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Meeting on Local Area Planning Process for 2017 – October, 5 2016

The City of Victoria will be updating the Local Area Plan for both Fernwood and North Park in 2017. Establishing an effective process around this exercise will be critical to securing sufficient resident input to achieve a plan that will reflect the wishes of the communities affected.

The Fernwood Community Association and the North Park Neighbourhood […]

By |September 30th, 2016|Events, News|0 Comments

It’s Pole Painting time

Let your creativity shine on a telephone pole on Saturday, September 10, 2016

>> Mila Czemerys

This September, Fernwood NRG will be hosting its sixth Pole Painting Project. Everyone is ­welcome to take part, no matter what age or ­experience level.

Painted telephone poles have become part of the identity of Fernwood. It’s hard to remember how the […]

By |September 4th, 2016|Events, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Help us weave community at FernFest

Community Weaving Project – Saturday, June 18 from 11am to 5pm, FernFest Field of Dreams on the Vic High Field

>> Beth Threlfall

FernFest is synonymous with community spirit. Everyone’s ­favourite aspects of the weekend—great music, good vibes, tasty food, family fun—are focused on inclusion and building this amazing community around us. For those of you wanting to […]

By |June 9th, 2016|Buzz, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Fernwood Bites tickets going quick

>> Andrew Kerr

Worried about the inevitable post-­FernFest-blues? Don’t fret! Fernwood Bites, ­Fernwood NRG’s annual fundraiser, is back to delight your taste buds. Taking place in Fernwood Square on the Sunday, June 19 from 5:30-8pm, this delectable culinary tasting event will feature some of the best food and drink in Victoria. We’re excited to be partnering […]

By |June 7th, 2016|Events, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Fernwood Refugee Road Hockey-a-Thon Scores Big

Road hockey game wins with fun and friendship

›› Bobby Arbess

 
In sweltering 30°C heat, rising off the blacktop of the basketball courts behind the Fernwood ­Community Centre on Friday, May 13th, an ­enthusiastic group of youth from the regular ­Fernwood NRG road hockey drop-in youths clashed sticks for 4.5 hours in a ‘Road Hockey-a-Thon’. Raising money for […]

By |June 5th, 2016|Buzz, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Hands on learning; inspired giving

Vic High students with the Vital Youth Program choose to support Good Food Box with funds

>> Vita Yates

For the 13th year in a row, Victoria High School was fortunate enough to ­participate in the Vital Youth program. Through the Victoria Foundation, eight schools are ­allocated $2,500 to donate to a local ­charity of their choice. […]

By |June 5th, 2016|Buzz, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Fernwood Art Stroll – June 11 & 12, 2016

Take a stroll through Fernwoodian art studios

>> Jillian Player

In 2007, an idea was hatched by a few local artists to open their studios to the public. Using their own funds (and with lots of support from both Fernwood NRG and the Fernwood Inn) the first Fernwood Art Stroll was born. Along with the creation of […]

By |June 5th, 2016|Artist's Aside, Events, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments