Neighbours are creating a sense of place through creative additions to common space
>> Ben Clark
The placemaking trend is gaining momentum throughout Oaklands and the rest of the region – neighbours taking the initiative to creatively transform their common space into a vibrant and welcoming environment. Placemaking can include everything from chalk art on the street […]
>> LifeCycles Project Society
In the past, seed production was localized by necessity and tradition. However, in just a couple of generations, fewer farmers and gardeners are saving their own seed. Within modern agriculture, less value has been placed on regionally-adapted seed, and seed systems have become increasingly centralized. The result has been a marked loss […]
Stop cigarettes from ending up in the ocean by putting your butts where they belong
>> Kathyrn Juricic
You may have noticed a small canister for cigarette butts outside the Cornerstone Café. This canister is one of many the Surfrider Foundation has set-up throughout Victoria to deter cigarette butts making their way into sewers and then ending […]
>> Jillian Player
Throughout her artistic life, Kathy Guthrie’s art has transformed over the years, but the one constant has been calligraphy. She started taking art seriously as a young person, experimenting with pastels, before studying graphic design at Sheridan College in Ontario, where she is originally from. After college, Kathy started to take a keen […]
>> Marcell Hanson
No matter our walk in life, each one of us at any given point in our life wants for more or less of something.
We may feel we need more clarity, more energy, more time, more rest, more money; or perhaps less stress, less pain, less problems, less struggles. Have we accepted these as wants […]
>> Margaret Hantiuk
Looking back over 10 years of my Garden Gleanings column for the Village Vibe, I am thinking of the ways that gardening is trending here in Fernwood (and all over):
Going organic: We realize that every backyard that goes organic and stops using pesticides and herbicides mean less poisons going into the air, soil, […]
Come one, come all to Vancouver Island’s biggest record fair!
50 tables full of records, CDs and music memorabilia for your browsing pleasure! Collections from all over the Island and the Lower Mainland will be for sale when the Fernwood Community Center (1240 Gladstone Avenue) turns into a music lovers paradise on March 21, 2015 from […]
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