WORKSHOPS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Sustainability- What Would It Look Like?

Sustainability_What would It Look Like? Have you ever wondered what our community would look like if we could retrofit it for sustainable living? What if we didn’t treat water as a one-time use commodity, and there was no such thing as “waste”? Are you bursting with creative ideas for a positive future and wonder if others are too?
When: Thursday, March 27th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Where:Greater Victoria Compost Education Centre, 1216 North Park St.
Registration Required
Cost: sliding scale - FT student/unwaged $10, others $20
More information/to register - email:


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Community Building.

Community building Do you ever worry about how much time we each spend being “entertained” by technology and strangers? Tired of driving the kids to play dates and sports games but don’t know how to get them active otherwise? Feel worried about global climate change but don’t know how you can possibly make a difference in your little house or apartment? Do you think that you are the only one who cares about these things?

Build something that no one can touch yet everyone can sense. Build something that is priceless yet can’t be bought or sold. … Build community.

When: Thursday 24th April, 2008. 7 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Where: Fairfield Community Place, (Portable). 1330 Fairfield Road, Victoria
Cost: $20
Registration: Fairfield Community Association, 250- 382-4604 or email:

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Sustainability in Older Suburbs.

Community buildingThe Challenge: If we are to come closer to the goal of sustainability, how can we modify existing communities? What about the 1910 craftsman’s, the post-war houses, the 1970’s suburbs, and the 1940's walk-ups - can they be retrofitted to meet new goals and reflect our new values? How can we take the lessons of co-housing and eco-villages and translate them for use in our older neighbourhoods?


When: Thursday May 29, 2008. 7 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Where: Fairfield Community Place, (Portable). 1330 Fairfield Road, Victoria
Cost: $20
Registration: Fairfield Community Association, 250- 382-4604 or email:

Download the Poster for "Older Suburbs" here.

Street Reclaiming.

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The Presentation: Inspired by the very creative thinking of Davld Engwicht of Australia, the wonderful Intersection Repair Project in Portland, Oregon, and the local experiences of Clare Street residents in Victoria BC, participants will learn about the empowering alternatives to giving up our street space to motorized vehicles


When: Thursday June 12th, 2008. 7 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Where: Fairfield Community Place, (Portable). 1330 Fairfield Road, Victoria
Cost: $20
Registration: Fairfield Community Association, 250- 382-4604 or email:

Download the Poster for "Street Reclaiming" here. The date on the poster is in error. The correct date is June 12th.