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villagevibeNews and views from the heart of Fernwood
October 2012
Labyrinth offers a new pathWhat’s over 4,000
years old and found in
many cultures around
the world—but is
new to Fernwood? A
labyrinth!
in this issueGuest Editorial
Community conversations
page 2
Feature
Living breathing walls
page 4
Mark Your Calendar
Fernwood Legal Info Clinic
page 7
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›› Beth Threlfall
Over the summer I transformed
a faded George Jay schoolyard
into a thirty-nine by thirty-
five foot walking labyrinth with the
support of George Jay Elementary School
principal Leslie Lee and many helpful
friends. The intention was to not only
brighten the schoolyard but create a space
for students, parents, teachers and the
Fernwood community to reconnect and
use for mediation, celebrations and creative
learning.
What is a labyrinth and how is it
diff erent from a maze? Easy—a maze is a
puzzle intended to amuse and confuse. A
labyrinth is a pattern with a purpose. It
has one single, visible path leading to the
centre and out again. With no choices to
make, you can simply follow the path while
relaxing and meditating.
There are three parts to using a
labyrinth: walking in, remaining in the
centre and walking out. Walking in is the
time to let go of the details or concerns
in your life, while the centre is a place for
meditation for as little or as long as you
wish. Walking out is symbolic of taking
what you received from the experience
back into the world and bringing it into
your life.
Many schools use labyrinths as a place
where children can go when they feel a need
to be calm. Th e students learn to “check
in” with themselves and notice their state
of mind while walking the labyrinth to
regain concentration and mental balance.
Since George Jay is the local elementary
where many Fernwood children attend,
we want our school to be seen as a place of
growth and community. With our brand
new playground, thriving garden boxes and
now a walking labyrinth, we encourage and
welcome the neighbourhood to be a part of
our school.
Much gratitude for this project goes
out to Leslie Lee, Ed Kennedy, Kate
Wallace and my friends for their help—
including donations from Victoria City
Councillor Shellie Gudgeon, Fernwood
Neighbourhood Resource Group and
Christobel, with supplies from Castle
Building Centre on Cook Street and
Pacific Paint & Wallpaper on Hillside
Avenue. Many thanks to everyone who
helped and I hope you all enjoy using the
labyrinth!
(Above) Local artist Beth Threlfall (standing) and a team of dedicated volunteers painting a
brand-new labyrinth for the students of George Jay Elementary School and the community. Photo:
Mila Czemerys (Left) The schoolyard before the painting of the labyrinth. Photo: Beth Threlfall
page 2 villagevibe October 2012 News and views from the heart of Fernwood
Communities have
been talking a lot lately
›› Geoff Cross
The recent Official Community Plan
Review and Neighbourhood Vision-
ing Forum held here in Fernwood last
year are just two examples. The latter
saw a number of neighbours come
out, even some folk who didn’t live in
the neighbourhood, to talk about the
future of our community. This growth
of dialogue and engagement seems to be
a good thing. For me, what lies at the
core of these community conversations
is an acknowledgement that we all should
be included in the process of discussion
and decision- making that impacts our
communities. A key component and goal
for these discussions is to be inclusive.
But what should that look like? Having
been around a few of these conversation
projects, I think at times there is an
assumed inclusion, in that since everyone
is welcome to participate, the conversation
is therefore inclusive. In certain ways, the
level of inclusion is increased through
these projects. However, the option
to participate does not guarantee real
inclusion and even having a representative
from a particular community sitting at the
table doesn’t necessarily indicate it either.
Having a critical eye to how this goal is
pursued is important.
Richer understandings of inclusion
begin with recognizing context: we
live in a society with great inequality;
economically, politically, and socially.
Practicing inclusion contends with these
realities. If this isn’t recognized then our
community conversations may actually
reproduce inequalities. To counteract
them, positive action needs to be taken.
The key question to ask is whether our
community conversations provide eff ective
opportunities for the hitherto excluded
to have their views and perspectives
heard. Achieving this goal may mean
that a variety of strategies need to be
implemented, such as establishing forms of
special representation, providing the nec-
essary means to attend forums (i.e. food,
fi nancial compensation, travel, translation,
cultural safety, etc.), actively supporting
groups to organize and at times privileging
hitherto excluded voices in the conversa-
tion.
