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VintAgeous Vintage Fair – Feb 28 & Mar 1, 2014

The VintAgeous Vintage fair is a 2 day event featuring 40 stalls of vintage and retro clothing, jewelry, housewares, decor, records & much more! Amazing one of kinds from the 1920’s-1980’s. There is always a DJ Friday night to heat things up as you browse through thousands of incredible vintage items!! Whether you are looking for […]

By |February 10th, 2014|Events, News|0 Comments

What were you thinking?

At the January Community Association Land Use Committee meeting held to discuss Fernwood NRG’s proposed new building at 1310 Gladstone Avenue (see What’s proposed at 1310 Gladstone Avenue?), one of the participants asked “What were you thinking when you bought these properties?” We did answer that question on the cover of the October 2013 edition […]

By |February 7th, 2014|Editorial, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

The Clean Bin Project movie screening

Is it possible to live completely waste free? Find out by attending our first documentary film screening of the year, presented by Fernwood NRG in partnership with the Compost Education Centre.

Described as An Inconvenient Truth meets Super-Size Me, The Clean Bin Project features laugh out loud moments, stop motion animations, and unforgettable imagery. In this […]

By |February 4th, 2014|Events, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

The Pub Quiz

Have you ever been to one of those quiz nights where every question seems like a foreign language? You wonder if it’s just you. Did you miss something at school? Was there are class that everyone attended that you were not privy too? Are you broken? Insane? Stupid…

As the depressing and humbling feeling of self-doubt […]

By |February 3rd, 2014|Events, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

What is proposed at 1310 Gladstone Avenue?

Fernwood NRG is seeking to rezone 1310 Gladstone to permit a three-storey mixed use building that will include commercial space and housing or small offices

The lot at 1310 Gladstone Avenue is situated in the relatively dense core of Fernwood Village, across from the 24-unit townhouse complex at 1315 Gladstone Avenue, and between Aubergine Specialty Foods […]

By |February 3rd, 2014|News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

It’s all about priorities

Fernwood NRG has had held two ­community meetings so far to ­discuss ­developing the properties we have acquired in the heart of Fernwood ­Village (see “More housing for Fernwood,” in the October 2013 Village Vibe). At both ­meetings there was an overwhelming amount of support for the project and we are grateful to all those […]

By |January 4th, 2014|Editorial, News|0 Comments

Herbal Healthcare in our Community

There was a time when each household had plant-based medicines on hand for simple, acute conditions, such as colds and flus. Medicines were sourced from kitchen spices, gardens, and local herbalists. Each household had someone with knowledge from previous generations about healthcare using simple remedies. What remains of this traditional household knowledge is very valuable […]

By |January 3rd, 2014|Buzz, News|0 Comments