›› Grace Lore, MLA
Almost every time I speak with people in our neighbourhood, the issue of housing affordability comes up. The dream of home ownership slips further out of reach every day, and many people fear rising rental costs will displace them from our neighbourhoods where we live, work, and have built our communities. That includes right here in Fernwood.
After years of historic under-investment, work to […]
The City of Victoria is creating a Welcoming City Strategy that will serve as a roadmap to guide Victoria towards becoming a stronger, more inclusive community where all residents, including newcomers, immigrants and refugees, are accepted, respected and feel like they belong.
From now until May 30, visit Have Your Say, our online engagement platform to share your […]
›› Laura Benoit
When it came to setting up shop at 2000 Fernwood Road, formerly the home of Luna Collective, vintage curator Stacey Novak knew there was one thing she needed to keep in the space: local vendors. “I’ve loved that shop space since the beginning of time,” Novak laughs. “I loved what Luna was doing […]
An informal network of folks who want to support unhoused neighbours living in Stadacona Park
›› Stacie Swain, Andrew Kerr, James Davis, and Alieda Blandford
Andrew first met Ron on January 13th, 2021. Earlier that morning, Ron came within a few feet of dying as a tree crashed through his home during a windstorm. Ron continues to […]
›› Tessa Weimer, Devin Fikis, and Kaitlyn Nightingale
We are a group of University of Victoria digital communications students who have partnered with the owners of the newest net zero home in Victoria with the goal of encouraging more people to take action to lighten their carbon footprint.
A net zero building is a building with net […]
The kitchen is the heart of the home. . . well, in our case it’s the Community Centre
›› Shonna Bell
Each week, approximately 400 meals are made out of the Fernwood Community Centre kitchen. Patrick Gleeson, our chef, picks up a minimum of 6 boxes of produce from the Mustard Seed via the Food Share Network’s […]
›› Kevin Yee-Chan
Spring is here! The excitement of buds blossoming and days lengthening is often a welcome exhale after the inward cocoon of winter. Particularly after the inward nature of the last year—a year when we’ve been asked to sit collectively with stillness and ferment in various states of transformation that bubble up—it can be […]
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