It takes an active commitment to realize
inclusion, but I think a commitment that
our community is all the better for.
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Editorial Committee
Lee Herrin Matt Takach
Mila Czemerys Azelia Serjeantson
Founding Editor Lisa Helps
Contributors
Beth Threlfall Geoff Cross
Lilian Sue Azelia Serjeantson
Bianca Bodley Mila Czemerys
Margaret Hantiuk Tamara Hernandez
Quothe Alix Tolliday
Art
Mila Czemerys Axel
Lindsay Mitchell Kevin Jones
Margaret Hantiuk Tony Sprackett
Production Mila Czemerys
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Community conversations
In March 2011, Fernwood NRG hosted the Fernwood Neighbourhood Visioning Forum. It was an
opportunity to co-create a fresh vision of what might be possible in Fernwood. Photo: Mila Czemerys
buzz:
Stored in Dirt›› Azelia Serjeantson
Each and every Spring of my childhood
my parents would buy a small mountain of
cow manure from a neighbouring farmer.
Th is purchase heralded yet another growing
season in the hamlet were we lived.
My mother and father tended their
garden with much care and delight. Every
evening during the summer months they
walked through the garden, examining all
the vegetables, plants and flowers. They
would talk to and encourage each and
every growing being in their care. I had
no notion of it at the time, for I was more
interested in the television and my books,
but I was witnessing true stewardship in
action. Th ey cared for the land and for the
beings who were sustained by the land.
Th is is one of the profound legacies with
which my parents gifted me.
Once I left home, though, I ate utterly
unconsciously. I didn’t garden. I didn’t
make jams or jellies, chutneys or pickles
as my mother had done for years; that was
too much work. I bought and ate what
made me feel better and feel full. I ate what
was easy to prepare and quick to chew. I
didn’t think about what I ate, I just ate it.
Advertising was my nutritional advisor.
Th is was a very diff erent relationship with
food than I had experienced in childhood.
As I child I was nourished; as an adult I
consumed. Th e act of love I benefi ted from
as a child became a very impersonal activity.
Since my arrival in Victoria three years
ago, my parents’ joy and determination in
growing their own food slowly emerged
from the recesses of memory. Everywhere
I walked, I saw trees, flowers and vines
blossoming with an abundance which
would have thrilled them. And thus, I found
myself seeking out the organizations and
people who worked with the land in and
around Victoria. I worked and volunteered,
attended workshops and lectures, sought
out mentors and asked for their stories.
During this time I found myself juggling
rent and groceries with diffi culty; I waited
in line at the food bank more than once.
Food slowly transformed itself back into
nourishment. Th e activity became so very
personal again that knowing where my food
came from, who grew it and how was of
paramount importance. A child once asked
the workshop facilitator at the Compost
Education Centre why they stored their
carrots in dirt. It grieves me that there is
such great ignorance about the very edibles
which sustain our lives. It grieves me that
I, myself, had almost forgotten where food
really came from.
A fourth question was added a couple of
months ago seconds after Mila Czemerys
posed it to me: why is urban agriculture
important?
As I sought the answer these past few
weeks, I have walked through robust
gardens; haunted the Compost Education
Centre with my questions; spoken with
numerous Fernwoodians and Greater
Capital Region residents; sat beneath Garry
Oaks and Weeping Willows; tasted freshly
picked Goji berries and harvested Plantain
leaves. I’ve witnessed that urban agriculture
is popping up in backyards and window sills.
Lawns are being replaced with kale and peas.
Trellises are home to nasturtiums and sugar
snap peas vines. Front walks are scented
with lavender plants and rosemary bushes.
At the Uvic community gardens people are
growing vegetables specifi cally to be donated
to local organizations. Th e Commons are
being tended. An abandoned school yard is
the home of a People’s Apothecary.
There are hidden corners of beauty
and secret gardens everywhere in this
city. Whether the debate is about food
sovereignty or the merits and pitfalls of
farming in the city, food is returning to
people’s conscious minds.
