In October 2020, my debut novel, Fake It So Real, was published by Gibsons-based Nightwood Editions. Not the best time to bring a book into the world, I know. My dreams of hosting a huge book launch/dance party to kick off a cross-Canada book tour were not to be. I birthed this … [Read more...]
Clover Point: designing for diversity and equity
Clover Point, the waterfront outlook south of Dallas Road (near its intersection with Moss St.) has been in the news recently. A City of Victoria staff report recommended some interim design changes along the existing parking loop. The post below is a letter from GVPN … [Read more...]
Join Steering Committee to fund neighbourhood spaces in 2021
Want to be part of a diverse team to design and roll out a process to empower your community to decide how to spend $50,000 to make "neighbourhood spaces" even better? The Greater Victoria Placemaking Network and our partners at Building Resilient … [Read more...]
Scoop: What actually happens at a Little Free Library
by Guest Blogger John Threlfall What kind of books get placed in Little Free Libraries? Who puts them there? From where? How often? Which authors? Questions were many; the answers lay in our library. With the public libraries closed due to the pandemic this spring, it seemed … [Read more...]
Bikes, backpacks and books!
by guest blogger Sarah G. Hello Everyone, new placemaking volunteers Sarah G & John L here. We are helping Teale Phelps Bondaroff with the 'Pocket Places' / Little Free Libraries project -- delivering books to the LFLs. Since COVID made volunteering at … [Read more...]
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