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10 years of community and counting

›› Shonna Bell

Fall is always a reflective time of year for me. I am not sure if it correlates to my birthday or the season itself, which has an introspective feel, but I always find myself thinking of past years at this time. ­Heading into October, that sense seems to be ­emerging even more. On […]

By |October 1st, 2020|News|0 Comments

New patio space to aid restaurant recovery

There is a new hangout spot in the neighbourhood

›› Mila Czemerys

By now, the COVID-19 pandemic has touched most aspects of our lives and livelihoods. The restaurant industry has definitely felt the weight of our changing reality. It has been hard to hear of our favorite local breakfast spots and dining establishments closing down for good. […]

By |August 4th, 2020|Buzz|1 Comment

A community garden initiative

Gardeners ­growing ­veggies for ­Fernwoodians

›› Holly Grewall

Bernadette Letchford has lived in the ­Fernwood community for nearly 12 years, and has been gardening at the Fernwood Community Allotment Gardens for 10 of them. As a volunteer coordinator at the garden, she, along with a team of ­others, helped to spearhead an initiative to combat food insecurity […]

By |August 4th, 2020|Garden Gleanings|0 Comments

August Garden Work Party

­Join us on Thursday, August 13th at 3:30 to 6:00pm at the Fernwood Community Centre

›› Brontë Elphick-Miner

Want to get your hands in the dirt and give some deserving plants a little love? ­Fernwood NRG is hosting a COVID-19 conscious work party on Thursday, August 13th from 3:30pm to 6:00pm.

Projects for the work party include: sheet […]

By |August 4th, 2020|News|0 Comments

New Community Wellness Library

›› Carmelle Lauren

Located at 1921 Fernwood Road, this new community resource seeks to address food and health inequity by creating a network of mutual aid and community care.

The library functions in the same way as the little free libraries around the ­neighbourhood, but contains food and wellness supplies instead of books. Having a self-serve access […]

By |August 4th, 2020|Buzz|0 Comments

Welcome Intamo & Csinos Vintage

›› Airial Clatney

Hi Fernwood Folkx! My name is Airial and I am the Sex Educator and Co-Founder of Intamo Pleasure Boutique, your spicy new addition to the ­neighbourhood! We’ve really worked hard to create an ­approachable and empowering space where you can feel ­comfortable to shop for your favourite local, ethical, and small-business owned pleasure […]

By |August 4th, 2020|Buzz|0 Comments

Community within a community

›› Mike Emme & Beth Threlfall

The Pandora Arts Collective Society (PACS), a Fernwood fixture for nearly 15 years now, offers a twice-weekly facilitated open studio focused on community, ­creativity, and mental health.

When the COVID-19 lockdowns began in March, the PACS studios in the ­Fernwood Community Association temporarily closed; in response, PACS—a registered non-profit and charity—shifted […]

By |August 4th, 2020|Artist's Aside|0 Comments