article and photos by Renée Layberry A lush, verdant spring was poised to burst forth in picturesque Victoria just as the COVID-19 pandemic settled over North America like a fog, dimming the luminescence of a new season. Around the globe, and in our city, we retreated into our … [Read more...]
New mural by GVPN livens up Humboldt Plaza
A new street mural popped up in downtown Victoria on the weekend of June 6. A team of volunteers and directors at the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network worked the rollers and brushes to splash new shapes and colours at the corner of Humboldt and Douglas … [Read more...]
Covid Times – Public Space for People
By Jim LaMorte, MUP, May 24 2020 Disasters tend to reveal a community’s weaknesses, those elements of policy or design that irritate at best of times, but we accept as “normal” until exposed. Covid-19 has illuminated the long-standing North American auto-centric design practice … [Read more...]
300th Little Free Library in the CRD Installed!
The 300th little free library (LFL) in the CRD has been installed! The ‘Moss Rocks Little Library’ was installed at the corner of May St. and Joseph St., Victoria on May 23, 2020. The LFL, built by Jim Pungente, is accompanied by two reading benches, and has two solar-powered … [Read more...]
#ChalkYourWalk during the pandemic
Today, Greater Victoria Placemaking Network launched the ‘Chalk Your Walk’ initiative to help build and sustain connections between neighbours during this period of physical distancing, and to support front line health and services workers. The Greater Victoria Placemaking … [Read more...]
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