Support our Youth and Linda is in Monday Mag!

Check out this week's Monday Magazine, as our very own food policy & planning programmer extraordinaire Linda Geggie is interviewed to promote the Food Matters forum mentioned in a previous post. Reminder that this forum runs 2-7 pm at Burnside-Gorge Community Centre, 471 Cecelia Rd. Admission is $15. To register email info@communitycouncil.ca or call 250.383.6166.
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Reynolds Secondary school Needs Your Vote in BC Green Games
The students and staff at Reynolds Secondary school in Victoria, BC have done an incredible amount of work in creating the Reynolds Green Spaces Project, and they need Victoria's support in continuing their work. The winning project will receive $1000.
Voting ends Sun. March 15 - follow the instructions below:
1. go to BC Green Games
2. go to REGISTER--top left
4. Choose correct category--student, parent, supporter...
5. Fill in information (choose own login and password)
6. You will be e-mailed your confirmation (can only register to vote once per e-mail account)
7. Now you can vote: go to gallery in top menu
8. Go to bottom left drop down box and order by "popular vote"
9. The Reynolds projects are:
-Courtyard Green Space (right now this one is in 2nd place and most important to vote for!!!)
-The Mighty Oak
-Zero Waste Recycling
-Eco-Outreach
10. Click on each one (feel free to read all about it and watch student-made videos and power points)
11. Click on VOTE (top right) to register your vote.... you may vote for up to 5 projects...we hope you will give one vote to each of ours!
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YouthCore Project Showcase Friday March 27, 3-5 pm
YouthCore is a very major part of LifeCycles' work, and they will be showcasing some of their really cool and innovative projects from the past year.
Please stop by the LifeCycles office at 625 Hillside Avenue from 3-5 pm, Fri. Mar. 27.
Some examples of projects that will be showcased are:
TAVmap — young parents resource map
En Nuit — downtown resources for youth available after 10pm
The Cost of Convenience — a documentary film about the environmental impact of plastic water bottles and the privatization of water
Sooke Garden Resource Guide — community map of resources to create a community garden in the Sooke area.