by Geeks on the Beach | Feb 9, 2016 | Buzz, News
To Our Valued Customers, It is with great sadness that we must announce the closure of the Cook n’ Pan Polish Delicatessen. After 18 years of being part of the Fernwood community, our store has been forced to close its doors. We wanted to take this opportunity to give...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 3, 2015 | Buzz, Village Vibe
>> Kate VanGiesen Picot Collective is a charming artisan shop in the four corners of Fernwood Village. It was opened in August 2015 by Britt Buntain who saw a “niche for tangible art.” Britt named the store after her grandmother and her new-found passion for...
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 | Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
›› Margaret Hantiuk I recently chatted with master composter, certified organic land care professional, and certified horticultural therapist David Greig, who has been “farming” red wriggler composting worms for over 25 years, in addition to teaching at Camosun...
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...
