›› Mike Parolini
When I walk into 1726 Stanley Avenue, there are only fifteen or twenty people in the living room, conversing quietly with one another as Eric Harper perches on a stool, tuning his guitar. The evening’s performance is an intimate one, a small group who know each other well, laughing and joking amongst themselves […]
›› Jillian Player
Gazing at the large abstract paintings that recline against Jane Francis’s studio walls, I am intrigued by the tender graphite marks that reside in the spaces between an explosion of paint strokes. Her inspiration from nature, and her walks around our Fernwood neighbourhood, trigger Jane’s imagination to produce complex yet pleasing abstracts. Layers […]
›› Tania Wegwitz
September usually brings with it the return to old routines after the summer. But for families and staff at George Jay Elementary, this September has also brought many new things as they returned to the newly renovated and seismically upgraded school.
The refurbished school looks amazing inside, with fresh paint, whiteboards, and blinds, as […]
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 […]
›› 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 […]
Momentum is building for the Victoria Tool Library
›› Edie Irons
A group of residents are working to start a tool library in Victoria—a place where locals can get easy and affordable access to a wide range of tools, and also gain the skills and confidence to use them.
There are successful tool libraries across Canada and North […]
A new chapter for Fernwood’s permaculture garden
›› Ashley M
If you’ve walked by Spring Ridge Commons on Chambers Street lately, you’ve seen that the space is bursting with life. Much of the beautiful greenery are edible and medicinal plants that all are welcome to harvest. With all the growth of spring and summer, this is a […]
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