by Geeks on the Beach | Sep 30, 2019 | Buzz, Village Vibe
›› Hannah Rabinovitch My partner and I were excited to move to Caledonia Avenue to start our family—we moved in while I was pregnant. Our house is within a block of three subsidized housing buildings and a recovery house, which means our son will grow up in a diverse...
by Geeks on the Beach | Sep 30, 2019 | Buzz, News, Village Vibe
›› Scott Fox & David Maxwell School District 61 is considering granting a 60-year lease to the Capital Region Housing Corporation, resulting in two 3-story townhouse complexes, one 4-story apartment building and two 5-story apartment buildings to be...
by Geeks on the Beach | Aug 9, 2019 | Buzz, Village Vibe
For years, Fernwood residents have been curious about the development of half a block of land on Chambers Street between North Park and Grant ›› Lauren Gaultier Originally dubbed as the Fernwood Urban Village development, in 2011 this project requested rezoning to...
by Geeks on the Beach | Feb 1, 2017 | Editorial, Village Vibe
More small businesses & housing coming for Fernwood Village ›› Lee Herrin In 2013, Fernwood NRG purchased two properties in the core of Fernwood Village (1310 Gladstone Avenue and 2009 Fernwood Road). As well, we obtained an option to purchase 2013 and 2017...
by Geeks on the Beach | Jun 7, 2016 | Editorial, Village Vibe
Sensitive and thoughtful neighbourhood-scaled development improves life for everyone ›› Lee Herrin Ben lives on Yukon Street with his daughters in Fernwood NRG’s affordable family housing. Harry lives across the street, in one of the beautiful character houses that...