villagevibe January 2008 : News and views from the heart of Fernwood >> by Trish Richards E ver notice that the boulevards in the ’hood are home to much more than seasonal vegetation. ey are usually sprouting a range of things that their owners no longer have any use for. Everything from boxes of old clothes to sofas to toilets. What is going on here? ere is a rather fine line between Freecycling and garbage dumping. Freecycling is a time- honoured tradition in Fernwood. Everyone knows that rather than mess about with a garage sale, you can put a couple of boxes out on the boulevard, mark it “Free” and much of it will be gone come morning. Another fine example of this is the unofficial Freecycle site below the gazebo in Fernwood Square. While some of us might prefer a tidier version, it actually works fairly well. e thing about Freecycling is that if no one takes your castoffs, the responsibility remains with you to find some way of disposing of them. If WIN, Saint Vincent de Paul or the Salvation Army won’t take them and they can’t be recycled, then they are probably destined for the landfill, and it is up to you to get them there. With larger items, the old mattresses, the sofas, the obsolete electronic equipment, the problem is of a different sort. ese are items that the agencies won’t take, and generally, no one else wants either. Although you might be able to freecycle a sofa – in fact, just the other day I saw a couple of hardy souls hoofing a large sofa up Roseberry Hill – this is the exception. For the most part, boulevard sofas get leſt out in the rain for long enough to be of no use to anyone. Some provide seating for passersby in the night, sometimes just long enough for a stray cigarette to set them aflame. Like the one leſt in Kings Park last summer, the fire from which took half my neighbour’s fence along with it. e City will pick up large boulevard leavings if someone calls to complain. However, City staff estimate the cost of ad hoc pickup to be $100,000 per year. It is an expense that they are none too happy about. Dumping is illegal and you can be fined up to $500 if you are caught at it. In November’s Village Vibe we published a letter that asked the City to work with the neighbourhood on the dumping problem. Now we need to look at some made-in-Fernwood solutions. One idea is to hold a Fernwood Freecycle day each year. We could designate a Saturday in April where throughout Fernwood anyone with stuff to get rid of could put it out and anyone who is looking could check it out. en, on the Monday, the city crews could pick up the leavings. Another idea is to revive the Fernwood NRG spring and fall garage sales. We could encourage Fernwoodians to turn out by providing the option of disposing of unsold items to the agencies, Plastics Recycling, or the landfill. If you have other freecycling ideas, we want to hear them. Write to placemaking@ fernwoodneighbourhood.ca. Tell us your idea and how you could help to make it happen. Lets work together to keep our boulevards clear enough to give the seasonal vegetation a fighting chance! Some things you can do right away before taking the boulevard route are: > Call the CRD Recycling Hotline at 360-3030 > Try the FREE postings on: - Used Victoria at http://www.usedvictoria.com/ - Freecycle at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ victoriafreecycle/ Freecycle or garbage? Sharing gardens >> by Rainey Hopewell M atchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match, find me a garden, catch me a... Pole bean? Beet? Potato? Introducing the Fernwood NRG Food Security Collective’s newest brainchild …“Sharing Gardens!” Are you a Fernwoodian or Oaklandish vegetable lover with a fallow garden space, or space for a new garden plot? Are you thinking you could grow food in that space, if only you had some help? Are you a thwarted urban vegetable-gardener with no access to garden space? Are you thinking you could grow the vegetables of your dreams, if only you had a plot? If you recognize yourself in either of these descriptions, the Fernwood NRG Food Security Collective’s “Sharing Gardens” program might be able to arrange a match for you. Here’s how it works: If you have a productive vegetable garden with which you need help, or a garden lying fallow, or space where a new garden plot could be created, register that information with the “Sharing Gardens” program by calling Rainey Hopewell at 380-5055. Someone will come to your space, in this issue Armchair reads for a neighbourhood evolution Page 3 Feature: e all-ages scene Page 4 Fernwood floor hockey flying high Page 6 – continued on page 4 Photo: Keith Hoon Peace and love to you in the new year! Photos: Bill McKechnie
Some things you can do right away before taking the boulevard route are: > Call the CRD Recycling Hotline at 360-3030 > Try the FREE postings on: - Used Victoria at http://www.usedvictoria.com/ - Freecycle at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ victoriafreecycle/ views from the street : What are your wishes or resolutions for the year to come? Why are we folks who used to be referred to as ‘citizens’ now almost exclusively referred to as ‘consumers’?
