On November 26, the Village Vibe caught up with Victoria’s new Mayor, Lisa Helps, to hear her views on neighbourhoods, villages and the significance of being from Fernwood
›› Lee Herrin
VV: What do you love most about living in Fernwood?
LH: The feeling of connectedness. I go to get my groceries at Aubergine and I know Leon […]
In the recent municipal election, turnout in Victoria grew 42% to 24,447. In total, 39% of eligible Victorians voted.
›› Lee Herrin
Fernwood was no exception. If we allocate the advanced polls back to each neighbourhood on a pro rata basis, Fernwood’s turnout grew 46% to 2,231 ballots cast.
Higher turnout is a harbinger of electoral change. Rarely […]
›› Mark C. Dickerson
GardenWorks is always looking for ways to improve our relationship with the environment; one such way is the Giving Tree.
In 2010, I had heard about a program a tree farm in Portland was offering. They only sold live Christmas trees that they delivered to people’s homes. After Christmas, they picked up the […]
Oaklands seeks to leverage neighbourhood action with a new plan
›› Ben Clark
Over the last two years the Oaklands Community Association has been developing a new strategic plan for our organization. With so much growth and new enthusiastic staff at the centre, we wanted to harness all of the positive energy and focus on some key […]
Notes from the second town meeting
›› Shannon K. Auringer
As the second turnout of the Victoria High Field Revitalization town meeting began, there was a decent turn out of about twenty five residents. The three major issues left from the first meeting were addressed as follows:
• The existing trees that are being removed will be replaced […]
Fernwood hip-hop group inspired by our neighbourhood’s spooky side
›› Toni Hiatt
On the Halloween evening of 2013, the three members of the future hip-hop project cAthedrAls joined other neighbourhood folk around the warm glow of the annual Fernwood Community Bonfire. Exactly one year to the day, the trio, made up of Harold Hejazi (MC Magicus Carpetus), […]
Available: Anytime after Dec 15th, 2014
Rent: $990.00/month
The Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group is currently accepting applications for its Park Place market-based affordable housing project located at 1222 Yukon Street. To qualify, we require a family grouping that includes at least one parent/guardian and one dependent child. Combined family income range must fall within $39,000 to $57,000 […]
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