by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 3, 2021 | News
›› Katrina Philpotts Food insecurity, the inability to access sufficient, safe, nutritious, and culturally appropriate foods, is increasing at disproportionate rates in many Indigenous communities in Canada. However, the impacts of the lack of access to land for food...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 3, 2021 | Community Eats, Village Vibe
Shine Café has been serving up delicious breakfasts to hungry Fernwoodians since 2004 ›› Lauren Gaultier Many Fernwood residents are surprised to learn that our community borders extend as far east as Fort Street. Enter Stadacona Centre located between Fort Street,...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 3, 2021 | Trees of Fernwood, Village Vibe
Gnarly branches and thousands of acorns ›› Jan Firstbrook Have you noticed the Garry oaks (Quercus garryana) in Fernwood? This area used to be a Garry oak meadow that was managed and cultivated by the Lekwungen Peoples since time immemorial. They burned the meadows...
by Geeks on the Beach | Nov 25, 2021 | Events
Join us for a very special holiday community dinner With the help from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Fernwood NRG will be hosting our dream dinner for our community. Dinner will be on Monday, December 20, 2021 from 5:30 to 7:00pm. We will meet in the gym around the...
by Geeks on the Beach | Nov 1, 2021 | Buzz
›› City of Victoria Feedback from the first two phases of engagement has been incorporated into Draft Neighbourhood Plans for Fernwood, Hillside-Quadra and North Park. Residents are now invited to give their feedback to help create the final plans and to share what...
