›› Mila Czemerys
The Gift of Good Food annual fundraiser kicks off again this year Monday, November 15th until midnight December 31st, 2021. The Gift of Good Food raises funds to support local families in need across the Capital Regional District with fresh produce every two weeks for an entire year. As we continue to navigate […]
›› Kayla Siefried
The fall months mark the time where people all over our region are harvesting fruit from trees. If you’ve been longing for a fruit tree of your own, now is the time to plant one (or prepare your soil for a spring planting). Because the soil is still warm, and the rain is […]
›› City of Victoria
This fall the City of Victoria is starting the next stage of planning for the future of Fernwood, as well as North Park and Hillside-Quadra neighbourhoods. Read the new draft Neighbourhoods Plans and have your say!
We invite you to join this planning process about our urban villages, the housing around them, and the connections between them. Help refine how we can create more diverse housing choices, safe […]
[content awareness: this article discusses residential schools and the ongoing searches for unmarked graves across Turtle Island]
›› Lizz Brooks & Shae Zamardi
With Orange Shirt Day now passed for this year, there are many reflections accumulating from the school searches of the summer. With conversations of Canada’s Residential “Schools” slowing publicly, there have been numerous pushes […]
›› Marianne Unger
October 15th will mark one year since I opened my Farm Stand on Camosun Street. We intend to celebrate with good food and friendship, as is fitting. The farm stand was inspired by so many things—my Omas, Wendell Berry’s writings on the household economy, my love of all things food, kitchen, and garden, […]
›› JJ Ford
“One simple yet powerful way of building more sustainable and resilient cities is planting trees. Strategically planted trees can cool the air by between 2°C and 8°C, thereby reducing air conditioning needs by 30 per cent. A single tree can absorb up to 150kg of CO2 per year and help mitigate climate change… […]
Giant sentinels and the climate crisis
›› Jan Firstbrook
What is the fastest growing tree in the world and the best at carbon capture? These trees live among us in Fernwood. Though not native to Canada, they thrive in our city due to the Mediterranean climate. These amazing trees, Sequoias, are native to California but were planted […]
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