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Category Archives: Local Food Security
Shelbourne Community Kitchen: Call to Action!
The CCA is a founding member of the Shelbourne Community Kitchen, whose “…focus is to provide healthy food to those who need it in a supportive community setting.” No surprise to anyone, the COVID-19 pandemic and government imposed or advised … Continue reading
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Shelbourne Community Kitchen fundraising campaign
Recently, a single mother and her two children planned and prepared a meal together with other families at the Shelbourne Community Kitchen (the Kitchen), and they all sat down to enjoy it together. They had never had the opportunity to … Continue reading
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Shelbourne Community Kitchen Fall Supper
The Twelfth Annual Lutheran Church of the Cross Fall Supper is happening on October 21st at 5:30pm. All proceeds will go to support the Shelbourne Community Kitchen. See poster below for more info. The Shelbourne Community Kitchen is also seeking … Continue reading
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Communities in Harvest
Communities in Harvest Communities in Harvest is a residential food-growing program, jointly delivered by the District of Saanich and Lifecycles Project Society. The Communities in Harvest workshop series educates, supports and engages residents in backyard food growing with the goal … Continue reading
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Shelbourne Community Kitchen: Grand Opening!
You are invited to the Grand Opening of the Shelbourne Community Kitchen Date: Monday, March 23, 2015 Time: 5pm – 7pm Location: 3541 Shelbourne Street Coffee and snacks will be provided. Please park in the gravel parking lot across the … Continue reading
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SCAN Workshop
On May 12th, SCAN is hosting a one day “BYO Brown Bag Workshop” (pdf agenda) focusing on two topics: development in Saanich, and protecting food producing lands in Saanich. The Saanich Community Association Network (SCAN) is a network of community … Continue reading
Our Fragile Supply Lines
Citizens, you are asleep besides a very fragile food supply. It might be time to wake up… On September 9, 2011, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 hit Vancouver Island. Fortunately, it was deep and reasonably offshore. The northern part of … Continue reading
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The Saga of Waste Water Management (continued)
For ages, Victoria has sent untreated sewage into the Juan da Fuca Straits, with only rough sieving of solids. A good number of experts stated that there were no adverse effects to either humans or to marine life, as they … Continue reading
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Saanich Report On Chickens
Saanich has recently completed a report on keeping chickens in an urban setting, a practice not currently allowed for lot sizes under 1,114.8 square meters (12,000 square feet). The study recommends option 4, to permit the keeping of up to … Continue reading
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CCA Endorses Keeping Chickens In Our Urban Community
The CCA has sent a letter in support of chicken keeping in our urban setting. The letter does express our concern that the option recommended to council for implementation sets a minimum lot size that will exclude the great majority of … Continue reading
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