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Food Sense: Healthy cooking on a budget – April 5 – May 10, 2022

Join us for this free six week healthy cooking program put on my Fernwood NRG, the Province of British Columbia, and BCCDC.

At Food Skills for Families, you will:

Cook simple nutritious meals
Learn to read nutrition labels
Tour your local grocery store

For youth ages 13 to 18

Date: Tuesdays, April 5 – May 10, 5:30pm-8:30pm

Location: Fernwood […]

By |March 14th, 2022|Buzz, Events|0 Comments

Spring Equinox Indigenous Market – March 26, 2022

Gilakas’dx’w’la,

Welcome, the Spring Equinox is upon us and with it comes new beginnings and new growth. We would like to bring artists from various parts of Turtle Island together and celebrate the Equinox while bringing our friends/community while uplifting the beautiful community of artists, and the gifts they carry.

We will have beaded earrings, silver jewelry, art, […]

By |March 9th, 2022|Events, News|0 Comments

Free Tax Clinic 2022

Want help with your taxes? Do you meet our eligibility criteria?

Join us for a Free Tax Clinic at the Fernwood Community Centre. Running every Wednesday from 6:00-8:00pm until the end of April 2022. Tax clinics are by appointment only – no drop-ins.

Dates: March 9, 2022 and every Wednesday until April 27, 2022 inclusive.

To register, contact […]

By |March 3rd, 2022|Events|0 Comments

Team effort surpasses goal

›› Mila Czemerys

We did it. Thank you so, so much to everyone who contributed to the Gift of Good Food this year. With your help, we surpassed not only our initial goal of $100,000, but our stretch goal of $120,000 as well. In total, we raised over $150,000 which will support over 225 families in […]

By |February 25th, 2022|Buzz, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Substance offers harm reduction

The team at ­Substance hopes to better ­understand how drug checking can ­support those impacted by and responding to the overdose crisis

›› Laura Benoit

The Vancouver Island Drug Checking Project, located at Substance at 1802 Cook Street, offers free and confidential drug checking in Victoria through both in-person and mail-in services. The ­project team tests samples […]

By |February 25th, 2022|Buzz, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Child care is essential

›› Shannon Jamison

Parents have always relied on child care to work. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has made it crystal clear that child care is also an essential service for our society. We’ve seen that without child care many health care and public safety workers can’t do their jobs, and the story’s the same across all […]

By |February 25th, 2022|Buzz, Village Vibe|0 Comments

indigenous voices: Advice for an effective ally

›› Lizz Brooks, Indigenous Perspectives Society

As time moves forward, we have seen a lot this last year in terms of Indigenous ­relations. Individuals and organizations across Canada have made big steps towards progress, likewise, we have also witnessed many missteps along the way. With the constant changing and news, there has been a lot of […]

By |February 24th, 2022|Indigenous Voices, Village Vibe|0 Comments