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Vinyl Supernova Record Fair – Oct. 25, 2014

Calling all vinyl junkies, compact disc collectors and music memorabilia maniacs!

VINYL SUPERNOVA!  Vancouver Island’s premier record, CD and music memorabilia fair is back! The 3rd VINYL SUPERNOVA! will be going down at the Fernwood Community Center (1240 Gladstone) on Saturday October 25, 2014, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission is still only $2 at the […]

By |October 5th, 2014|Events|1 Comment

Building Fernwood Village

Village Development Project taking shape

›› Kelsey Singbeil

Last October, the Fernwood ­Neighbourhood Resource Group (Fernwood NRG) announced its plans to purchase four properties in the heart of ­Fernwood Village. It was a bold idea that ­embodied our principle of ­ensuring neighbourhood control and ­ownership of neighbourhood assets. These buildings represent an opportunity to achieve these goals—we’re […]

By |October 2nd, 2014|News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

For the Love of Soil Dance Party – Oct. 9, 2014

Help the Compost Education Centre give back to the earth by by attending their fall fundraiser and auction on Thursday, October 9th!  Proceeds from the fundraiser will directly fund their classroom and adult workshops and allow them to continue to educate children and adults about the importance of soil conservation, composting, and creating & sustaining local food […]

By |October 2nd, 2014|Events|0 Comments

4,000 mile journey

›› Phyllis Ferguson, Steve Miller, & Linda Passeri

Why did we make a 4,000 mile ­journey from Springfield, Missouri USA to ­Fernwood? We came because your soul pole project is the biggest that we found anywhere in the world. We wanted to learn how to put one on properly and do it in our own community […]

By |October 1st, 2014|Editorial, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Hey Fernwood—why not vote for a change?

Did you know? There’s another municipal election coming on Saturday, November 15th, 2014

›› Lee Herrin

Historically, voter turnout in municipal elections in ­Victoria is dismal—in the last ­election in 2011 it was 26.3%, up a whole ­percentage point from 2008 when it was 25.3%. Out of 65,612 citizens of this fair city who were eligible to […]

By |October 1st, 2014|Events, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Boulevard gardening goes mainstream

›› Alysha Punnett

“Isn’t it illegal?” “I heard you’ll get fined.” “We would love to grow food on our boulevard, but won’t the City remove it?” Does this sound familiar?

I smile as Mike Large pedals his bike up to the Compost Education ­Centre’s gate. Here is the unassuming, hard-working ­lawyer who has taken boulevard gardening out […]

By |October 1st, 2014|Buzz, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Fernwood Urban Village rezoning approved

A profound (Fernwood) evening at City Hall

›› Bill McKechnie

A report on a business meeting at Victoria City Hall might sound a bit dull, but a recent public hearing was, in the words of Councillor Shellie Gudgeon, “a profound evening.”

Fernwood Urban Village, a group of passionate individuals, was asking for rezoning on a site in Fernwood […]

By |September 30th, 2014|Buzz|0 Comments