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Voices in Motion choristers serenade local little free library
Video recording of Amy Van Wensem, Musical Director, leading the Voices in Motion choristers and student author Priscila Kumar in a song: dona nobis pacem (let there be peace). On February 22, 2023, the Voices in Motion Choral Society and Greater Victoria Placemaking Network launched region-wide distribution of I Remember, a book by student author […]
The Placemaker’s Bookshelf Updated
In September 2017 I wrote a blog post reviewing seven placemaking books that I thought deserved a place on The Placemaker’s Bookshelf. You can see the original post here and the seven books featured in it are: 1. The Death and Life of Great American Cities – Jane Jacobs (1961) 2. Happy City: Transforming our Lives […]
Review of ‘Gentrification is Inevitable and Other Lies’ by Leslie Kern
This 204-page book, published in 2022 and available in Victoria from the public library (check it out at GVPL) is a quick, thought provoking and informative read. Author Leslie Kern is a Canadian academic, currently an Associate Professor at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick (which interestingly “has been ranked Canada’s #1 undergraduate university […]
Picture This: Our Year In Review
During this season, we take time to reflect upon the good things in our lives. We are grateful for our network of place-makers in the Greater Victoria region. As 2022 comes to a close, we are reflecting on our community connections and the projects that our network has successfully completed many placemaking projects in and […]
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I went out to the "crazy cookie house" with the kids in Metchosin today.
What a terrific idea!
like a road side farm stand, works on the honesty system. Just 2 cookies left when we got out there around 3pm. so will be paying another visit.
https://www.cheknews.ca/metchosins-crazy-cookie-house-goes-viral-for-unique-whimsical-atmosphere-1144366/
