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15 ways to donate to The Gift of Good Food

>> Kathryn Juricic

The Gift of Good Food is no ordinary fundraiser — unless you regularly drink beer or do yoga or make holiday wreaths for charity.

The entire community is getting behind raising enough money to supply 200 local families with fresh fruits and vegetables for the entire year. That means there is a way for […]

By |November 22nd, 2016|Buzz, Events, News|0 Comments

Fernwood Lights: First Annual Winter Fundraiser – November 27, 2016, 4-6:30pm

Fernwood Lights, a fundraiser for Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group, will feature tastes, sips, performances and musical delights. This indoor and outdoor event presented by Fernwood NRG will surely light up your winter!

Ticket-holders will enjoy a small appetizer from neighbours at Stage Wine Bar, The Fernwood Inn, Cornerstone Café, Aubergine Specialty Foods, and Fernwood alumni Norte […]

By |November 10th, 2016|Buzz, Events, News|0 Comments

Fernwood Lights Debuts – Sunday November 27, 2016, 4-6:30pm

Light up the last Sunday in November with hundreds of neighbours, taste amazing things, and support a great cause

›› Mila Czemerys & Kathyrn Juricic

It’s a brisk November evening in ­Fernwood Square. Hundreds of ­people have gathered, there is a special energy amongst the crowd. As usual, Gladstone Avenue is bright under the lights and ­Fernwood […]

By |October 6th, 2016|Buzz, Events, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Fernwood Halloween Bonfire – October 31, 2016

Join your neighbours at our very own Ferning Man of sorts on October 31st
›› Carina Foran

Fernwood’s family friendly bonfire will continue to light up your Hallows Eve this year. Come on down in your creative ­Halloween attire to Stevenson Park, the field behind the Fernwood Community Centre at 1240 Gladstone Avenue, for our Halloween Bonfire.

If […]

By |October 6th, 2016|Events, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

George Jay continues to grow

›› Tania Wegwitz

With the return to fall, École George Jay Elementary is now once again hopping with students and their families. In fact, its bustling hallways and classrooms include over 40 more kids than staff thought they would have.

“When we closed for the summer, we were expecting 290 students to be here this September,” said […]

By |October 6th, 2016|News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

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