Self-reliance makes Fernwood better
›› Fernwood NRG
The opening of the new building at 1310 Gladstone completes a project that has been over five years in the making.
And with the sale of the Cornerstone Café to our neighbourhood’s very own Fernwood Coffee Company, plus the recent adoption of the Yoga Den into the Fernwood NRG family, it […]
›› Lee Herrin
We have some bittersweet news to share with our neighbours. We have sold the Cornerstone Café to the good people from the Parsonage Café, who are losing their space on North Park. The Cornerstone Café is now closed, but the Parsonage crew hopes to reopen in Fernwood as early as February 1st.
It has […]
Fernwood NRG is part of the Mayor’s Child Care Solutions Working Group
›› Lee Herrin
In June, Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps invited community, public sector, and business leaders across the City together to discuss a local response to the chronic shortage of child care in the City of Victoria.
The meeting was well attended. All of the Community […]
More small businesses & housing coming for Fernwood Village
›› Lee Herrin
In 2013, Fernwood NRG purchased two properties in the core of Fernwood Village (1310 Gladstone Avenue and 2009 Fernwood Road). As well, we obtained an option to purchase 2013 and 2017 Fernwood Road for redevelopment as affordable housing apartments. Overall, our vision was to add […]
>> Lee Herrin
Fernwood NRG has hit a number of milestones in the past few years: the organization turned 35 in 2014, FernFest turned 20 in 2015, and both the Village Vibe and the Cornerstone building (in neighbourhood hands) turned 10, also in 2015. And just this past month, the Cornerstone Café hit the 10 year […]
Sensitive and thoughtful neighbourhood-scaled development improves life for everyone
›› Lee Herrin
Ben lives on Yukon Street with his daughters in Fernwood NRG’s affordable family housing. Harry lives across the street, in one of the beautiful character houses that make Yukon Street a gem in Victoria. I know Ben because we are both on the Board of […]
>>Lee Herrin
People in Fernwood are connected to Spring Ridge Common in myriad ways: some are neighbours, others love the permaculture angle, some just enjoy a quiet space to relax with a friend, and some, like last issue’s contributor, remember the site when it was a wooden school building. Spring Ridge Common isn’t going anywhere. Having […]
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