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CRD sees 650th Little Free Library installed!
On Saturday, September 24th, neighbours gathered on Haultain St. to cut the ribbon on the 650th little free library (LFL) in the CRD. It was built and installed by Marthinus and Lori de Wet, near the corner of Haultain St. and Scott St. in Victoria. The LFL, dubbed the “Garden View LFL,” was built by […]
Ribbon cutting for the region’s 650th Little Free Library
All are welcome to join us on Saturday, September 24th at 11:00 am, when the ribbon will be cut on the Capital Regional District’s 650th Little Free Library! Neighbours will be gathering at the corner of Haultain St. and Scott. St. (1635 Haultain Street) for a short ribbon cutting, followed by a celebration. Refreshments will […]
New Road Mural on Falaise Crescent, Saanich
Almost two years ago, the Falaise Community Association (FCA) connected with the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network (GVPN) and explored the possibility of installing a road mural on Falaise Crescent. On Saturday, August 13, 2022, volunteers from the FCA, the GVPN, and neighbourhood, painted a mural on the surface of Falaise Crescent right opposite the playground […]
75,000 Books and Counting
Since August 2017, the GVPN Pocket Places Project has been delivering books to little free libraries (LFLs) around the region. This week, project lead Teale Phelps Bondaroff delivered the 75,000th book to a LFL. A copy of Phyllis Webstad’s “The Orange Shirt Story” was delivered to the Rutledge Park Little Free Library in Saanich. The […]
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