by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 19, 2014 | Events, News
Neighbours are invited to this initial community consultation meeting. This meeting will update residents on the plan of action for the renewal of the Vic High Multi-Purpose Sports Facility. When: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.Where: Victoria High School...
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 16, 2014 | Events, News, Village Vibe
Fernwood University returns with a free lecture on sustainability at the Belfry Theatre, November 21, 7:00 p.m. Sustainability. The term has become ubiquitous: at the grocery store, we shop for “sustainable foods” produced from “sustainable agriculture”; cities,...
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 2, 2014 | News, Village Vibe
Village Development Project taking shape ›› Kelsey Singbeil Last October, the Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group (Fernwood NRG) announced its plans to purchase four properties in the heart of Fernwood Village. It was a bold idea that embodied our principle of...
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 1, 2014 | Editorial, News, Village Vibe
›› Phyllis Ferguson, Steve Miller, & Linda Passeri Why did we make a 4,000 mile journey from Springfield, Missouri USA to Fernwood? We came because your soul pole project is the biggest that we found anywhere in the world. We wanted to learn how to put one on...
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 1, 2014 | Events, News, Village Vibe
Did you know? There’s another municipal election coming on Saturday, November 15th, 2014 ›› Lee Herrin Historically, voter turnout in municipal elections in Victoria is dismal—in the last election in 2011 it was 26.3%, up a whole percentage point from 2008 when it...
by Geeks on the Beach | Sep 30, 2014 | News
It was a summer of growth at Oaklands Community Centre ›› Ben Clark It was a summer of growth at Oaklands Community Centre. In June, we welcomed a new Executive Director, Traci Fontana-Wegelin, to our organization. Traci came to us after spending several years with...