by Geeks on the Beach | Aug 9, 2019 | Editorial, Village Vibe
›› Lee Herrin This September will mark 21 years I have been part of Fernwood NRG: 11 years as a Board member from 1998 through 2009, and 10 years as Executive Director since August of 2009. Twenty-one years is a long time, and I’ve decided it’s time for me to move on...
by Geeks on the Beach | Apr 9, 2019 | Buzz, Editorial, News, Village Vibe
›› Lee Herrin Over the last 10 years, I have written a number of editorials about Spring Ridge Common(s), and it is time for another stroll down the woodchip covered path of memories. The Common grows on land owned by the Greater Victoria School District (SD61), who...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 5, 2018 | Buzz, Editorial, News, Village Vibe
Fernwood NRG’s Child Care programs are Victoria’s only location for BC’s new Universal Child Care Prototype ›› Lee Herrin After months of applications and meetings with the Province of BC, Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group’s Child Care Program has been selected as...
by Geeks on the Beach | Sep 28, 2018 | News
Over the past 23 years, Fernwood NRG’s revenue has grown dramatically, but the proportion coming from grants and contracts has shrunk from 69% in 2003 to 28% in 2017. Donations and fundraising efforts have grown slowly to 9% of revenues in the same period. ›› Lee...
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 3, 2017 | Editorial, Village Vibe
Fernwood NRG is part of the Mayor’s Child Care Solutions Working Group ›› Lee Herrin In June, Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps invited community, public sector, and business leaders across the City together to discuss a local response to the chronic shortage of child care in...