Th is is my fi rst answer to her question: it
is an opening, a place to start, a chance to
remember we are what we eat and I want to
eat as I did as a child: from harvests of food
grown with great care and love.
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buzz:
Not just a bar of soapHow a bar of
soap became an
entrepreneurial dream
for Island Essentials’
owner
›› Lilian Sue
After moving to Victoria from Calgary
ten years ago in 2002, Paul Gillespie was
intrigued by his roommate’s soap-making
supplies and tools which were left over
from her previous work with a soap com-
pany. Paul was struck with inspiration.
After retrofi tting hundreds of dollars,
possibly thousands of dollars’ worth
of restaurant equipment, along with
purchasing soap molds and other tools,
Island Essentials was born.
What initially began as a part-time venture
in his basement to sell lavender and tea tree oil
soap quickly grew into a full-time business,
expanding into cleaning products, liquid
soap and lip balm. With two workshops
in the Fernwood neighbourhood—one on
Haultain Street and the other on Albert
Avenue—for manufacturing, distribution
and inventory, Paul is currently able to
produce one thousand bars of soap in the
course of a few hours. His decision to attach
a small retail store to his second workshop
was brought on by a desire to attach a face to
the Island Essentials’ brand and allow locals
from within Fernwood and throughout
Victoria a place to purchase Island Essentials’
products and ask questions.
Beyond expanding the product line, Paul’s
line of soaps and other products have also
made it into grocery stores like Th rifty Foods
and Fairway. Utilizing his sales background,
Paul has been diligently working with the
existing stores to improve product turn-
around, placement and promotion and to
also assist employees in better understanding
the benefi ts of his products.
Looking six months to a year into
the future, Paul has plans to purchase
another kettle to double the production
capacity for soap as well as extra space for
inventory such as a warehouse. He also has
plans to expand into new markets such as
pharmacies and gift stores, allowing more
people on Vancouver Island to experience
the earth-friendly, natural, healthy product
line from Island Essentials.
Island Essentials’ retail store is at 1442
Haultain Street and is open from noon
to 5:00pm, Wednesday to Saturday. Th e
products are 100% natural, made in
Fernwood including soap, lotion, lip balm,
cleaning products, essential oils, and soap
making supplies.
page 4 villagevibe October 2012 News and views from the heart of Fernwood
feature:
From Grey to Green – Living WallsCornerstone Cafe
is home to recently
installed living wall
thanks to Bodley
›› Bianca Bodley
Having just returned from visiting
the ancient streets of Rome, I
am reminded that living walls
and green roofs have truly been a part of
our civilization since the days of old. Th e
earliest examples date back to 600 BCE, in
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Living walls today take many forms
and serve vital functions. Living walls may
be used as a piece of community art, as a
separation between spaces or as a means
of providing food production and thermal
benefi ts to the occupants in the building.
I have had the pleasure of building
living walls inside offi ce spaces and resi-
dential homes as well as on the exterior of
commercial buildings and the results have
been inspiring.
Types of living walls
Some living walls are free-standing
structures built to house growing medium,
plants and typically an irrigation system.
The structure is often made from a
combination of metal or plastic for a
frame, cloth to hold the soil, irrigation lines
( typically a drip system) and fi nally plants.
It is essential that both the growing medium
and the plants are selected carefully to suit
the environment into which the living wall
will be installed.
More commonly, living walls systems
are affi xed to existing walls—both interior
and exterior to a building.
Th e key is to install the wall in a way
that does not damage the building envelope
and that enables safe and eff ective system
maintenance over time. The techniques
for installing these systems are constantly
evolving and are really up to the ingenuity
of the installer.
There are some examples of soil-less
systems that are fed with nutrient water
rather than through growing medium,
however, these systems are less common and
are among the most expensive to maintain.
Perhaps the easiest to install and the least
expensive form of a living wall is a cable
system and vines. Cables can either be free
standing (i.e. within their own frame) or
attached to a wall. Vines can be grown from
a planter or from a garden bed at the base
of the wall. Th e vines over time create a
green wall and the only source for irrigation
and growing medium is at the base of the
wall, making this design far less complex to
install and maintain.