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villagevibeJanuary 2008 : News and views from the heart of Fernwood
>> by Trish Richards
Ever notice that the boulevards in the ’hood
are home to much more than seasonal
vegetation. Th ey are usually sprouting a
range of things that their owners no longer have any
use for. Everything from boxes of old clothes to sofas
to toilets. What is going on here?
Th ere is a rather fi ne line between Freecycling
and garbage dumping. Freecycling is a time-
honoured tradition in Fernwood. Everyone
knows that rather than mess about with a garage
sale, you can put a couple of boxes out on the
boulevard, mark it “Free” and much of it will be
gone come morning. Another fi ne example of this
is the unoffi cial Freecycle site below the gazebo in
Fernwood Square. While some of us might prefer a
tidier version, it actually works fairly well.
Th e thing about Freecycling is that if no one
takes your castoff s, the responsibility remains with
you to fi nd some way of disposing of them. If WIN,
Saint Vincent de Paul or the Salvation Army won’t
take them and they can’t be recycled, then they are
probably destined for the landfi ll, and it is up to you
to get them there.
With larger items, the old mattresses, the sofas,
the obsolete electronic equipment, the problem is
of a diff erent sort. Th ese are items that the agencies
won’t take, and generally, no one else wants either.
Although you might be able to freecycle a sofa – in
fact, just the other day I saw a couple of hardy souls
hoofi ng a large sofa up Roseberry Hill – this is the
exception. For the most part, boulevard sofas get
left out in the rain for long enough to be of no use
to anyone. Some provide seating for passersby in
the night, sometimes just long enough for a stray
cigarette to set them afl ame. Like the one left in
Kings Park last summer, the fi re from which took
half my neighbour’s fence along with it.
Th e City will pick up large boulevard leavings
if someone calls to complain. However, City staff
estimate the cost of ad hoc pickup to be $100,000
per year. It is an expense that they are none too
happy about. Dumping is illegal and you can be
fi ned up to $500 if you are caught at it.
In November’s Village Vibe we published
a letter that asked the City to work with the
neighbourhood on the dumping problem. Now we
need to look at some made-in-Fernwood solutions.
One idea is to hold a Fernwood Freecycle day each
year. We could designate a Saturday in April where
throughout Fernwood anyone with stuff to get rid
of could put it out and anyone who is looking could
check it out. Th en, on the Monday, the city crews
could pick up the leavings.
Another idea is to revive the Fernwood NRG
spring and fall garage sales. We could encourage
Fernwoodians to turn out by providing the option
of disposing of unsold items to the agencies, Plastics
Recycling, or the landfi ll.
If you have other freecycling ideas, we
want to hear them. Write to placemaking@
fernwoodneighbourhood.ca. Tell us your idea and
how you could help to make it happen. Lets work
together to keep our boulevards clear enough to give
the seasonal vegetation a fi ghting chance!
Some things you can do right away before taking
the boulevard route are:
> Call the CRD Recycling Hotline at 360-3030
> Try the FREE postings on:
- Used Victoria at http://www.usedvictoria.com/
- Freecycle at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/
victoriafreecycle/
Freecycle or garbage? Sharing gardens>> by R ainey Hopewell
Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match,
fi nd me a garden, catch me a... Pole bean?
Beet? Potato? Introducing the Fernwood
NRG Food Security Collective’s newest brainchild
…“Sharing Gardens!”
Are you a Fernwoodian or Oaklandish vegetable
lover with a fallow garden space, or space for a new garden
plot? Are you thinking you could grow food in that space,
if only you had some help? Are you a thwarted urban
vegetable-gardener with no access to garden space? Are you
thinking you could grow the vegetables of your dreams,
if only you had a plot? If you recognize yourself in either
of these descriptions, the Fernwood NRG Food Security
Collective’s “Sharing Gardens” program might be able to
arrange a match for you.
Here’s how it works:
If you have a productive vegetable garden with which
you need help, or a garden lying fallow, or space where a
new garden plot could be created, register that information
with the “Sharing Gardens” program by calling Rainey
Hopewell at 380-5055. Someone will come to your space,
in this issueArmchair reads for a neighbourhood evolution Page 3
Feature: Th e all-ages scene Page 4
Fernwood fl oor hockey fl ying high Page 6
– continued on page 4
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Peace and love to you
in the new year!
