You know what they say about Victoria… if you don’t like the weather wait five minutes
>> Chris Ward
The weather can influence so many aspects of our day-to-day lives, from how we dress, to the way we plan our recreational activities, our state of mind and even household finances.
There certainly isn’t any shortage of weather related […]
>> Margaret Hantiuk
Adaptation means being flexible and strategically implementing new ways to cope with conditions that are beyond our control. Climate change doesn’t just mean a warming climate; it means more and longer durations of weather extremes: hot sun and more drought, more wind and storms and torrential rains. Here, the erratic jetstream may mean […]
>> Denise Smith
The Canadian Cancer Society is kicking off preparations to host its second annual Relay For Life event in Fernwood. Last year, 28 teams and 190 participants raised $36,133! This year’s Relay For Life will take place on Saturday June 7th, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. at Vic High School.
“Relay is a […]
›› Jeremy Caradonna
Fernwood is a state of mind. This is a neighbourhood for people who believe in sustainable living and self-reliance. It’s a place full of “neo-locals”—folks who care about local organic food, a low-consumption lifestyle, and artistic creativity. So when my wife and I bought a house in Fernwood last year, we got into […]
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 […]
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 […]
Curbside food garden to demonstrate potential of community centre green space
The Fernwood Community Centre (FCC) will soon go through another food inspired transformation, this time with its very own kitchen garden. The proposed pilot project will convert the currently under-utilized front garden along Gladstone Avenue into a food producing space, to be utilized by the […]
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