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Jeremy Herndl: Day to Night

>> Jillian Player

Jeremy Herndl likes to remind himself of a quote by drawing master William Kentridge, “Resist the attempt to construct an argument.” Looking at Herndl’s work, one can see why this quote would be important. His large paintings, busy with thick strokes of oil paint, capture the fleeting moments of humanity and light as […]

By |December 9th, 2015|Artist's Aside, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Karma Yoga at the Fernwood Community Centre

When: Thursdays from 7-8pm, starting January 14th, 2016

Where: Fernwood Community Centre, 1240 Gladstone Avenue

Cost: Suggested $5 donation, yoga mats available for a $2 rental fee

The Fernwood Yoga Den is hosting a Karma Yoga class at the Fernwood ­Community Centre starting in January 2016. Karma yoga classes are affordable classes where all the money raised goes […]

By |December 8th, 2015|Events, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Picot Collective: A creative addition to Fernwood

>> Kate VanGiesen

Picot Collective is a charming artisan shop in the four corners of Fernwood Village. It was opened in August 2015 by Britt Buntain who saw a “niche for tangible art.” Britt named the store after her grandmother and her new-found passion for weaving wall hangings and custom pieces. This shop was purposed to […]

By |December 3rd, 2015|Buzz, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Spring Ridge Common—the next chapter

>>Lee Herrin

People in Fernwood are connected to Spring Ridge Common in myriad ways: some are neighbours, others love the permaculture angle, some just enjoy a quiet space to relax with a friend, and some, like last issue’s contributor, remember the site when it was a wooden school building. Spring Ridge Common isn’t going anywhere. Having […]

By |December 2nd, 2015|Editorial, Village Vibe|0 Comments

The impact of good food on one family’s life

An interview with a mother who received The Gift of Good Food in 2015

›› Mila Czemerys & Kathryn Juricic

What does good food mean to you?

It means something healthy for my kids to eat. I can go down to the dollar store and buy a chocolate bar for my kid for 99 cents. Or, I can […]

By |December 2nd, 2015|News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

A Christmas Carol at The Belfry

The Belfry’s acclaimed production of A Christmas Carol returns

>> Mark Dusseault

It is one of the greatest stories ever told. Even today, 172 years later, it is still profound and optimistic, reminding us that it’s never too late to change and to love again.

Written in 1843 in response to the social ills of Victorian England, A […]

By |December 2nd, 2015|Buzz, Events, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Winterizing the garden

>> Margaret Hantiuk

This fall, don’t be so quick to rake your leaves up and give them away to the municipality to compost: save them for your own leaf mold, one of the best soil enhancers – for free I now rake leaves off of my lawn, sidewalks and patio straight onto my garden beds! I […]

By |December 1st, 2015|Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe|0 Comments