by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 12, 2017 | Buzz, Events, Village Vibe
›› Alex Harned Fernwood’s Student Dinner Night will wrap up the year with a Winter Solstice Celebration on Wednesday, December 13th! Join us for a hot and delicious holiday meal, live music and a pop-up holiday market with a handful of local artisans and vendors. At...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 6, 2017 | Buzz, Events, Village Vibe
›› Mark Dusseault As humans, we are drawn to stories of redemption. Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is one of the world’s most affecting and enduring stories. It is a story of the human heart, and our potential for goodness, compassion and charity. Ebenezer...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 4, 2017 | Buzz, Events, Village Vibe
Fresh fundraiser provides a twist on holiday giving & people are taking note ›› Mila Czemerys The Gift of Good Food is a Fernwood-based, Greater Victoria wide food access fundraiser. Every $500 we raise supports a family facing poverty with fresh fruit and...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 4, 2017 | Buzz, News, Village Vibe
>> Ross Currie Those of you who passed through the intersection of North Park Street and Cook Street in October might have been pleasantly surprised to see the beginning stages of an expansive mural encompassing the Women In Need Resale Shop (WIN) and Logan’s...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 4, 2017 | Buzz, Village Vibe
Vic High builds Vancouver Island’s first school farm ›› Aaren Topley Fernwood’s landscape is changing with a brand new operational learning farm at Victoria High School. Located on the field between Gladstone Avenue and the school’s automotive shop, Fernwood can now...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 4, 2017 | Buzz, Village Vibe
>> Mila Czemerys Philosopher Thomas Browne wrote, “One should never approach the temple of science with the soul of a money changer,”—but perhaps the inverse could be said too. Scientists aren’t known for their inclination towards business but three Victoria...