Friday, August 6th           7:30 pm
Hiroshima-Nagasaki remembered:

The annual lantern ceremony, marking the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Japan
Craigflower Park / Kosapsom
at Admiral’s Road and Gorge Road West, Saanich

PRESS RELEASE
Arbitrator Jakob de Villiers QC issued an award on May 26, 2010, declaring the Peninsula Co-op’s June 24, 2009 election of directors null & void, and new elections to be held within 60 days. 

Sue Hiscocks - Victoria  - May 26, 2010 - The real key to successful planning is setting priorities.  I believe that a sustainable future for Victoria must include the following priorities:

1 - Green sewage solutions
2 - Regional light rapid transit
3 - Low impact community networks that include cycle paths, walking trails
4 - Distributed clean alternative energy networks that encourage the use of homeowner generated wind and solar power
5 - More low tech environmentally friendly methods of recycling and composting
6 - What we really need is a regional authority that can enable the integration of solutions beyond city limits
Something like the CRD should be a political body that makes decisions on plans that are of a regional interest (i.e.; light rapid transit).  Perhaps this could be accomplished by having a representative from each community sitting on the regional body.
7 - One of the biggest things that needs to happen is to have a change in local zoning that will allow the solutions to proceed. This is a critical event that costs no money but is necessary for change to proceed.
8 - Incentives and budget should focus on the above priorities.
9 - Community priorities should trump business interests.
10 - Finally, low cost housing and guaranteed pensions for low income earners.
 

Food not lawns

- Resistance is fertile and alive at UVic… keep updated and informed!

March 31st: students, faculty and community members converged on the remains of last week’s garden and rebuilt it! There was music, speakers, free food, and everyone was invited to participate. Hundreds more people came out for the event, and the new garden is even bigger and more fertile than last time! At 7pm there will be a potluck dinner and discussion–everyone is welcome! If you haven’t participated before, or you want to learn more, this is a great opportunity to get involved. Come join the fun! Come to the space (UVic, in front of MacPherson Library) and join Resistance is Fertile in discussing the problems and challenges we face in terms of food security, politics, bureaucracy, colonialism, and the way we relate to the places where we live and work. Bring your kids, your families, your friends and your communities! If you can: bring food, bowls, cups and plates. Resistance is fertile!

Friday: Epic court case concludes, Bear Mtn in bankruptcy protection
-Zoe Blunt

Skirt Mountain developers. - the developers  discovered Thursday that their partners in the interchange, Len Barrie and Bear Mountain Master Partnership, have gone into court-ordered creditor protection. Worse, they had to hear it from me, because I got the call just as we all left the courtroom, and I immediately announced the news to everyone.  We note it's exactly two years since we launched the Boycott Bare Mountain campaign, and one year since the creation of the WTF Langford? blog. Did we predict this, or what? 

Environmental group's Supreme Court case challenges Langford development

- Vancouver Island Community Forest Action Network

Vancouver Island Community Forest Action Network versus City of Langford
"This case is not just about challenging the destruction of natural
heritage," says Zoe Blunt, VIC FAN director. "We're challenging how
they go about doing it - the tactics and strategies they use. This
case is about putting a stop to these abuses of power."

Uvic Exhibit And Film Events Jan 26, 2010

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