Royal Athletic Park is just one place along with shaded parks, splash pads, pools, community centres and libraries where people can cool down during a heat wave that’s expected to linger until . . .
“Some things grow a lot better up here than other things,” said Our Place kitchen manager Brian Cox. “I’m just very excited about it. We’ve talked about it for years and it never happened.” Combined with food grown at its New Roads centre in View Royal and fruits and vegetables from donors, Our Place has enough in its gardens to reduce its produce budget by a third, Cox said. New Roads gives people a chance to improve their lives through gardening and other activities, said Grant McKenzie, Our Place director of communications. New Roads resident Lee Morton, who has been there about four months, said gardening and learning about plants as well as looking after chickens has been therapeutic for him. “It’s my recovery,” he said. “When I’m out there gardening, it’s hugely meditative for me.”
VICTORIA The Victoria Film Festival’s free summer movie screenings will return next month with a pandemic-related changes. The Free-B Film Festival will screen six films on a large inflatable screen in Royal Athletic Park at 1014 Caledonia Ave. Attendance will be limited to 500 seats per show and attendees will be physically distanced on the park bleachers in accordance with COVID-19 protocols. Seats will be taken up on a first-come, first-served basis. Fesitval director Kathy Kay says the outdoor festival typically attracts between 800 to 1,000 movie-goers per night, so attendees are encouraged to arrive early to ensure they get a seat.
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The Vancouver Island live event landscape underwent a dramatic shift on Tuesday when the B.C. government announced its reopening plan — one that could see a gradual return to indoor and outdoor. . .