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Plant-a-Fruit-Tree-Day & Fernwood Orchard Planting

You are invited to celebrate National Tree Day at the first annual Plant-a-Fruit-Tree-Day…

When: September 28th, 10am-4pm
Where: Behind the Fernwood Community Centre, 1240 Gladstone Avenue
Free to attend!

Planting of the Fernwood Neighbourhood Orchard
Mini How-to Workshops: Fruit Tree Basics, Pruning, Grafting, Home Orchards, etc.
Fruit & nut tree sales, Info Booths
Live Music + Food Trucks
Followed with a talk by […]

By |September 23rd, 2013|News|0 Comments

Connected Local Economies with Michael H. Shuman

What makes a thriving economy that builds connections between people and the places they live?
Please join us for an engaging and interactive evening with economist, attorney, and award-winning author Michael H. Shuman. Mr. Shuman will share his thoughts on economic development as practiced today, and will set out an alternative set of principles and practices […]

By |September 23rd, 2013|News|0 Comments

Quiz in the ‘Hood

 

Quiz in the ‘Hood is a fun and entertaining team quiz night written and hosted by Benji Duke.  40 questions will decide who are the champions and who really doesn’t care!  It’s nerdy, it’s silly and it gives you something to chew on!  Entry is by donation and proceeds go to the Fernwood NRG so […]

By |September 20th, 2013|News|0 Comments

mark your calendar: Vining Street Block Party 2013

 

Vining Street Block Party, Sunday Sept. 8 2013, noon to 9pm, Vic High Plaza

 Laurie RubinPublished August 2013Village Vibe Newspaper Get ready for a party on the plaza!  Fun for the whole family. Mark this date in your calendars: Sunday, September 8th. Come and celebrate our vibrant community. The day’s celebrations open with our ­traditional Mega Garage […]

By |August 3rd, 2013|News|0 Comments

feature: Learning and Caring about George Jay

George Jay Elementary School and their ‘Growing Schools’ garden plots. Photo Mila Czemerys  Kate Wallace, Proud PAC PresidentPublished August 2013Village Vibe Newspaper Let’s be honest, George Jay has had a bad reputation for years. I heard about it the moment I gave birth to my first-born. What was the fuss about? Supposedly it gave a poor […]

By |August 1st, 2013|News|1 Comment

cover: Fernwood Bites 2013

Guests enjoying tasty treats at Fernwood Bites 2013. Photo Simon Abud

Kathryn Juricic & Mila CzemerysPublished August 2013Village Vibe Newspaper Fernwood Square was converted into a foodie paradise while exuberance was still in the air from the aftermath of FernFest. Twenty of Victoria’s finest food establishment’s set-up ready to dazzle the 300 attendees patiently waiting down Gladstone […]

By |August 1st, 2013|News|0 Comments

cover: Happy FernFest!

Benji Duke, MC, entertaining everyone with games and prizes from Benji’s Bonus Bucket. Photo Louis Bockner

Kathryn Juricic & Mila CzemerysPublished August 2013Village Vibe Newspaper The 18th annual FernFest was a neighbourhood celebration filled with friends, a pony, music, dancing, local artists and a beer or two. The whole neighbourhood came down to Fernwood Square for […]

By |August 1st, 2013|News|0 Comments