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Let’s build a Universal Child Care Program

›› Laurel Collins

As we begin to see businesses re-open and people returning to their workplaces, many parents are forced to make the difficult decision between going to work without reliable, quality childcare or taking care of their kids and passing up much needed work. Federal investment in ­universal ­childcare is essential to restarting the ­economy […]

By |October 1st, 2020|Buzz|0 Comments

Gratitude for the ­garden

›› Kayla Seifried

On September 22nd, Equinox arrived; the time when balance returns, equal light and equal dark accompanied by the time of fall harvest. Plants in the garden begin to change colour and leaves begin to fall—it’s the time we offer gratitude for all the garden has provided in the past bountiful summer, and begin […]

By |October 1st, 2020|Garden Gleanings|0 Comments

A community for everyone

›› Marc Cittone

A healthy and livable community includes people at every stage of life. Victoria’s ­Village and Corridor Planning helps ­neighbourhoods grow to include more housing choices, better transportation options, new services and amenities, and improved public spaces. Earlier this year, we heard about your priorities for the North Park and Fernwood Village areas. The […]

By |October 1st, 2020|News|0 Comments

10 years of community and counting

›› Shonna Bell

Fall is always a reflective time of year for me. I am not sure if it correlates to my birthday or the season itself, which has an introspective feel, but I always find myself thinking of past years at this time. ­Heading into October, that sense seems to be ­emerging even more. On […]

By |October 1st, 2020|News|0 Comments

New patio space to aid restaurant recovery

There is a new hangout spot in the neighbourhood

›› Mila Czemerys

By now, the COVID-19 pandemic has touched most aspects of our lives and livelihoods. The restaurant industry has definitely felt the weight of our changing reality. It has been hard to hear of our favorite local breakfast spots and dining establishments closing down for good. […]

By |August 4th, 2020|Buzz|1 Comment

A community garden initiative

Gardeners ­growing ­veggies for ­Fernwoodians

›› Holly Grewall

Bernadette Letchford has lived in the ­Fernwood community for nearly 12 years, and has been gardening at the Fernwood Community Allotment Gardens for 10 of them. As a volunteer coordinator at the garden, she, along with a team of ­others, helped to spearhead an initiative to combat food insecurity […]

By |August 4th, 2020|Garden Gleanings|0 Comments

August Garden Work Party

­Join us on Thursday, August 13th at 3:30 to 6:00pm at the Fernwood Community Centre

›› Brontë Elphick-Miner

Want to get your hands in the dirt and give some deserving plants a little love? ­Fernwood NRG is hosting a COVID-19 conscious work party on Thursday, August 13th from 3:30pm to 6:00pm.

Projects for the work party include: sheet […]

By |August 4th, 2020|News|0 Comments