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Body Mind Creative Expression

Templed Mind is your playground. Come explore, learn, and ­connect!
›› Kimberly Dean

Templed Mind Studio is a community hub which offers quality facilitation for alternative, exploratory, engaging content with a focus on body, mind, and creative expression.

Simply put, we like to host ­opportunities for people to thrive by bringing self-­awareness and balance into their own lives.

We […]

By |August 13th, 2014|Buzz, Village Vibe|0 Comments

SOMA Active Health

Quality healthcare from caring practitioners
›› Kathryn Juricic

SOMA Active Health, on Gladstone ­Avenue and Stanley Street, has been ­offering health care, treatment, and ­support for nearly four years. Their services include Registered Massage Therapy, Registered Acupuncture, Physiotherapy, Jin Shin Do, Bodymind Acupressure, and private Pilate’s sessions. SOMA believes a patient ­benefits most from a holistic approach […]

By |August 13th, 2014|Village Vibe|0 Comments

Thank you Fernwood!

Fernwood Bites & ­FernFest were great this year. There are so many ­people we’d like to thank for helping to make the ­weekend ­fantastic!
›› Mila Czemerys & Kathryn Juricic

This year, Fernwood NRG teamed up with Cook Culture and EAT Magazine to put on the 5th Annual Fernwood Bites. It was wonderful working with their ­amazing […]

By |August 13th, 2014|Events, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Building community; one pole at a time

Soul of Fernwood expressed through painted poles
>> Shannon K. Auringer

It may seem interesting or ­coincidental to those who simply pass through Fernwood: what’s with all the painted poles? Some people traveling on foot stop to inspect the art, finding the one that intrigues them the most. Fingers big and small reach out, touching the smudges […]

By |August 13th, 2014|Events, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Living a life of ‘community’ now an option for Victoria residents

>> Mollie Kaye

Victoria’s Fernwood Urban Village Cohousing got the green-light from City Council and plans to break ground early next year, says Bill McKechnie, developer and co-founder of the cohousing project. “This is great news for anyone who is ready to enjoy the benefits of living a more community-centred life.”

Social research confirms that interdependence and sharing […]

By |August 12th, 2014|News|0 Comments

That kind of neighbour

›› Karen Lee Pickett

My partner and I are standing over a waist-high, body-long pile of limbs and branches in our front yard, the product of our ­pruning our fruit trees. We have missed the city’s branch pick-up, and are trying to figure out what to do. Across the street, inside his ever-open garage door, we […]

By |June 4th, 2014|Editorial, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Neighbours for Kevin

Block party will raise money for Fernwood family who’ve lost father

›› Sarah Rouget

The annual Neighbours for Change block party on Gladstone Avenue in front of the Fernwood Inn hosts Fernwood locals and Victoria residents in a fun atmosphere that raises money for The Roger Colwill Fund. This is a fund set up in 2008 in […]

By |June 2nd, 2014|Events, Village Vibe|0 Comments