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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and support of neighbourhood

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the dreams, resources,

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inclusivity and kindness;

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the skills, capacity, self-worth,

and excellence of our

neighbours and ourselves;

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on the future while preserving

our neighbourhood’s heritage

and diversity;

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neighbourhood places that

are vibrant, beautiful, healthy,

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We are committed to having fun!

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

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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: carole.james.mla@leg.bc.ca

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

legal.info.clinic@gmail.com or 250-721-

8159. Th ere is more information at http://

web.uvic.ca/~lawinfo/.

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MONDAYParent and Baby Play Group (DI) Ongoing, 9:30am - 11:30am

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…

Scene in Fernwood : Long Live Fernwoodians

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