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We are committed to creating a socially,
environmentally, and economically
sustainable neighbourhood;
We are committed to ensuring
neighbourhood control or ownership of
neighbourhood institutions and assets;
We are committed to using our
resources prudently and to becoming
fi nancially self-reliant;
We are committed to the creation and
support of neighbourhood employment;
We are committed to engaging the
dreams, resources, and talents of our
neighbours and to fostering new links
between them;
We are committed to taking action in
response to neighbourhood issues,
ideas, and initiatives;
We are committed to governing
our organization and serving our
neighbourhood democratically with a
maximum of openness, inclusivity and
kindness;
We are committed to developing
the skills, capacity, self-worth, and
excellence of our neighbours and
ourselves;
We are committed to focusing on
the future while preserving our
neighbourhood’s heritage and diversity;
We are committed to creating
neighbourhood places that are vibrant,
beautiful, healthy, and alive;
and, most of all,
We are committed to having fun!
declaration of principles and values
Looking back isn’t as much fun as looking
forward. 2007 was a good year in Fernwood. What can
we expect for 2008?
Chickens will soon be running the streets. Aft er the
success of the Fernwood NRG Food Security Collective’s
urban chicken-raising workshop held last fall, neighbours
have already been plotting to get together and raise
chickens between them. Th is summer, at the Fernwood
Square market, there’ll be vendors selling eggs labeled
“Product of Fernwood/Produit de Fernwood.”
Th e multifaceted and talented gamut of Fernwood
artists will fl ourish with the opening of the Collective
Works Gallery this month. Fernwood artists now have
a new home, a gathering place, and the true Fernwood
Renaissance will begin.
Currently dormant backyards will spring to life as
neighbours dial up Rainey Hopewell at 380-5055 and
begin to share backyard gardening spaces and gardening
skills. Who knows, maybe there’ll even be an upswing of
made in Fernwood romances as folks fi nd their perfect
match in the potato patch!
Th e Fernwood Business Network, brainchild of
the late Roger Colwill, will transform the lives of small
business people in Fernwood and will stimulate an even
more vibrant business community in the neighbourhood.
Join other business people in Fernwood for an inaugural
meeting, February 4th at 10:00am. Email ryan@
rutleyventures.ca for details.
Fernwood NRG’s Placemaking Troupe – which
includes anyone interested in transforming Fernwood’s
public spaces – will move from pinwheels to poetry
cans, to Village Vibe boxes, to … whatever your heart
desires. Th e action of neighbours coming together will
accentuate the eclectic, eccentric, and funky character of
our neighbourhood.
All in all? It looks like a fi rst-rate year!
editorial : Predictions for 2008
>> By Kasper
“There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three
things we crave most in life – happiness, freedom, and peace
of mind – are always attained by giving them to someone
else.” – Peyton Conway March
On Saturday, October 20, 2007, you really
could feel the love at the Cornerstone Café in the heart of
Fernwood. Th e love was in appreciation of a worthy cause.
It was for music and dance performed with conviction and
grace. It was expressed in the camaraderie between musicians
and the connection between performers and audience. It was
the love of a community of people who fi lled the Café for ten
straight hours to show their support and generously donated
over $875 to the Victoria Women’s Sexual Assault Centre
(VWSAC), in honour of the Centre’s 25th anniversary.
Th e event was called “20/20/20.” Twenty local artists
performed twenty minutes each on the 20th day of October,
hence the 10-hour marathon from 1:00 to 11:00pm. In
opening “20/20/20,” Fernwood NRG Board Chair, Lisa
Helps, welcomed the VWSAC and all the musicians to “our
neighbourhood living room.”
Long-time Fernwood resident and veteran of the
Victoria music scene Mike Demers kicked off the event with
a powerful punch of acoustic numbers. Demers was followed
by the duo Palomitas De Maiz – belly dancing accompanied
by conga percussion. Other artists who graced the
Cornerstone stage included: Irene Jackson, Tom Sandford,
Boxcar, Azul Salvaje, Gord Phillips, Chelsea Rich, Th e Flying
Barista Brothers, Dana Waldman, Steven Del Rizzo, Pedro
Java, Greg Wolfe, James Kasper, Nastassia Yard, Jennifer
Louise Taylor, Char, Quinn, Hollydene, Stacie Black,
Th omas P. Radcliff e, Caroline Spence, Adam Basterfi eld, and
Pauline Edwards.
