Come visit with SCBC’s Greenspace for All team this August to chat about the importance of equitable access to nature and its associated benefits, such as cooler temperatures, enhanced beauty, improved mental and physical health, biodiversity, and resiliency to climate change for communities across BC.
From trees on your street to parks, pocket forests, wetlands, rain gardens and more, we want to hear about greenspaces in your neighbourhood, how they benefit the community, and what you feel is missing.
Saturday, August 10, 2024: Comox Valley Farmers Market
9 am – 1 pm, Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds, 4830 Headquarters Rd, Courtenay
Come for the freshness, and stay for the fun! CVFM farmers and producers offer fresh, in-season fruits and vegetables, wild-harvested foods, small-scale meat and seafood, eggs, artisan food products, ready-to-eat food and drinks, and craft beer, wine, and spirits.
Sunday, August 11, 2024: Cedar Farmers Market
10 am – 2 pm, Woodbank School, 1984 Woodbank Road, Nanaimo
Only a short jaunt from Nanaimo, discover the big market with small-town charm right in the heart of Cedar. Enjoy locally grown fruit and vegetables, ethically raised meat, sustainable seafood, potted plants, fresh-cut flowers, pottery, jewelry, food trucks, hot, locally roasted coffee, cold treats, all-natural bath and beauty care, home decor, and more!
Sunday, August 18, 2024: GWAS BioBlitz
10 am – 2 pm: Gorge Waterway Nature House, Esquimalt Gorge Park, Tillicum Rd, Victoria
Join us for an afternoon full of plants, birds and bugs! Learn from GWAS staff and iNaturalist experts through guided nature walks and free time to explore. SCBC will be holding a community engagement session throughout the day to learn how people experience greenspaces and how to improve access to these shared spaces. Snacks will be provided!
Monday, August 19, 2024: Uptown Pop-Up
Time TBD: Uptown Shopping Centre, 3440 Saanich Rd, Victoria
Stop by our pop-up booth at Uptown Shopping Centre to chat about your experience with public greenspaces in Victoria and possible ways to improve equitable access to the health, social, economic, ecological, and climate resiliency benefits that nature provides.
