Citizens creating healthy public spaces
I moved to Canada just over a year ago, from UK, & couldn’t be happier to make this beautiful island our home. One of my fascinations when I first arrived here was Little Free Libraries. The fact that we live in a place where these libraries are enjoyed & respected is not something to be taken […]
This past weekend, people from all over the region gathered in Rutledge Park for a picnic. All these folks had one thing in common, little free libraries! A while back, Jean, the lovely person who installed the 200th little free library (LFL) in our city, got in touch with me about the possibility of hosting […]
There’s a great new book out about placemaking and we want to share it with you. Home Sweet Neighborhood is a colorful book suitable for readers from middle school to adult, by Victoria author Michelle Mulder. Michelle has plenty of hands-on experience with placemaking right here in Victoria. On her block, she has led initiatives […]
By Thomas Guerrero Last month I had the wonderful opportunity to address the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network Annual General Meeting. Rather than talk about Sidewalking Victoria, I decided to talk a little bit about place and how that applies to placemaking itself. Here are some of those thoughts transposed into a blog post. Placemaking is […]
This past weekend, people from all over the region gathered in Rutledge Park for a picnic. All these folks had one thing in common, little free libraries! A while back, Jean, the lovely person who installed the 200th little free library (LFL) in our city, got in touch with me about the possibility of hosting […]
Citizens, Friends, Placemakers – – It’s that time of the year. The Greater Victoria Placemaking Network (GVPN) is hosting its 2019 Annual General Meeting. This year, we’ll be gathering at a lovely new community space – The Hub– at 829 Fort St. (Between Blanshard and Quadra). On Tuesday, June 11. Doors open at 5:30. Meeting from 6pm to 7pm. Social […]
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