Th e response to the call for performers for the benefi t
was so overwhelming that the 20 performer spots were not
enough to accommodate everyone. So, surplus performers
were squeezed in for single songs during transitions between
offi cial acts.
“I experienced a wide range of emotions and continued
to talk about it for many days aft er,” said Tracy Lubick,
Resource Development Offi cer for VWSAC, who spoke at
the event. “At times I found myself smiling and laughing, at
other times I found myself moved to tears by the passion of
the performer, the music itself, a voice, or an instrument.”
Lubick commended the event’s participants for their
“commitment to community” and added that by helping the
organization to raise awareness and funds, “20/20/20” will
make a diff erence in the lives of many.
Last year VWSCA provided services to over 2,800
people who have been aff ected by sexualized violence.
Donations are used to provide counseling to survivors of
sexual assault and abuse, training for volunteers on the
Sexual Assault Response Team, and prevention education
workshops for youth through a program called Project
Respect.
Th ank-you to all who participated in the event and
supported the cause.
Twenty minutes goes a long way
Page 2 | News and views from the heart of Fernwood | January 2008 VillageVibe
the Fernwood buzzThe Fernwood NRG Placemaking Troupe met
Wednesday December 12th in the Cornerstone Café for an
evening of Zippy Action Projects. Th e event was a hybrid of
show and tell, arts and craft s, and community building.
Fernwood NRG’s Placemaking Troupe put forward
several creative ZAP ideas. Tania Wegwitz introduced her
handmade newspaper boxes for the Village Vibe. “If we get
people painting and building Vibe boxes we will no longer
need to use Canada Post,” Wegwitz said, standing beside her
sky-blue polka-dotted box. A network of boxes throughout
Fernwood will make the paper more accessible to all.
Next in line was Cathy Martin, a coff ee can in her hand.
“Th is is not just an empty coff ee can,” she said and explained
how containers like these can be transformed into poetry
cans. “A RAP ZAP,” one participant called out – Random
Acts of Poetry. Cans will be painted and posted around
Fernwood to provide a place for people to leave whimsical
musings and notes for neighbours. Sean Newton’s brightly
coloured pinwheel-topped un-traffi c cones were the ZAP of
the evening. Roberta Martell explained that the cones came
out of the discussion around traffi c calming measures along
Fernwood Road.
Under Newton’s direction, the Cornerstone Café
became a craft studio humming with activity. Troupe
members outlined, cut, folded, and stapled in assembly line
fashion. Newton kept a close eye on the manufacturing of
pinwheels. Elsewhere in the Café, manager Lenore Rankin
got assistance moving furniture out of an alcove to make
space for a placemaking centre. To fi nd out more about the
next Fernwood NRG Placemaking Troupe event contact
Given his roots, perhaps it’s not surprising to fi nd
Bryan drawn toward work in this kind of rich cultural
space. Bryan grew up in Chilliwack. By the time he
graduated from high school he was fi nding the Bible belt
too tight. A committed left y with an artistic vision, he
attended the Vancouver Film School in ‘91 and started
playing music before striking out abroad.
He was living a greasy working-class dream, and was,
as he tells it, “fl ipping hamburgers near the train station
in Oxford, England,” when a girl he had a crush on came
through town. She invited him to move in with her and
some friends in Victoria. Sensing opportunity, he made the
trip. His senses were off – a story of “unrequited love.”
Bryan landed in Gordon Head, and he didn’t like it.
He returned to music, and before long he’d abandoned the
UVic vicinity for Fernwood. “Th ose two things changed my
experience of Victoria vastly,” he says. “When I moved into
Fernwood I got in touch with a real creative community.
Really, the early ‘90s in Fernwood were a pretty magic time.
Th ere was this kind of confl uence of a lot of musicians, and
also a real activist community. Th ey had a lot of interaction,
and I was involved with both communities.
