by Geeks on the Beach | Feb 3, 2021 | Editorial
›› Chantille Viaud As I write this, we’re at the one-year mark since the first COVID-19 case was reported in B.C. The pandemic has impacted so many parts of our lives. For some people, the impacts have been inconveniences and disappointments. For others, it has meant...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 1, 2020 | Editorial
Change, transition, adaptation ›› Shonna Bell Creativity, responsiveness, compassion. It feels constant, exhausting and maybe sometimes invigorating. It feels humble, impossible to predict: make plans, adjust, make plans, adjust, settle in, adjust. Really, it’s...
by Geeks on the Beach | Nov 13, 2020 | News
Fernwood NRG’s annual holiday fundraiser, The Gift of Good Food launches November 16th and runs until December 31st, 2020. Now more than ever, due to COVID-19, we need community support to raise funds and provide families in-need across the CRD access fresh food every...
by Geeks on the Beach | Aug 4, 2020 | Buzz
A message from local MP Laurel Collins ›› Laurel Collins The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the gaps in our health care system and our social safety net, and it has intensified the growing inequalities in our society. It has brought into sharp focus how vulnerable we...
by Geeks on the Beach | Jun 2, 2020 | Buzz, Village Vibe
The Good Food Box is filling hundreds of bags with fresh fruit and vegetables every week ›› Ruben Anderson For over a decade, Fernwood’s bulk-buying produce bag has been packed by a very dedicated team of volunteers, and distributed by community centres or delivered...
