by Geeks on the Beach | Feb 7, 2015 | News, Village Vibe
›› Lee Herrin This coming spring marks ten years since Fernwood NRG’s Board of Directors sat down to confront the brutal fact that the heart of our neighbourhood, the Fernwood village, was unhealthy—and that, more importantly, neither the government nor the private...
by Geeks on the Beach | Aug 28, 2014 | Buzz
>> Peter Levett Through the cooperation of Victoria VeloTech and Fernwood NRG, data from the weather station on the roof above the Cornerstone Cafe is now available online as part of the Vancouver Island School-Based Weather Station Network. Fernwood NRG is the...
by Geeks on the Beach | May 31, 2014 | News, Village Vibe
›› Garth Martens Forget where you were going. The Whitemud, the Yellowhead, air warping from the cranked-down window through the truck, lead you out the tourist district, past tall townhouses, their vinyl yellows, greens, blues, stacked as if to keep you out. Through...
by Geeks on the Beach | Apr 10, 2014 | Buzz, News
Our neighbourhood supports our businesses, our businesses support our neighbourhood Social Development and Social Innovation Minister Don McRae showcased social enterprises on the legislature lawn today as part of Social Enterprise Month, including Habitat for...
by Geeks on the Beach | Mar 24, 2014 | News
Thanks so much to the Amy Becker & the CRD Community Green Map for this story on the Cornerstone Café The Cornerstone Café in Victoria, BC, is not your regular coffee shop. Sure, people go there to sit, drink coffee, socialize, and read; maybe they work, and maybe...