“I started making my living as a busker and living in
Fernwood. It made Victoria work for me. People always
think I was involved in music at that time. I would say
I was more involved in the tourist industry – like many
Victorians. Th at was how I paid my rent.” Bryan, with
Shillelagh, was a mainstay of the busking scene for over a
decade.
I asked Bryan for his thoughts on the ‘wood in ’07, and
he’s refl ective: “You know, the only constant is change. I’ve
been really pleased to see what’s been going on in Fernwood
the last while. Th ere are elements of it that I’m concerned
about – with real estate prices as they are, who’s going to
be here? How will the character of our neighbourhood
change?
“At the same time, what was happening in Fernwood
beforehand – the closed shops and rampant vandalism,
graffi ti everywhere … it looked like shit. It wasn’t headed for
a positive future. It’s been babysteps, but over the past four
years it’s become an incredibly vibrant area again.”
Bryan’s been making his living through various
downtown and Fernwood artistic and creative endeavors
for the last 14 years, and his commitment to Fernwood
and the broader Victoria community hasn’t waned. He’s
consistently involved with – and oft en ringleading in – local
grass-roots political activism, music, sports and the arts.
Th e one thing that somewhat slowed Bryan’s hectic
schedule was the birth of his daughter Fiona last winter.
Bryan and Helen, married for nine years, spend lots of time
at home encouraging Fiona’s (auspicious?) early talent for
dancing.
Fernwood fi lmmaker/director Bryan Skinner debuts his 44-
minute burlesque mockumentary, Tumbling Aft er, January
20 at the Roxy Classic Th eatre, 2657 Quadra St. Tix fi ve
bucks. For trailer and info see www.tumblingaft er.ca
Cinevic’s Film Slam, January 18 – 27th with a Slam
Screening at 7:30 on January 27 at the Victoria
Events Centre, 1415 Broad Street. Tix $7. For Cinevic
membership or Slam info see www.cinevic.ca.
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what’s on in Fernwood
Arts, Theatre, and EntertainmentBohemian Open Mic at Cornerstone Café.Saturdays. 8-11pm. Saturday Spotlight performer at 10pm (Jan 5> theinimitable acoustic performer SHYNE. Jan 12> the lovely and talented ERINTURK). 1301 Gladstone Ave. Hosted by James Kasper. Everyone welcome! FREE!Intrepid Theatre at the Metro Studio.FOUR HORSEMEN PROJECT. Jan 10-13. 8pm. 46 CIRCUS ACTS IN 45 MINUTES. Jan 18. 8pm. INSTRUCTIONS FOR MODERN LIVING. Jan 24-26. 8pm. 1411 Quadra St. (at Johnson St.). For info www.metrostudiotheatre.com/events.html#header.Belfry Theatre.THE TURN OF THE SCREW by Henry James, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher. Jan 15-Feb 17. 1291 Gladstone Ave. (at Fernwood Rd.). For info contact Belfry Box Offi ce at 385-6815 or www.belfry.bc.caDebut screening – TUMBLING AFTER.Fernwood fi lmmaker Bryan Skinner debuts his latest fi lm. Jan 20. RoxyClassic Theatre. 2657 Quadra St. $5. For info see www.tumblingafter.caThe 30 Cent Players present...30 90 LIVE! SPECIAL 3RD ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT EDITIONSketch comedy/variety show featuring a ton of special guests. Fri, Feb 1. 7:30pm. The Downtown Activity Centre. 755 Pandora Ave. Tickets $5 studentsand underemployed/$10 adults – ticket proceeds to the Victoria Cool AidSociety. For info contact Mike Vardy at 891-0869 or www.30centplayers.comLive Music at Fernwood Inn.Open Mic Thursdays. 8:30-11:30pm. 1302 Gladstone Ave. FREE!Live Music at Logan’s Pub.1821 Cook St. For listings: www.loganspub.comVictoria Bluegrass Association Jam.Tuesdays. 7:30-10:30pm. Orange Hall. 1620 Fernwood Rd. $2 to play. FREE tolisten.Victoria Folk Music Society.Sundays. 7:30pm Open Stage. 9pm Feature Performer. 1110 Hillside Ave. $5feature performer nights/$3 all
open stage night. For info see www.victoriafolkmusic.caCall for Fernwood Artists.Seeking Artists with studios in Fernwood for the 1st annual FERNWOOD ARTSTUDIO TOUR. (planning for June 2008). For info contact Deryk [email protected] or Anne Hoban [email protected].
