In the recent municipal election, turnout in Victoria grew 42% to 24,447. In total, 39% of eligible Victorians voted.
›› Lee Herrin
Fernwood was no exception. If we allocate the advanced polls back to each neighbourhood on a pro rata basis, Fernwood’s turnout grew 46% to 2,231 ballots cast.
Higher turnout is a harbinger of electoral change. Rarely […]
›› Mark C. Dickerson
GardenWorks is always looking for ways to improve our relationship with the environment; one such way is the Giving Tree.
In 2010, I had heard about a program a tree farm in Portland was offering. They only sold live Christmas trees that they delivered to people’s homes. After Christmas, they picked up the […]
Oaklands seeks to leverage neighbourhood action with a new plan
›› Ben Clark
Over the last two years the Oaklands Community Association has been developing a new strategic plan for our organization. With so much growth and new enthusiastic staff at the centre, we wanted to harness all of the positive energy and focus on some key […]
Notes from the second town meeting
›› Shannon K. Auringer
As the second turnout of the Victoria High Field Revitalization town meeting began, there was a decent turn out of about twenty five residents. The three major issues left from the first meeting were addressed as follows:
• The existing trees that are being removed will be replaced […]
Fernwood hip-hop group inspired by our neighbourhood’s spooky side
›› Toni Hiatt
On the Halloween evening of 2013, the three members of the future hip-hop project cAthedrAls joined other neighbourhood folk around the warm glow of the annual Fernwood Community Bonfire. Exactly one year to the day, the trio, made up of Harold Hejazi (MC Magicus Carpetus), […]
›› Margaret Hantiuk
With our rainy winters, local gardeners soon find out that there is not really a water shortage here; but with our dry summers, we do need lots of water, and the issue is a storage problem. The ideal solution is a large cistern (100 gallon minimum) hooked up to your roof downspouts. It […]
›› Jillian Player
Deirdre Kelly is a long-time resident, artist, and social activist in Fernwood. She was one of the original members of the Mitraniketan Housing Co-op; eventually, she and her family settled into their current home on Pembroke Street.
Among her many social interests, Deirdre has been a longstanding member of the Fernwood-based Central America Support […]
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