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Ichigo Strawberry Moon Market – May 31, 2025

Ichicgo Strawberry Moon Market - May 31 2025

Welcome to a berry special celebration! Ichigo Strawberry Moon Market happening in Fernwood May 31 as the drop of the first strawberries! Grab a basket of fresh Strawberries and see all the brilliantly fun designers creations. We have a ridiculous fun filled day planned with 55+ Artists, Food Creatives and Designers!

Tsugi Hagi will be hosting Traditional Japanese Craft Workshops and workstations!
Enjoy little Activities, Kid’s Games, Photos with a local with Strawberry Moon Fur Suit family  and a Dress Up to win cute prizes!

Come feast with us, this market is rich with delicious traditional foods and drinks, each Chef has prepared specialty dishes from their families recipes.

Remember to bring a blanket and eat with your friends and neighbours on the grassy field under the trees. 

Saturday May 31st : 11-4pm 
Fernwood Community Centre
1240 Gladstone Ave

Kid are FREE
Adults 4$

Hosted by

@tsugihagiprojectyyj
@localmadebyhand
@thefernwoodmakersparty

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Join us for Community Movie Nights – starting April 17, 2025

Community Movie Nights 2025 - Beans

>> Christian Caicedo Carbonell & Danica Thompson

On Thursday, April 17 from 6:00 to 8:30pm at the Fernwood Community Centre, we’re kicking off our Community Movie Nights — a new Thursday evening series featuring films that spark conversations on social and community issues. Check back for announcements of more films in the coming weeks.

This week’s film: Beans is a coming-of-age story, inspired by co-writer/director Tracey Deer’s own experience as a 12-year-old Mohawk girl who had to grow up fast during the 1990 Oka Crisis, a 78-day armed stand-off between the Quebec/Canadian governments and the Mohawk who were peacefully protesting a golf course expansion that would desecrate their burial ground.

Free admission, popcorn included!

Watch for future screenings where the movie will be followed by a casual discussion led by local facilitators — a chance to reflect, connect, and maybe even get inspired to create our own community film right here in Fernwood.

Got questions or ideas? Reach out at christian.c@fernwoodnrg.ca — we’d love to hear from you!

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Stitching Grief and Solidarity: The Children of Gaza Quilt in Fernwood

Children of Gaza Quilt

>> Chantille Viaud

A week ago we hosted an event that many of us are still thinking about. Alongside a community fundraiser bazaar with music, gently used clothing, prizes, and laughter, we welcomed the Children of Gaza quilt exhibition.

The quilts, part of a project based in Berlin, are made up of hand-stitched squares remembering children killed in Gaza. Each patch bears a name, an age, a short story. Every child honoured was a life brutally taken. And every square tells us what we already know to be true: children in Gaza are just like our own.

The quilts lined the walls of our space and invited us to pause. To read. To feel. Many of us stood quietly, some in tears, others simply sitting with the weight of it all. The space held heartbreak, resistance and community care.

Ina, who coordinates the quilt project, decided to offer a chance for people here to participate and invited people to sew their own squares. An impromptu sewing circle formed: no machines, no experience required. Just hands, grief, and deep solidarity.

Staff, neighbours, and youth came to take part. People shared stories, practiced saying the names of the children, talked about what else we could do. Someone brought snacks with Palestinian flags. Some people had lots of sewing experience, many had none. My 14-year-old came and designed a patch in memory of a 16-year-old boy named Shadi. “He was just walking across the road and they shot him,” he said. I am stitching my own square for a 4-year-old who was killed by a bomb. My youngest child is also four. It’s impossible to explain how that kind of loss sits in the body.

The sewing circle became a place to hold that ache, together. A way to honour the children and bear witness. Here at Fernwood Neighbourhood House, we believe in showing up. In holding space for hard truths. In building community that doesn’t look away.

As the federal election approaches, I find myself thinking about these quilts. About the faces and names. About what we’re willing to stand for. Dignity. Justice. The right for every child to grow up safely: here, and everywhere. If you want to contribute a square, you can. Message @children.of.gaza.quilt. No sewing experience needed just a willingness to remember.

Let’s keep stitching. Let’s keep showing up. Let’s keep building something that lasts.

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Volunteer with FernFest 2025!

Volunteer with FernFest 2025

>> Mila Czemerys

FernFest is fast approaching and we are looking for volunteers to come join our team!! We have so many fun opportunities for you to get involved with from Thursday, June 12 – Sunday, June 15 including: drink ticket agents, beer garden servers & pourers, BBQ crew, festival set-up crew, tear-down crew, Field of Dreams, artisan market, performer greeter, bike valet, and more! We also have opportunities to help out pre-event!

FernFest kicks off on the evening of Friday, June 13 and runs all day Saturday, June 14. It is an all-ages, free event, where we host multiple stages for local artists to perform, a kid’s zone, non-profit hub, beverage gardens, an artisan market, a BBQ, food court, workshops, magic, and more!

Volunteering with us comes with some great perks: a free FernFest volunteer t-shirt, a ticket for a free BBQ item or beverage, an invitation to our Appreciation Party that includes food, beverages and entertainment, making lasting memories, and working with a bunch of amazing people!

If this sounds right up your alley, please sign up HERE.

This year, we are using Better Impact as our volunteer system, where you get to create a profile, pick your own shifts and keep up with FernFest details all in one place.

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Mark Your Calendar: Fernwood Art Stroll 2025 is back

Fernwood Art Stroll 2025

>> Fernwood Art Stroll

We are preparing for another fantastic artists’ studio tour for Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8 from 11:00am to 4:00pm.

This free event is open to all and will include over 20 artists and artisans showcasing their work: paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, hand-made jewellery, garden art and rustic sculpture, and hand-painted furniture. This is your chance to meet local artists in their studios and talk to them about their work and process. We are an unjuried group and our range of art is varied and extensive (as are the prices, if you want to take home a hand-made, original piece, or find a one-of a-kind gift for someone dear to you.)


Many of the participating artists have beautiful gardens as well, making this event a wonderful stroll through our neighbourhood, at a lovely time of year. Look for our brochures coming out in May, or go to: fernwoodartstroll.ca for more info.

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Trans Day of Snack: A celebration of joy, nourishment, and community

>> Aaren Topley
On March 31, Fernwood Neighbourhood House and Oaklands Community Centre co-hosted our first Trans Day of Snack, which was a joyful afternoon created by trans people, for trans people. Held at Fernwood Neighbourhood House the event welcomed trans folks from Fernwood, Oaklands, and across the neighbourhood house network to gather, connect, and most […]

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Celebrating local with the BC Only Box & launching our new website

>> Aaren Topley
We’re excited to share two big developments that celebrate our community and deepen our roots in Fernwood and across British Columbia.
First up: the BC Only Box is a new Good Food Box option in our roaster. In response to rising global tariffs and supply chain instability, the BC Only Box is a practical […]

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