Regardless of how a living wall is created,
the benefits are plentiful and the visual
impact is inspiring.
Benefi ts of living walls
Th e benefi ts of living walls are much the
same as green roofs. Th ey create habitats
for birds and other living organisms to live
in and feed on.
Th anks to gravity, living walls inherently
have great drainage; combined with direct
sun exposure they are ideal environments
for food production. As many city dwellers
have little to no access to traditional green
space (gardens), utilizing the walls of
our buildings creates a completely new
opportunity to create life, colour and food.
In an urban setting, living walls absorb
dust and clean the city air and absorb and
dampen noise pollution. They also cool
the air which reduces the urban heat island
eff ect. Th ey cool the air by converting the
liquid water they absorb into water vapor
which is released through their leaves
(evapotranspiration).
Th e average person spends 90% of their
time indoors—a truly concerning fact.
I believe that people have an instinctive
need and desire to be close to nature.
My company BIOPHILIA—defined as
an innate love for the natural world and
living systems—is built with the primary
focus to create this connection between
people and nature. Having plants around
us—in our indoor environments—serves
to increase productivity and the health of
the occupants by cleaning and cooling the
air and by re-connecting us to nature.
From a bu i ld ing ma intenance
perspective, living walls have insular value
as well. Living walls absorb heat from the
sun and thereby reduce the amount of
cooling required in the summer; conversely,
they work to hold in building heat in the
winter months. Living walls also protect
a building from the harmful affects of
UV, which increases the longevity of the
structure.
One of the most motivating benefi ts for
building living walls and green spaces of all
kinds is the creation of community. Plants
improve the mental wellbeing of people;
they inspire and create a common interest
amongst community members. It is my
hope that the living wall at the Cornerstone
Cafe will be a source of enjoyment and
inspiration for the residents and visitors of
the Fernwood community.
For more information about living walls,
contact me at info@biophilia collective.ca
or visit our website biophiliacollective. ca.
Owner of BIOPHILIA design
collective ltd.
Bianca Bodley working on the beginnings of the living wall which now has a home on the exterior wall of the Cornerstone Cafe. Photo: Lindsay Mitchell
(Above) BIOPHILIA’s install team. (Below) All the succulents in the wall are native to this area—
Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape blanco’, Sedum spathulifolium ‘pupureum’, Sedum oreganum and
Sedum divergens. Photos: Lindsay Mitchell
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GOOD FOOD BOX
EVERY other WEDNESDAY
Excellent produce, great
prices, right in Fernwood
I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that. - Lauren Bacall
Put Your Best Face Forward
›› Mila Czemerys
You may have noticed a few new friendly
faces around Fernwood. An enthusiastic
team of real estate agents has moved into
the Square. They recently launched the
website RealEstateDynamics.ca to provide
services and information for everyone,
from fi rst time homebuyers to folks looking
to retire. Th ey have had over 50 sales in
Victoria in 2012.
Their team includes four people:
Chris Barrington Foote—team leader,
80’s enthusiast… “Run for it Marty!”
or that bald guy. Krystal Scott—master
negotiator, positive personality, loves reality
cooking shows and isn’t afraid to admit it!
Kevin Jones—enthusiastic individual, he’s
a proven star with a passion for service,
favourite movie...? “Princess Bride,” get
him talking soccer! Diane Beier—Offi ce
Manager/Realtor, 6’2” with a set of high
heels, outdoorsy despite an irrational fear
of bears!
Fernwood was an obvious choice for
them. Chris Barrington Foote says, “We
live in this neighbourhood; now we
work in this neighbourhood. We want to
be involved and help any way we can.”
He is really interested in forming a great
relationship with the people in Fernwood
and wants to be a resource.
Barrington Foote exclaimed, “We want
to thank everyone we have met over the
summer at FernFest, the Vining Street
Block Party and at our grand opening.
We’ve already been invited over for
barbeques!”
Everyone is welcome to come and have
a look at their new office in Fernwood
Square. Th eir door is always open to answer
any questions.
