Think local, act local
›› Ruben Anderson
Fernwood has become a destination. People and families are choosing to move to Fernwood, drawn by the personality and character of our neighbourhood and our vibrant village. This is a big change from the rough times we saw here fifteen years ago and is a direct result of the love, […]
›› Laurie Rubin
For 10 years, Vining St PARTY on the PLAZA (VS PoP) entertained Fernwoodians every second Sunday in September. Children and parents alike loved dancing and singing to live entertainment, indulging in fun and games, a community BBQ, browsing the market, and, of course, bidding on 400 auction items.
Thanks to our dedicated volunteers, participants, […]
Over the past 23 years, Fernwood NRG’s revenue has grown dramatically, but the proportion coming from grants and contracts has shrunk from 69% in 2003 to 28% in 2017. Donations and fundraising efforts have grown slowly to 9% of revenues in the same period.
›› Lee Herrin
I first started with Fernwood NRG as a Board […]
›› Allan Gallupe
Gary lived at the corner of Fernwood and Vining for 28 years. He was a good friend and neighbour to all. You’d often find him on his front porch greeting passersby, always ready for a chat. Maybe there’d be a few bikes for sale on the front lawn, picked up on the garage […]
›› Mark Dusseault
Here at the Belfry, our mandate is to produce contemporary theatre, with an emphasis on Canadian plays. We program engaging, exciting and entertaining stories—plays that open a window onto a world with which we are unfamiliar, or that provide a new perspective on the world we know.
Some have recently premiered elsewhere. Some are […]
Paint-a-pole on Saturday, September 8th on Fernwood’s Pole Painting Day—it’s free!
›› Mila Czemerys
Fernwood has become known for our quirky, colourfully painted telephone poles. Where did all these paintings come from, you ask?
Fernwood started painting our telephone poles on a large scale in 2011. At the time, our telephone poles were not looking so spiffy; many were […]
Self-reliance makes Fernwood better
›› Fernwood NRG
The opening of the new building at 1310 Gladstone completes a project that has been over five years in the making.
And with the sale of the Cornerstone Café to our neighbourhood’s very own Fernwood Coffee Company, plus the recent adoption of the Yoga Den into the Fernwood NRG family, it […]
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