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Mark Your Calendars for the 2024 Fernwood Art Stroll

Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9, 2024 from 11am to 4pm

The annual Fernwood Art Stroll will be back in June, and we have an exciting array of local artists and artisans this year: painters, printmakers, photographers, basket makers, sculptors making whimsical art for your house and garden and furniture decorators. We will have a […]

By |May 2nd, 2024|Artist's Aside|0 Comments

Places & Spaces Ideas Workshop – City of Victoria Official Community Plan

Have your say on the future of places and spaces in Victoria!

Join the City of Victoria for a collaborative place-based planning session with your community to explore and brainstorm ideas about the future of building design, public spaces and community connection. Open to anyone who lives, works, plays, or has a keen interest in the […]

By |May 2nd, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Get Growing, Victoria! Free veggie seedling distribution returns to Fernwood

It’s that time of year again, Get Growing, Victoria is back to turn your gardening dreams into reality! This amazing program distributes vegetable seedlings and soil-building materials to organizations across the city at no cost to residents that may face barriers to growing their own food. We are excited to be a part of the […]

By |May 2nd, 2024|Garden Gleanings|0 Comments

Thank you for the Gift of Good Food

The Gift of Good Food surpasses $1,000,000 in all time donations!

>>Nada Saad

Fernwood NRG’s annual Gift of Good Food Fundraiser had yet another successful year! This year we reached our goal and raised over $159,000, which is supporting over 225 families with fresh fruits and vegetables for all of 2024. Along with being able to support […]

By |February 25th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

All FernFest applications are now open!

>> Nada Saad

 

Fernwood NRG’s annual neighborhood celebration is back!! FernFest will be returning for another year starting the evening of Friday, June 14 and running all day Saturday, June 15. We are so excited to see everyone dancing their hearts out and celebrating Fernwood as a community.

Are you a local musician or performer or know […]

By |February 9th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Opportunity: Local Champions 2024 Applications are now open!

Become more involved in your community and learn new skills through Local Champions

>>Gary Pemberton

 

Local Champions is a community-based leadership development program for Victoria residents to gain foundational skills, confidence and relationships to become more active and engaged in their community. Through developing collaborative grassroots leadership skills, local champions can apply their learnings to initiate community-building […]

By |February 9th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Moving forward together: A sneak peak into Fernwood NRG’s vision

>> Chantille Viaud

As we come into a new year, we at Fernwood NRG are excited to share a glimpse of our ongoing strategic planning journey. Over the past year, we’ve engaged in heartfelt conversations with our community members, our participants, our staff, volunteers, and board. Together, we’ve been crafting a new vision, mission, and values […]

By |February 9th, 2024|Editorial|0 Comments