CREAM was born out of a deep ­appreciation for all things vintage and locally made. We are a small two-women team working hard to curate beautiful ­vintage and locally made […]

By |April 3rd, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments