›› Jillian Player
Gazing at the large abstract paintings that recline against Jane Francis’s studio walls, I am intrigued by the tender graphite marks that reside in the spaces between an explosion of paint strokes. Her inspiration from nature, and her walks around our Fernwood neighbourhood, trigger Jane’s imagination to produce complex yet pleasing abstracts. Layers […]
Learn about the history of the Cornerstone Building while celebrating 10 years of neighbourhood ownership in a talk with Lee Herrin.
Where: Fernwood Community Centre (1240 Gladstone Avenue)
When: 7:30pm on Wednesday, September 16th
The Cornerstone Building, on the corner of Fernwood Road and Gladstone Avenue, is celebrating 10 years since it was purchased by Fernwood NRG (in August 2005). Fernwood […]
Neighbourhood artists and musicians wanted to brighten the Cornerstone Cafe.
The Cornerstone Café has seen some changes recently. There have been renovations, a movie or two, new faces, neighbours and ingredients but still serving the same great (Discovery) coffee. Now that things have settled a little bit, we are excited to announce the return of rotating […]
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The Belfry Theatre has been producing shows in Fernwood for four decades; the rich history of the building spans 130 years.
In the last 40 years, over two million people have ventured into Fernwood and crossed our threshold. Some have come to laugh, and some to cry. All have come to share a few […]
Known as the ‘banana belt’ of Canada, Victoria has all the ingredients for growing food just about anywhere, and the City is looking at how, and where, to grow more. This summer, all topics related to growing food in the Capital City will be explored.
Everything from community gardens and allotment gardens, boulevards and balcony gardens, […]
Posting closes August 21st, this full-time position starts September 1st.
Fernwood NRG offers a variety of Family Support Programs at the Fernwood Community Centre. These programs can be found at fernwoodnrg.ca/fernwood-nrg-programs/family-programs/. We serve members of the community from pre-natal to seniors. We are currently looking for a Youth and Family Support Worker to join our team. […]
Join Beth Threlfall in painting Fernwood’s first street mandala.
Time: Saturday, August 22, 9:00am till finish
Place: Grant Street, where it dead-ends into Haegert Park
A few years ago, the neighbourhood had a mandala-drawing contest with the vision of creating a Fernwood Road street mandala. This design, created by Sue Hara, was chosen at a neighbourhood meeting and is now being […]
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