You can reach them at info@ real-
estatedynamics.ca or at 250-294-
6363. Th eir offi ce is located at A1-1284
Gladstone Ave.
buzz:
Dynamic team in town
thegoodfoodbox.ca
Outside the RealEstateDynamics.ca offi ce in Fernwood Square. Photo: Kevin Jones
CALL 250.381.1552 ext. 100 to order
page 6 villagevibe October 2012 News and views from the heart of Fernwood
garden gleanings:
Deer: Oh Dear!
1084 Fort StreetVictoria, BC V8V 3K4Phone: 250.952.4211Fax: 250.952.4586Email: [email protected]
Carole James, MLAVictoria-Beacon Hill
www.carolejamesmla.ca
Here to serve you at my Community Office
After hearing other
gardeners complain
for years, I have
discovered deer in my
own fenced backyard
here in Fernwood!
›› Margaret Hantiuk
Deer are beautiful animals but it is
frustrating to see my roses and hostas
chomped, new shrubs pruned so carelessly
and needlessly and my garden trampled. I
tolerate and even welcome some wildlife:
I feed birds; grow flowers for bees and
butterfl ies; raccoons gobble up the plums
and grapes. Now deer…what to do?
First, add more fencing: they are leaping
over my shorter fences. I have noticed some
good plastic fencing sold at garden and
hardware stores that can be tacked, stapled
or tied to posts, trees, buildings and above
fencing: it must be at least 8 feet high. It
can be stapled into hedges, as deer will cut
through if there is a break. Add a tied bit
of white rag, so they will not attempt to
jump into the plastic at night and injure
themselves. A dog helps deter deer. If
you are using a birdfeeder, make sure it
is ‘ squirrel/rodent proof ’ and with a pan
underneath to catch the debris; hang it
high so deer can’t reach it.
Th e Internet is awash with recipes for
all kinds of smelly homebrews to spray on
foliage to deter deer. I wouldn’t want these
on my food plants, and for ornamentals,
they must be sprayed frequently, and after
rain or overhead sprinkling: a hassle. So if
you can’t aff ord to fence your entire yard,
at least fence off your food garden or your
backyard. Plant ‘deer resistant’ (they may
try them) plants where high fencing is not
an option. Generally deer avoid plants that
are prickly, strongly aromatic, strangely
textured, very coarse, or particularly
fl avoured.
Here are some:
Evergreen shrubs: Arubutus (madrone
and unedo), Aucuba, Boxwood, Choisya
ternata (Mex. mock orange), Ceanothus
(Calif lilac), Cotoneaster, Daphne,
Escollonia, Euonymus, Holly, Kalmia,
Mahonia, Osmanthus, Privet, Pieris,
Skimmia, Nandina (Heavenly bamboo),
Santolina
Conifers: Yew, Cryptomeria, Firs, Cedar,
Juniper, Spruce, Pine
Deciduous shrubs: Vine maple, Berberis,
Buddleia, Cistus, Fig, Hamamelis (witch
hazel), Jasmine, Kerria, Kolkwitzia, Lilac,
Magnolia, Potentilla, Pyracantha, Ribes
(flowering currant), Staghorn Sumac,
Spirea
Small trees: Maple, Mimosa, Birch,
Carpinus (ironwood), Cercis (redbud),
Cornus (dogwoods), Hawthorne, Prunus
(cherries and plums), Willow
Vines: Akebia, Dutchman’s Pipe,
Trumpet Vine, Campsis, Clematis,
Honeysuckle, Virginia creeper, yellow
Passionfl ower, Vitus (grape), Wisteria
Bulbs: Agapanthus, Freesia, Snowdrops,
Iris, Leucojum, Daffodils, Bluebells,
tuberous Begonia, Camas, Crocus, (they
love tulips!)
Groundcove r s and Rock p lant s : Kinnickinik, Erica (heathers), Sweet
woodruff , Wintergreen, Hypericum (St.
