›› Ruben Anderson
Old streetlights are being replaced around the CRD with Victoria’s final phase being the downtown core, to be finished in early 2018. Contractors recently rolled through Fernwood replacing the old orange lights with warm white LEDs that use about half the electricity.
Across the whole city this really adds up. Streetlights use about a […]
›› Kathryn Juricic
Fernwood NRG is creating a Youth Leadership Program that will run out of the Fernwood Community Centre. Youth will have the opportunity to gain leadership skills through the Fernwood Student Dinner, a weekly meal aimed at increasing food security for post-secondary students, middle and high school aged students are also very welcome!
This program […]
The 11th Annual Fernwood Art Stroll is being organized now
›› Margaret Hantiuk
This fun community event is a tour of neighbourhood artist and artisan—craftspeople, makers of things—studios for a show and sale. It will be held this year on Saturday, June 9th and Sunday June 10th from 11am to 4pm.
To participate you must have a studio […]
Tips for mid-winter growing
›› Alysha Punnett
Happy December, Village Vibe readers! As the days draw closer to Solstice on the 21st, it may feel like the garden and the compost piles are sleeping—unless you’re growing a winter garden! Here on the west coast, we’re lucky enough to be able to grow our greens year-round. While we’re […]
›› Alex Harned
Fernwood’s Student Dinner Night will wrap up the year with a Winter Solstice Celebration on Wednesday, December 13th! Join us for a hot and delicious holiday meal, live music and a pop-up holiday market with a handful of local artisans and vendors. At this dark time of the year, we would like to shine […]
›› Mark Dusseault
As humans, we are drawn to stories of redemption. Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is one of the world’s most affecting and enduring stories. It is a story of the human heart, and our potential for goodness, compassion and charity.
Ebenezer Scrooge, a “tight-fisted old sinner”, is the perfect character to take us on […]
Fresh fundraiser provides a twist on holiday giving & people are taking note
›› Mila Czemerys
The Gift of Good Food is a Fernwood-based, Greater Victoria wide food access fundraiser. Every $500 we raise supports a family facing poverty with fresh fruit and veggies every two weeks for a year.
We are in our third year of partnering […]
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