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FernFest 2024 – June 14 & 15

You are invited to FernFest, Fernwood’s annual free, community based, music, art, and family festival organized by Fernwood NRG

>>Mila Czemerys

It’s all happening on Friday, June 14 from 5-10pm and Saturday, June 15 from 11:30am to 10pm in Fernwood Square and beyond. Join the fun as we showcase local musicians and artists you may not have […]

By |May 28th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Fernwood Art Stroll 2024

Join the art stroll on Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9, 2024 from 11am to 4pm

 

›› Margaret Hantiuk

The annual Fernwood Art Stroll is back and we have an exciting array of local artists and artisans this year: painters, printmakers, photographers, basket makers, sculptors making whimsical art for your house and garden and furniture decorators. […]

By |May 28th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Fernwood Play Streets 2024!

Fab free family fun May through September

>>Marianne Unger

 

Play Streets is a world-wide movement to reclaim the streets for our kids and play, and our planning team has cooked up some lovely events for 2024. Join us on the 1600 block of Camosun Street. Big thank yous to the City for the My Great Neighbourhood Grant […]

By |May 28th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Housing changes to support affordable, attainable homes for people

>> Hon. Grace Lore

Housing affordability is a crucial issue for so many in our community. This spring, we’ve implemented additional changes as we continue to work to rise to the challenge of the housing crisis and ensuring that more of our neighbours have opportunities to access affordable, attainable, and appropriate housing.

If you have any questions […]

By |May 28th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Thank you for the Gift of Good Food

The Gift of Good Food surpasses $1,000,000 in all time donations!

>>Nada Saad

Fernwood NRG’s annual Gift of Good Food Fundraiser had yet another successful year! This year we reached our goal and raised over $159,000, which is supporting over 225 families with fresh fruits and vegetables for all of 2024. Along with being able to support […]

By |February 25th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

All FernFest applications are now open!

>> Nada Saad

 

Fernwood NRG’s annual neighborhood celebration is back!! FernFest will be returning for another year starting the evening of Friday, June 14 and running all day Saturday, June 15. We are so excited to see everyone dancing their hearts out and celebrating Fernwood as a community.

Are you a local musician or performer or know […]

By |February 9th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Moving forward together: A sneak peak into Fernwood NRG’s vision

>> Chantille Viaud

As we come into a new year, we at Fernwood NRG are excited to share a glimpse of our ongoing strategic planning journey. Over the past year, we’ve engaged in heartfelt conversations with our community members, our participants, our staff, volunteers, and board. Together, we’ve been crafting a new vision, mission, and values […]

By |February 9th, 2024|Editorial|0 Comments