Volunteer opportunity with the Good Food Box

Volunteer opportunity with the Good Food Box

›› Melissa Faye Reid Although the Fernwood Community ­Centre is still closed the general public, we are running programs and looking for extra volunteer support. If you are looking to give back to the community, read on to see how you can get involved. The Good Food...
Faces of Fernwood: Yolande Johnston

Faces of Fernwood: Yolande Johnston

›› Brett Gaylor Yolande is the owner of Who Dyd Your Hair (WDYH) ­Multicultural Hair Salon in Fernwood Square, a RSE Cosmetologist, educator for McBride Research Laboratories, founder of Making History Gala, and proud mother of two young women. Tell us two truths and...
New patio space to aid restaurant recovery

New patio space to aid restaurant recovery

There is a new hangout spot in the neighbourhood ›› Mila Czemerys By now, the COVID-19 pandemic has touched most aspects of our lives and livelihoods. The restaurant industry has definitely felt the weight of our changing reality. It has been hard to hear of our...
A community garden initiative

A community garden initiative

Gardeners ­growing ­veggies for ­Fernwoodians ›› Holly Grewall Bernadette Letchford has lived in the ­Fernwood community for nearly 12 years, and has been gardening at the Fernwood Community Allotment Gardens for 10 of them. As a volunteer coordinator at the garden,...