John’s wort) Jasmine, Lamium, Cranesbill
(hardy geranium), Fragaria ( ornamental
strawberry), Dianthus (carnations),
Euphorbias, Epimedium, dwarf Plumbago,
Mahonia, Phlox, Pratia, Pulmonaria,
Lavender, Salvia, Oxalis, Artemesia,
Senecio, Lamb’s ears, Arabis, Aubretia,
Sedums, Lithodora, Sedges
Herbs: all are deer resistant except basil
Pe renn ia l s : Ach i l l e a ( y a r row) ,
Acanthus, Aconitum, Japanese Anemone,
Columbine, Cerastium, Shasta daisy,
Columbine, Coreopsis, Dicentra (bleeding
heart), Digitalis (foxglove), Calif poppy,
Gaillardia, Hellebore, Iberis (candytuft),
Kniphofi a (red hot poker), Linaria, Lupine,
Lychnis (rose campion), Poppies, Calla lily,
Day lily, Helenium.
Margaret’s roses won’t last long with deer moving into the neighbourhood. Photo: Margaret Hantiuk
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mark your calendar:
Fernwood Legal Information Clinic
FERNWOOD’S REAL ESTATE EXPERT
For more information on buying and selling real estate
in Fernwood please visit ZamianSellsFernwood.com
250.514.1533 (direct)
Zamian Sells Fernwood
Legal clinic here to
connect Fernwood
residents with
information
›› Alix Tolliday
Ever increasing legal costs and the slashing
of Legal Aid funding in the Province
has created an access to justice crisis in
our community. The impact of these
devastating cutbacks has been felt not
only by low-income persons but also by
middle-income earners who require legal
services but do not qualify for legal aid.
As the average BC resident has a forty-
fi ve per cent chance of interacting with
the justice system at least once in any
three year period, many often resort to
self- representation, a trend that can lead
to longer and more expensive proceedings
which place a burden on both the
individual and the system. However, time
and money are not the only costs of this
crisis; people who fi nd themselves unable
to aff ord appropriate legal counsel may
face physical and mental health challenges
as a result.
It is not only major criminal charges
or family breakup that cause strife in a
person’s life; rather, it is often it is the
more commonplace legal issues that cause
significant distress. These issues span a
wide area of topics and include tenants
who face eviction, employees undergoing
tension with their employer and citizens
grappling with government benefi t pro-
grams. Fortunately, Fernwood residents
need not face these problems alone as there
are many organizations available to help
including web-based resources such as
Clicklaw, as well as larger programs such
as Access Pro-bono and the Vancouver
based Law Students Legal Advice Program
(LSLAP).
Closer to home is the University of
Victoria Student Legal Information Clinic,
a branch of which is located right in the
heart of Fernwood. Th is service seeks to
help community members with summary
advice on their legal issues in a confi dential,
compassionate and welcoming setting. Th e
clinic will be opening in early October
and will be able to off er information on
topics including residential tenancy issues;
non-land property valued under $10,000;
contractual concerns; family issues that
do not involve children or divorce; non-
union employment issues; human rights;
consumer issues; consumer debt; small
claims processes and procedures as well as
immigration and bylaws problems.
The Fernwood branch, located in
the Fernwood Community Association
boardroom at 1923 Fernwood Road, will
be open Tuesday evenings from 6:00pm
to 7:00pm with the Uvic campus branch
off ering more extended drop-in hours on
Tuesdays and Th ursdays between 12:30pm
and 1:20pm, Wednesday from 5:00pm
to 6:30pm in room 138 of the Fraser
Buil ding.
If you are looking for legal information
or have any questions do not hesitate to
contact the clinic. Th ey can be reached at
[email protected] or 250-721-
8159. Th ere is more information at http://
web.uvic.ca/~lawinfo/.
