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 | News, Village Vibe
Oaklands seeks to leverage neighbourhood action with a new plan ›› Ben Clark Over the last two years the Oaklands Community Association has been developing a new strategic plan for our organization. With so much growth and new enthusiastic staff at the centre, we...
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 | Dec 1, 2014 | News, Village Vibe
Fernwood hip-hop group inspired by our neighbourhood’s spooky side ›› Toni Hiatt On the Halloween evening of 2013, the three members of the future hip-hop project cAthedrAls joined other neighbourhood folk around the warm glow of the annual Fernwood Community...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 1, 2014 | Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
›› Margaret Hantiuk With our rainy winters, local gardeners soon find out that there is not really a water shortage here; but with our dry summers, we do need lots of water, and the issue is a storage problem. The ideal solution is a large cistern (100 gallon minimum)...
