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Calling all Fernwood artists and artisans

Fernwood Art Stroll is coming on June 8 & 9

 

>> Margaret Hantiuk

We are now meeting to organize the 2024 Fernwood Art Stroll, a tour of local artist studios for a show and sale. This year’s stroll will be taking place on Saturday and Sunday, June 8th and 9th from 11am to 4pm. We do not […]

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

Upcoming events at the Community Centre

>> Mila Czemerys

Here are a few highlights of special events coming up at the centre. If you want to learn about all the things happening at the centre, check out our calendar at fernwoodnrg.ca/calendar.

Whistling Kettle – Improve for Fun
Who wants to come out and do some improv for fun? Practice your improv skills with friendly, […]

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

Need space?

Upgraded rental spaces are available at the Fernwood Community Centre

>> Jasmine Allard & Victor Penner

 

Here at the Fernwood Community Centre we offer 3 unique spaces, for both one-time rentals or your long-term rental needs. We are located just steps away from the heart of Fernwood Village, and near several bus routes for your convenience. The […]

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

Fernwood Food Security calendar

>> Jesse Wallis

This time of year calls for patience & stillness; the garden beds are in deep freeze, the soil life paused and resting before the stirrings of warmer days ahead. The period between the Solstice and the lengthening of daylight in Spring can feel like eternity for us gardeners, especially once we start daydreaming […]

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

FCA envisions new mandate to strengthen neighbourhoods arts and culture

We heard you Fernwoodians and now we’re ready to party

>> Kathryn Juricic

Join us on February 25th as we share a vision for the future role of the Fernwood Community Association.

Two years ago we surveyed the community and learned more about what is needed to help ensure our work is responsive to existing and future neighbourhood […]

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

How birds help us garden

>> Zoe-Blue Coates

In the late spring and early summer of 2023, it felt like every plant and surface in the Compost Education Centre teaching gardens had a stink bug on it. The early warm and dry weather provided the perfect conditions for stink bugs to thrive. Stink bugs are a real nuisance because they suck […]

By |February 9th, 2024|Garden Gleanings|0 Comments

Seeding a new play

>> Mark Dusseault

As Above started with a thought-provoking podcast and a well-timed email. Vancouver-based playwright Christine Quintana, first heard about the science of how trees communicate via fungal networks after listening to an episode of NPR’s Radiolab, which featured an interview with UBC’s famed scientist Suzanne Simard. “I was immediately fascinated with the idea of […]

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