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Beyond bylaws: noise and healthy places
Urban noise is a health issue, an equity issue, and an urban planning / placemaking issue. Unfortunately, it is often an afterthought when we think about creating a healthy urban environment. The City of Victoria is currently updating its Noise Bylaw, but early input seems to point to allowing more noise, and there is no […]
2025 Greater Victoria Little Free Library Awards Unveiled!
The winners of the 2025 Greater Victoria Little Free Library Awards were officially announced at the annual general meeting of the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network (GVPN) this evening. The GVPN launched the Greater Victoria LFL Awards at its September 20th 1,000th LFL celebration as a way of celebrating our region’s growing network of LFLs. Members of the community were […]
Join Us at the GVPN AGM – Call for Board Members & New Members!
Please join us on Thursday, November 13, from 6-8 pm, in the Paul Phillips Hall at 1923 Fernwood Rd. for a brief business meeting including pizza and conversations about placemaking. Members get to vote – memberships are only $10 Consider renewing your membership before or during the AGM so that you can vote on GVPN […]
Literary Treasure Hunt Launched Across Greater Victoria
Ten golden seal bookmarks. Hundreds of Little Free Libraries. One poetic adventure. To celebrate the launch of his new poetry collection What is Broken Binds Us, local author and placemaking advocate Lorne Daniel has teamed up with the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network’s (GVPN) Pocket Places Project to create a one-of-a-kind literary scavenger hunt across the […]
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