›› Marika Smith
If the rainy days of early spring are getting you down, try thinking about rainwater as your friend and ally in the garden!
In Victoria, we receive an average of 2 feet of rainfall each year. Most of the rain that hits our properties and streets is flushed away through a complex stormwater collection […]
Cold Star Freight Systems Inc. is transforming food destined for the landfill into opportunities for people in need to access healthy snacks and meals
›› David Segal
Jennifer Hawes, co-owner of Cold Star, has seized an opportunity to divert healthy, high quality food from being dumped in the landfill and instead have it donated to the kitchens […]
>> Ruben Anderson
The Capital Regional District wants to give you several thousand dollars in a new incentive program for installing a solar hot water system. Building on the success of the Solar Colwood pilot project (which is also being extended), incentives are now available across the Capital Region.
The solar collectors on Fernwood NRG’s Park Place […]
You know what they say about Victoria… if you don’t like the weather wait five minutes
>> Chris Ward
The weather can influence so many aspects of our day-to-day lives, from how we dress, to the way we plan our recreational activities, our state of mind and even household finances.
There certainly isn’t any shortage of weather related […]
>> Margaret Hantiuk
Adaptation means being flexible and strategically implementing new ways to cope with conditions that are beyond our control. Climate change doesn’t just mean a warming climate; it means more and longer durations of weather extremes: hot sun and more drought, more wind and storms and torrential rains. Here, the erratic jetstream may mean […]
>> Denise Smith
The Canadian Cancer Society is kicking off preparations to host its second annual Relay For Life event in Fernwood. Last year, 28 teams and 190 participants raised $36,133! This year’s Relay For Life will take place on Saturday June 7th, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. at Vic High School.
“Relay is a […]
›› Jeremy Caradonna
Fernwood is a state of mind. This is a neighbourhood for people who believe in sustainable living and self-reliance. It’s a place full of “neo-locals”—folks who care about local organic food, a low-consumption lifestyle, and artistic creativity. So when my wife and I bought a house in Fernwood last year, we got into […]
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