Meet Ray Young, Ecostar Award Finalist and Amazing Placemaker who is combining his two favourite hobbies: reading and woodworking. In an interview with Teale Phelps Bondaroff, GVPN’s Pocket Places Project Lead, Ray spoke about his inspiration behind iusedtobeapallet.com. We are … [Read more...]
Considering past, present, future for Oak Bay Cenotaph
The Oak Bay Cenotaph, constructed in 1948 to honour the 97 Oak Bay men and women who died during World War II, is a fixture on the eastern tip of Uplands Park, and the focus of local Remembrance Day ceremonies. Like all special public places, a Cenotaph has relevance to the … [Read more...]
We explore the evolution of Oak Bay Avenue
Oak Bay Avenue stretches for about 2 km from (near) the bay after which it is named west to the point where (in true Greater Victoria fashion) it changes name to Pandora Avenue (which continues straight west to the Victoria harbour). On Friday November 27, we joined with students … [Read more...]
