Holiday Emporium allows students to shop for affordable gifts for their family members
>> Beth Threlfall
Many organizations are looking for donations at this time of year, but the difference with the annual L’Ecole George Jay Elementary School Holiday Emporium is that we’re seeking household goods, not cash. George Jay’s Holiday Emporium offers a low-cost way for […]
>> Ben Clark
While boulevard gardens are a common thing in and around Oaklands, there is currently no community garden in the neighbourhood. A survey was done recently to ask residents if they support the Oaklands Community Association working toward building a community garden, and what type of garden they would like to see.
Gardens in parks […]
Calling all vinyl junkies, CD collectors and music memorabilia maniacs!
Vancouver Island’s largest record fair is back in Fernwood this month. Look forward to 50 tables full of records; all musical genres will be represented. You can’t even imagine what treasures you may behold in these stacks of vinyl. There will be collections from all over […]
›› Lee Herrin
Ten years ago on August 1st, 2005 Fernwood NRG (then the Fernwood Community Centre Society) took possession of the Cornerstone Building (1301-1313 Gladstone Avenue). Although it is hard to believe, things were very different in Fernwood then. The Cornerstone Building had been boarded up for over a year, neighbourhood businesses were struggling, the […]
›› Margaret Hantiuk
I recently chatted with master composter, certified organic land care professional, and certified horticultural therapist David Greig, who has been “farming” red wriggler composting worms for over 25 years, in addition to teaching at Camosun College. These little workers (also called “tiger worms,” “brandling worms,” or more properly, Eisenia foetida) digest organic matter […]
›› Mike Parolini
When I walk into 1726 Stanley Avenue, there are only fifteen or twenty people in the living room, conversing quietly with one another as Eric Harper perches on a stool, tuning his guitar. The evening’s performance is an intimate one, a small group who know each other well, laughing and joking amongst themselves […]
›› Tania Wegwitz
September usually brings with it the return to old routines after the summer. But for families and staff at George Jay Elementary, this September has also brought many new things as they returned to the newly renovated and seismically upgraded school.
The refurbished school looks amazing inside, with fresh paint, whiteboards, and blinds, as […]
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