Kids and FamiliesCommunity Family Day.Family-directed and facilitated programming. Mondays 9:30-11:30am. Fernwood Community Centre Gym. FREE!Parent and Tot Playgroup.Snacks/Crafts/Circle Time. Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30-11:30am. FernwoodCommunity Centre Gym. $1 per family.Rhythm Circle Time.Tuesdays 3-4pm. Fernwood Community Centre MPR. Drop in. FREE!Mother Goose.Songs, rhymes and stories. Tuesdays 1-2:30pm, Fernwood Community Centre MPR. 10 weeks per session. To register call 381-1552 ext 22. FREE! ($2 forsongbook).
Youth, Adults and SeniorsNEW! Badminton.Drop-in Co-ed. Adult (18+). Saturdays 1-2:30pm. Fernwood Community CentreGym. $3.**NEW! Basketball.Drop-in Co-ed. Adult (18+). Fridays 8:30-10pm. Fernwood Community Centre Gym. $3.**Floor Hockey.Drop-in Co-ed. Adult (18+). Tuesdays and Thursdays 7-9:30pm. Saturdays2-4:30pm. Fernwood Community Centre Gym. $4, or get a punchcard: $40/11sessions.**NEW! Youth Floor Hockey.Drop-in Co-ed. Ages 9-18 (Group 1/ages 9-13. Group 2/ages 14-18). Sundays3:30-5pm, Fernwood Community Centre Gym. $3.**Indoor Soccer.Drop-in Co-ed. Adult (18+). Mondays 8:45-10:45pm. Fernwood Community Centre Gym. $3.**NEW! Volleyball.Drop-in Co-ed. Adult (18+). Fridays 7-
8:30pm. Fernwood Community Centre Gym. $3.*****We accept Sports Trader Bucks and Canadian Tire Money at face value!*Internet and Computer Access.Complete your one-time registration and then get online through the Community Access Program. Monday to Friday 9:30am-5pm. Fernwood CommunityCentre Community Room. FREE!Falun Gong.Peaceful meditation practice. All welcome! Wednesdays 5-7pm. Fernwood Community Centre MPR. FREE!Fernwood Autumn Glow.55+. Gentle exercise, lunch and activities. Monthly special guest speaker. Fridays 11am. Fernwood Community Centre MPR. $5.50 for lunch.Seniors Wanted!Three or four seniors (55+) needed to complete a small group exploringrhythm on Wednesdays. No musical training necessary. For info call Gillianin Fernwood: 592-2848.Ear Acupuncture.Treatments 15-20 min. Jan 2 and 16 (1st and 3rd Wednesdays every month).2:30-4:30pm. Fernwood Community Centre MPR. By donation.
Special EventsFernwood NRG Food Security Collective.All welcome! Tues, Jan 8. 7-9pm Fernwood Community Centre MPR.Fernwood’s Outrageous Recycling Day.Bring your plastics, styrofoam packing and food trays, electronics and foil-lined coffee bags. PLEASE make sure it’s clean. Jan 12 (2nd Sat every month). 10am-1pm. Back of Fernwood Community Centre. By donation.Fernwood Placemaking Troupe.All Welcome! Bring your ideas for the square and the neighbourhood. Wed, Jan 16. 7:30pm. Cornerstone Café. FREE!Fernwood Business Network.Inaugural meeting! Mon, Feb 4. 10am-noon. Please rsvp Bruce and Ryan Rutley at [email protected] Pocket Market.Local organic produce and baked
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goods. Tuesdays 2-6pm. Cornerstone Café 1301 GladstoneFernwood Sharing Gardens.Have a garden but no time? Time but no garden? Contact Rainey at 380-5055 [email protected] Community Kitchen.Cook nutritious, creative meals with your neighbours! For info contact Tracyat [email protected] Drinks.An inclusive gathering of the sustainability minded for refreshments and conversation. Tues, Jan 8. 5-7pm. The Canoe Brewpub, Marina and Restaurant,450 Swift St.
If you have a workshop, program or special event idea for the Fernwood Community Centre or the Cornerstone Café email [email protected]