2008 Projects / Grants
Vancouver Island Section of the Alpine Club of Canada
$2000 was granted towards the
purchase of a used Trail Rider, a non-motorized unit intended to facilitate
access by the disabled to rough terrain within local and regional parks.
Learn more about the Trail Rider.
Children’s Museum of Victoria Association
Go Figure!, a pre-school/elementary level interactive math and
reading project exhibit from the Minnesota Children's Museum at Mayfair Mall in
the Spring of 2008. Very
successful in the United States and Eastern Canada, the Children's
Museum was also a hit in Victoria.
For more information contact info@childrensmuse.org or
see the
museum website.
Saanich Community Arts Celebration
This successful, free family event is in its 12th year and
continues to grow every year. Stay tuned for updates on this
celebration for 2009. The Legacy Foundation was proud to be the title sponsor for
the 2008 event and looks forward to being a part of future events.
For more information contact anna.haney@saanich.ca or
see the
website.
The Lime Light Youth Festival
Formerly known as the Totally Teen Talent Show, a weekend
festival to celebrate youth and arts held at the Pearkes Community
Centre in the Spring. An intermunicipal lot party, with an urban
village arts exhibit held in the parking lot at Tillicum Mall. The Gala Evening
showcasing talented youths ages 12 through 20 is held on
a Saturday evening. In 2008, the Foundation was pleased to be
a title
sponsor for this event.
For more information contact
adam.richards@saanich.ca or
see
Teen Saanich website.
Music in the Park
Three neighbourhood associations (Gordon Head, Gorge
Tillicum and Quadra Cedar Hill) present Music in the Park in July
and August. This popular, free family event has been very successful
in the past.
For more information, contact Julie.wallace@saanich.ca.
RiverSong: Celebrating Life Along the Colquitz
Riversong: Sing the Salmon Home is part of the larger project
“RiverSong: Celebrating Life Along the Colquitz” led by professional
artists Paula Jardine and Carolyn Knight. It is a community arts
project that supports community stewardship and links us to the
natural environment and to each other
At the second annual B.C. River’s Day event in Cuthbert Holmes Park, over 70 people celebrated the plants, animals, birds and fish that live along the Colquitz River. In brilliant sunshine, families, dog walkers, singers, volunteers, environmental advocates and local residents were welcomed at the Tea Tent to learn more about the unique urban green space right beside the Tillicum Mall. The recently installed mosaic stepping stones, created by participants in the Garth Homer ArtWork Program in collaboration with the RiverSong Artists, were applauded as another way link to connect community to the River.
At the Tea Tent area, there was information about “Friends of Cuthbert Holmes” coordinated by Julian Anderson and the interpretive park map compiled by Wayne Thom, hands–on fish printing with artist Cat Thom, and the interactive Gorge Waterway Model, created by Gorge Watershed Initiative. Todd Carnahan of Habitat Acquisition Trust led an interpretive walk and singer-songwriter Carolyn Knight led the SongCircle by the estuary. As part of the inaugural Eco Doc film program, Nathan Ambrose filmed and produced the documentary “Down By the River: Capturing the Colquitz”.
We acknowledge the support of the Province of British Columbia through the British Columbia Arts Council, as well as, support from Saanich Legacy Foundation, Friends of Cuthbert Holmes Park and Saanich Parks and Recreation.
For more information contact Diane Thorpe, Community Arts Specialist at diane.thorpe@saanich.ca or see their website.
Goward House Garden and Woodland Restoration Project
Goward House celebrated its Centennial in 2008 and one of the
projects that the Legacy Foundation is proud to be a part of was the
Garden and Woodland Restoration Project, which will enhance the
existing gardens and trail systems.
For more information, contact gowardhouse@shaw.ca
or see
Goward House website.
