Boulevard gardening goes mainstream

Boulevard gardening goes mainstream

›› 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...
New Executive Director at Oaklands Community Centre

New Executive Director at Oaklands Community Centre

It was a summer of growth at Oaklands Community Centre ›› Ben Clark It was a summer of growth at ­Oaklands Community Centre. In June, we ­welcomed a new Executive Director, Traci Fontana-Wegelin, to our organization. Traci came to us after spending several years with...
Story Booth Project

Story Booth Project

›› 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...
Meet Ed; caretaker of Spring Ridge

Meet Ed; caretaker of Spring Ridge

›› 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...