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Finishing Touches Underway at George Jay

Students and staff will return to their upgraded school this summer. 

>> Tania Wegwitz

George Jay Elementary is in the final stages of its seismic upgrade and kids, parents, and staff are excited to be heading back to the school’s Princess Avenue location in September.

Over the past year, students have been attending an interim location on Richmond […]

By |August 11th, 2015|News|0 Comments

Margaret Hantiuk

 

Fernwoodian artist, Margaret Hantiuk, has lived in Fernwood for the past 27 years.

>> Jillian Player

Margaret Hantiuk has lived in the same house in Fernwood for twenty-seven years. Originally from Alberta, she studied art at the Alberta College of Art then moved west. She settled on the Island in the 1980s, where she completed her BFA […]

By |August 11th, 2015|Artist's Aside, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Geoff Cross

Thank you for your years of work as our Board Member at Fernwood NRG

>> Kathryn Juricic

Fernwood NRG is a non-profit organization with a dedicated Board of Directors. One of whom, we are sad but excited to announce, is heading East to pursue a career in Law, attending Osgoode for Law School. Fernwood NRG Board Member and […]

By |August 11th, 2015|Editorial|0 Comments

Lights will stay up in Fernwood

After great feedback from Fernwood, we have decided to keep the lights from the filming of “Just in Time for Christmas” which happened over the past few days. The Fernwood Inn, Cornerstone Cafe and Fernwood NRG have partnered to purchase them for the neighbourhood to enjoy.

Big thank you to John Close, from Lush Eco Lawns, who […]

By |July 23rd, 2015|News|0 Comments

Another Delicious Fernwood Bites

Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group’s annual food & drink tasting fundraiser

>> Kathryn Juricic and Mila Czemerys

Fernwood Bites is Fernwood NRG’s annual food and drink tasting fundraiser that tops off our weekend in Fernwood Square.

We invite local restaurants, breweries, cideries, wineries, and distilleries to join us in Fernwood Square for an evening of locally crafted taste sensations.
All […]

By |July 10th, 2015|Events|0 Comments

Thank you FernFesters!

Free Fernwood festival brings thousands of people to neighbourhood
›› Kathryn Juricic
What an amazing celebration of music and community! Thank you, Fernwood. We are beyond grateful to everyone who helped bring our 20th Annual FernFest to life.

While FernFest has recently grown, it remains an inclusive, fun and free celebration of local talent and our neighbourhood.

The amazing musicians […]

By |July 10th, 2015|Events, News|0 Comments

New little library in Fernwood

›› Lee Herrin

Neighbourhood book exchanges have been around Fernwood for a while. There’s one on Chambers, one on Camosun, and probably a few others I haven’t seen yet. However, what is undoubtedly the newest was installed in late April outside the Fernwood Community Centre. It was a gift to all Fernwoodians from Orca Book Publishers […]

By |June 22nd, 2015|Buzz|0 Comments