by Geeks on the Beach | Feb 9, 2016 | Buzz
Fernwood’s own record label >> Ross Currie Jamroom Records is a Victoria-based label with roots to Salt Spring Island. The founder of the label, Owen Hooper, relocated to Fernwood a few years back and formed it as an avenue for releasing music on a label,...
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 9, 2015 | Buzz, News, Village Vibe
›› Lee Herrin Ten years ago on August 1st, 2005 Fernwood NRG (then the Fernwood Community Centre Society) took possession of the Cornerstone Building (1301-1313 Gladstone Avenue). Although it is hard to believe, things were very different in Fernwood then. The...
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 9, 2015 | Buzz, Village Vibe
›› Mike Parolini When I walk into 1726 Stanley Avenue, there are only fifteen or twenty people in the living room, conversing quietly with one another as Eric Harper perches on a stool, tuning his guitar. The evening’s performance is an intimate one, a small group who...
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 9, 2015 | Buzz, Village Vibe
›› Tania Wegwitz September usually brings with it the return to old routines after the summer. But for families and staff at George Jay Elementary, this September has also brought many new things as they returned to the newly renovated and seismically upgraded school....
by Geeks on the Beach | Apr 1, 2015 | Buzz, Village Vibe
>> Lee Herrin In June 2005, the Cornerstone Building was still boarded up and the George & Dragon (now the Fernwood Inn) was desolate through the day and night. There were businesses in Fernwood square, and the DB Market beside the pub, but everyone was...
