THE FERNWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
The Fernwood Community Association (FCA) plays an active role in Fernwood land use and development issues. We act as a liaison between the Fernwood community and the City of Victoria.
The Fernwood Community Association operates from a heritage building at 1923 Fernwood Road. We occupy a small front office on the main floor and the rest of the building including the Main Hall (formerly “Little Fernwood”, now “Paul Phillips”) and a boardroom are available for rental and community activities.
Groups using this building include Theatre Inconnu, Pandora Arts Collective, Cafe Sympatico, and Little Fernwood Gallery, along with several recovery support groups and one-off community rentals for events, art shows, independent theatre groups, meetings and celebrations.
The FCA operates two Community Allotment Gardens in Fernwood. One is the Fernwood Community Garden on Chambers St. The FCA sublets a portion of this space to the Victoria Compost Education Centre, which itself was once a project of the FCA and is now a successful independent organization in its own right. Earthbound Community Allotment Garden on Garden St. is the location of the other FCA site.
At the corner of Chambers & Gladstone is Spring Ridge Common(s), a Community Urban Food Forest / Permaculture Demonstration Garden which the FCA initiated in 1999 and leased from School District 61 from 1999 to May 2007. The current leaseholder is the Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group, who have also committed to maintaining it as an accessible, permaculture green space for the community.
We are now one of the sponsors of the Fernwood Community Mapping Project. You can read about how this exciting community project grew at the Fernwood Then & Now page. (See Fernwood Community Map under WHAT’S NEW below.)
Thank You
The FCA thanks the City of Victoria for their grant of $3000 to hire a volunteer coordinator for the Fernwood Community Garden and Earthbound Gardens.
WHAT’S NEW?
Fernwood Report From City Hall: May 2018
Our Fernwood City Staff Liaison, Michael Hill, provides these reports that include Fernwood-specific news items on a monthly basis, usually around mid-month. We hope you will find the information in his May report useful. If you [...]
Fernwood Report From City Hall: April 2018
Our Fernwood City Staff Liaison, Michael Hill, provides these reports that include Fernwood-specific news items on a monthly basis, usually around mid-month. We hope you will find the information in his April report useful. If you [...]
Vic High Future: Survey Link
Opportunity to provide input re the future of Vic High: Please see the note below from SD 61, with a survey link. The first of two open houses was held this Saturday and 315 people [...]
List of upcoming tree removals from City
Please see this document detailing the trees that City has listed for removal in Fernwood this year. There is contact information on the linked document if you have any questions. http://thefca.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-Tree-Removals-Fernwood.pdf
Fernwood Report From City Hall: March 2018
Our Fernwood City Staff Liaison, Michael Hill, provides these reports that include Fernwood-specific news items on a monthly basis, usually around mid-month. We hope you will find the information in his March report useful. If you have any [...]
Vic High Future: Public Input Opportunities
Greater Victoria School District Seeks Public Input on Vic High VICTORIA, BC – The Greater Victoria School District is planning for seismic upgrades to Vic High School. Opened in 1914, the high school has an H-1 [...]
Board Minutes September 2017
Fernwood Community Association Board of Directors Meeting September 13, 2017 PRESENT: Tony Sprackett, Joanne Murray, Luranah Polson, Bill McKechnie, Clayton Jevne, Richard Olafson, Carol Sokoloff, FCA STAFF: Naomi Simpson, Julian Cervello CITY of VICTORIA: Charlayne [...]
Fernwood Report From City Hall: February 2018
Our Fernwood City Staff Liaison, Michael Hill, provides these reports that include Fernwood-specific news items on a monthly basis, usually around mid-month. We hope you will find the information in his February report useful. If you have [...]
Fernwood Report From City Hall: January 2018
Our Fernwood City Staff Liaison, Michael Hill, provides these reports that include Fernwood-specific news items on a monthly basis, usually around mid-month. We hope you will find the information in his January report useful. If you have [...]
little fernwood gallery presents:
*** Note: the PACs group show will stay up till Jan 9, 2018 See the show online at www.littlefernwoodgallery.ca/current.html Next show: Bill Goers Jan 11-30
Voting Details: A Fernwood Project Endorsed by the FCA
Twenty-eight proposals were submitted by individuals and organizations this fall. The ideas were vetted to ensure they were viable and worked to improve life in Victoria. Eight shortlisted projects are vying for up to $50,000 in [...]
Fernwood Report From City Hall: December 2017
Our Fernwood City Staff Liaison, Michael Hill, provides these reports that include Fernwood-specific news items on a monthly basis, usually around mid-month. We hope you will find the information in his December report useful. If you have [...]
Theatre Inconnu Announces:
THEATRE INCONNU announces: Our exciting line-up for our 2018 season, and our 4-show subscription package ! BUY A SEASON SUBSCRIPTION AND GET ONE SHOW FOR FREE ! See below – or view the attachment – [...]
Fernwood Report From City Hall: November 2017
Our Fernwood City Staff Liaison, Michael Hill, provides these reports that include Fernwood-specific news items on a monthly basis, usually around mid-month. We hope you will find the information in his November report useful. If you have [...]
Fernwood Report From City Hall: October 2017
Our Fernwood City Staff Liaison, Michael Hill, provides these reports that include Fernwood-specific news items on a monthly basis, usually around mid-month. We hope you will find the information in his October report useful. If you have [...]