by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 2, 2014 | Buzz, News, Village Vibe
›› Mark C. Dickerson GardenWorks is always looking for ways to improve our relationship with the environment; one such way is the Giving Tree. In 2010, I had heard about a program a tree farm in Portland was offering. They only sold live Christmas trees that they...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 1, 2014 | Buzz, News, Village Vibe
Notes from the second town meeting ›› Shannon K. Auringer As the second turnout of the Victoria High Field Revitalization town meeting began, there was a decent turn out of about twenty five residents. The three major issues left from the first meeting were addressed...
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 1, 2014 | Buzz, Village Vibe
›› Alysha Punnett “Isn’t it illegal?” “I heard you’ll get fined.” “We would love to grow food on our boulevard, but won’t the City remove it?” Does this sound familiar? I smile as Mike Large pedals his bike up to the Compost Education Centre’s...
by Geeks on the Beach | Sep 30, 2014 | Buzz
A profound (Fernwood) evening at City Hall ›› Bill McKechnie A report on a business meeting at Victoria City Hall might sound a bit dull, but a recent public hearing was, in the words of Councillor Shellie Gudgeon, “a profound evening.” Fernwood Urban Village, a group...
by Geeks on the Beach | Sep 30, 2014 | Buzz, Village Vibe
›› Bamsey Franks Aubrey Burke, when & how did you first come up with the idea for the Story Booth Project? I came up the idea because I was a bit discouraged by contemporary art and inaccessibility. The idea of having a pop-up shop that was ground level, with 24...
by Geeks on the Beach | Sep 30, 2014 | Buzz, Village Vibe
›› Shannon K. Auringer He was hard at work shoveling, yet another pile of garden waste, as I wandered up the Chambers Street sidewalk. I was suited up in my rain coat and knee boots, as it was in true Victoria style, raining. Proving that nothing stopped him, Ed...
