New mixed use building underway in Fernwood village
›› Lee Herrin
In 2011 Fernwood residents told the Fernwood NRG’s Neighbourhood Visioning Forum that a healthy and vibrant neighbourhood centre needs a critical mass and variety of business and residential units. We listened, and we are adding commercial space and housing in a new building right in Fernwood […]
›› Bobby Arbess
Dave Kesson packed more virtues into one man than almost anyone I ever met. He was innately fair, kind, compassionate, caring, thoughtful, generous, easy-going, understanding, fun, hard-working and loyal.
I remember moving with my family into a cabin in the Highlands. We had a young baby and a six-year old and it turned out […]
The scoop on Fernwood’s 22nd Annual celebration of art, music and community
>> Mila Czemerys
June is here. That means it’s time to kick off the summer with FernFest!
Fernwood NRG is pleased to bring you the 22nd Annual FernFest, Fernwood’s neighbourhood celebration of local music, arts and community building.
Everyone is invited to join the free, family friendly fun […]
>> Kathryn Juricic
I have always enjoyed volunteering, it makes me feel purposeful and part of something larger. Little did I know that it would help me get a job and connect me with some of my best friends. I started at Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group as a volunteer for FernFest five years ago, accepting Artisan […]
Culture, creativity and community
Saturday, June 10th and Sunday, June 11th – 11am-4pm
Throughout Fernwood
>> Margaret Hantiuk
Please join us on Saturday, June 10th, and Sunday, June 11th from 11 to 4 for the 10th Annual Fernwood Art Stroll. This year there are 15 artist studios to visit, including the several artists in the Pandora Arts Collective, at the […]
>> Alysha Punnett, Site Manager & Community Education Coordinator, Compost Education Centre
Gardening season is here! And so are all the things that eat your garden! Here we discuss The Big 3: aphids, slugs and cutworms.
Aphids
There are green, brown, black and dusty grey aphids, all active at various times of the growing season (lucky us!). They […]
>> Marc Jenkins
Larsen Music began out of John Larsen’s Saanich home nearly 20 years ago. There was at the time a huge shortage of available rental instruments for band students on Vancouver Island. John just couldn’t stand the idea of kids wanting to play music not having access to instruments to play. So he cashed […]
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