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 … [Read more...]
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, … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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