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What were you thinking?

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 […]

By |February 7th, 2014|Editorial, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

The Clean Bin Project movie screening

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 […]

By |February 4th, 2014|Events, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Kitchen garden takes root

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 […]

By |February 3rd, 2014|Village Vibe|0 Comments

Value of recognition

Being recognized for good work & good deeds doesn’t always happen… but it’s happening today

At George Jay, we have a SOAR (Safe Organized Accountable Respectful) assembly every month. This is a time for teachers to recognize the good behaviour, hard work, dedication, imagination, and all-around good human-ness of our students. Each teacher spends time figuring […]

By |February 3rd, 2014|Village Vibe|0 Comments

Is Fernwood ready for a skatepark?

Judging by the amount of skateboarders who gravitate to the Fernwood Community Centre during the warm summer months, my opinion is yes! Though the idea is relatively fresh and there are many hoops to jump through with the City, it is very much a possibility.

A skatepark in Fernwood would greatly benefit our neighbourhood. It would […]

By |February 3rd, 2014|Buzz, Village Vibe|0 Comments

The Pub Quiz

Have you ever been to one of those quiz nights where every question seems like a foreign language? You wonder if it’s just you. Did you miss something at school? Was there are class that everyone attended that you were not privy too? Are you broken? Insane? Stupid…

As the depressing and humbling feeling of self-doubt […]

By |February 3rd, 2014|Events, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Bike maintenance

First of all, I want to thank the Fernwood community for all of the support I’ve gotten as a result of the article published in the last Village Vibe.

In this article, I’d like focus on a fundamental of bike maintenance. In my experience, this is one of the most neglected maintenance tasks—anyone can perform […]

By |February 3rd, 2014|Buzz, Village Vibe|0 Comments