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Kundalini Yoga & Meditation (DI) Sept 10th - Dec 17th, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Victoria Street Soccer (DI) Sept 10th - Dec 17th, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
LifeRing Secular Recovery (DI) Ongoing, 6:45pm - 8:00pm
Okinawan Karate (Reg) Sept 10th - Dec 17th, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Ball Hockey (Closed Group) Sept 10th - Dec 17th, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
TUESDAYParent and Tot Play Group (DI) Ongoing, 9:30am - 11:30am
Victoria Bootcamp (Reg) Nov 6th - Dec 18th, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Iyengar Yoga (DI/Reg) Sept 11th - Dec 18th, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Hatha Yoga (DI/Reg) Oct 2nd – Dec 19th, 7:00pm - 8:30pm (no class Oct 30th)
Hula Hoop Dance Class (Reg) Sept 4th - Dec 18th, 8:00pm - 9:30pm
WEDNESDAYChild Care Provider Program (Reg) every other Wednesday starting Sep 5th, 9:30am- 11:30am
Best Babies (Reg) Ongoing, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Good Food Box Pick Up, every other Wednesday starting Sept 12th, 1:00pm - 5:30pm
Hatha Yoga (DI/Reg) Oct 4th – Dec 20th, 5:45pm -7:15pm (no class Oct 31st)
Blue Sky Meditation Class (DI/Reg) Nov 7th - Dec 12th, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Nuu Chah Nulth Drumming (Closed Group) Ongoing, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
THURSDAYParent & Tot Play Group (DI) Ongoing, 9:30am - 11:30am
Best Babies (Reg) Ongoing, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Victoria Bootcamp (Reg) Nov 8th - Dec 20th, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Iyengar Yoga (Reg) Sept 13th - Dec 20th, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Laughter Yoga (Reg) Sept 13th - Dec 20th, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Victoria Sport & Social Club (Reg), Sept 6th - Dec 20th, 7:00pm - 9:30pm Okinawan Karate (Reg) Sept 6th - Dec 20th, 7:30pm -9:30pm
FRIDAY
Autumn Glow (DI) Ongoing, 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Frizilla Friday Youth Group (DI) Ongoing, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
SATURDAY
Parent Child Mother Goose (Reg) Sept 15th - Nov 17th, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Aviva Method Dance Therapy Workshops (Reg) Sept 15, 29, Oct 13, Nov 10, 24, 10:00am - 2:00pm
SUNDAYPart-Time Permaculture Design Certificate (Reg) every 2nd weekend starting Sept 2nd, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Muttley Crew Freestyle Club (Closed Group) Sept 16th - Dec, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
FALL PROGRAMS
Mother Goose (Reg) Sept 14th - Nov 23rd, 10:00am - 11:30am (no class Nov 16th)
Part-Time Permaculture Design Certificate (Reg) every 2nd weekend starting Sept 1st, 9:00am - 9:00pm
Beyond Mindfulness (Reg), Sep 23rd, Oct 21st, Nov 12th, Dec 2nd, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Permaculture Harvest Speaker Series - Oct 26, Nov 23
Public Budget Workshop with Lisa Helps - Oct 4
CB Booking Fest All Ages Show - Oct 6
How to Get Yourself Happy Workshop - Oct 11, 18 & 25
Humanities Information Session, Oct 16 & 24
University 102 Information Session - Nov 7
Movember Event - Nov 16 & 17
Owl Designer Fair - Nov 30 & Dec 1
Cycling Coalition Christmas Light Ride - Dec 15
Blue Sky Meditation Class (DI/Reg) Oct 2nd - Dec 11th, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
SPECIAL EVENTS
›› Quothe & Tamara Hernandez
Dust bunny, Oh Dust Bunny!
How long hath thou looked down
upon me from thine perch?
I noticed you not ‘til yestermorn.
You sat and watched my work
for hours,
Never losing interest.
Ah, but that fateful eve,
A breeze blew by, tossing you
asunder.
You kept observing me from the
fl oor
‘Til a foul mutt snuffed out your
fl ame
Rest in Peace Dust Bunny
Th is selection was written in response to a
writing workshop at the Little Fernwood
School of the Arts which explored poetry.
The students learned about the sonnet
form—via Shakespeare’s sonnets. Then
read “Ode to My Socks” by Pablo Neruda
and discussed how content of poetry isn’t
necessarily always “grand”, but can be
about the everyday. Th e assignment was
to write a poem that was about something
most people would consider banal.
“Quothe” (his nom de plume) melded
the styles of both poems introduced and
wrote a cheeky response to the lesson,
describing a situation where his dog ate a
dust pile…
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