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Save the Date: Fernwood Neighbourhood House’s AGM is on October 6, 2025

Fernwood Neighbourhood House will be hosting our Annual General Meeting on Monday, October 6 in the gym at 1240 Gladstone Avenue.

Community dinner begins at 5:30 pm, and the formal AGM will begin at 6:30 pm.

Join us for dinner, a look back at our year, highlights of our work, and a chance to hear about our journey ahead. Everyone is welcome.

Location: Fernwood Community Centre, 1240 Gladstone Ave

Time: AGM at 6:30pm (Join us for a Community Dinner beforehand!)

This is a fantastic opportunity to come together, learn about Fernwood Neighbourhood House, and help build good community-based governance.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at info@fernwoodnrg.ca. We look forward to seeing you there and sharing a meal with you before the meeting!

By |September 23rd, 2025|News|0 Comments
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South Island Powwow Returns to Royal Athletic Park: A Celebration of Resilience, Culture and Community

The Songhees Nation, with support from the City of Victoria, invites Greater Victoria residents to the 4th annual South Island Powwow on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The Powwow is hosted on the homelands of the lək̓ʷəŋən people at Royal Athletic Park on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a federal statutory holiday also known […]

By |September 17th, 2025|News|0 Comments
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Welcoming Group Volunteer Gathering – September 18, 2025

Our Welcoming Group is looking for volunteers to bring 11 community initiatives to life. Help us prepare a meaningful welcome for new neighbours moving into the Caledonia Housing Project.

We’re building a team of volunteers to bring our Welcoming Initiatives to life—projects like Cultural Exchanges, Buddy Systems, and Welcoming Baskets, among others.

If you’d like to help create an incredible welcome for our new neighbours at the Caledonia Housing Project, join us! You’ll learn more about each initiative and choose the one that inspires you most. Together, we’ll make this a truly grand welcome!

Join us Thursday, September 18, 2025 from 6-7:30pm at the Fernwood Community Centre, 1240 Gladstone Avenue. If you’d like more info, you can email Chris at christian.c@fernwoodnrg.ca. 

Let’s build a neighbourhood rooted in diversity, equity, and care — together.

By |September 12th, 2025|News|0 Comments
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Seniors Connect: Monthly Cultural Learning 

We invite Elders and seniors in our community to join us for a special series of monthly Indigenous Cultural Learning workshops facilitated by Aunty Collective. Held in the Studio at the Fernwood Community Centre, each session offers a space to learn, connect, and honour Indigenous cultural practices through hands-on activities such as cedar weaving, medicine bag making, drumming, and more. Come share in a journey of culture, tradition, and community.

Details: 

  • Once a month (dates for each session are announced a few weeks in advance)  
  • Sessions are available to seniors and Elders  
  • Participation is free – all materials are provided 
  • Participants must register in advance by emailing communityprograms@fernwoodnrg.ca  
  • Our next session will be drumming and will be held on Wednesday, September 3 from 5:00pm – 6:00pm 
By |September 2nd, 2025|News|0 Comments
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We Want to Hear From You: FernFest 2025 Feedback

Thank you to everyone who joined us at this year’s FernFest and helped make it such a joyful celebration of community, music, and art. From the Big Fernwood Stage to the Artisan Market, food trucks, bubbles, kids’ activities, art, workshops, and dancing in Fernwood Square, FernFest truly comes alive because of you.

We’d love to hear your thoughts! Your feedback helps us shape the future of FernFest so it can keep evolving and become more connected with our neighbourhood. Please take a few minutes to share your experience with us.

Take the FernFest 2025 Survey Here

If you loved FernFest and want to contribute to its future, consider making a donation of any size here. Every contribution helps keep FernFest vibrant and accessible for all. We can’t wait to see you next year!

By |August 29th, 2025|News|0 Comments
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Victoria Anarchist Bookfair – September 20 & 21, 2025

The Victoria Anarchist Bookfair is 20 years old!

We are pleased to announce that the Twentieth Annual Victoria Anarchist Bookfair is happening this September 20th and 21st  on Lkwungen Territory in Victoria, British Columbia at the Fernwood Community Centre, 1240 Gladstone Avenue. The bookfair draws participants from across Turtle Island and around the world.

This year, they are hosting a variety of vendors and workshops addressing the most salient issues of the day. Speakers will address topics such as housing activism, Cuban anarchist struggles, Anarchist Archiving, plus singing! Plus, with activist, author, anarchist and artist NO Bonzo’s stunning artwork adorning our posters we celebrate our longevity as a community event powerfully and beautifully.

Participants include publishers, bookstores, presses, distros, zine makers, community activists, and artists, as well as affiliate groups: Camas Books and Infoshop, Food Not Bombs, Spartacus Books (Vancouver), PM Press (Oakland), Nightshade Press (Van Isle), Thoreapple Press (Victoria). There are also tablers of a more DIY persuasion ranging from independent publishers such as Historical Seditions (Seattle) to zinesters like Analog Evolution to artists like The Brass Iris and Meg’s Macabre Marvels. 

For more information, including the full workshop, tabler and event listings and the Festival of Anarchy schedule, please visit victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca. 

The website also has statements about indigenous solidarity, principles, accessibility, and their safer space policy.

Contact: VABF (250) 889-6735 & info@victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca

And finally, they need people to come as participants, not consumers. So please consider helping them out by volunteering? Connect with us at: volunteers@victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca

By |August 29th, 2025|News|0 Comments
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Playstreets – September 14, 2025

The next Fernwood Play Streets is Sunday, September 14  from 2 – 4:30. Stone Soup & S’mores

This is the last Play Streets for this year. We’ll make a big pot of stone soup! Bring a vegetable and see it magically transformed into something for everyone to share. Vic Fire Fighters will park a fire truck for kids to explore next to the s’mores fire! Which will be more exciting? We’ll learn what pollinator gardens need from us at this time of year, and how to save seeds. This is a special little neighbourhood way to say our goodbyes to Summer, give our gratitude, and welcome in the Fall. Join us on Camosun St, between Grant & Balmoral. 

Playstreets - Stone Soup & S'mores
By |August 29th, 2025|News|0 Comments
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