PENINSULA Students of music
History on display
The Brentwood School of Music held its annual year-end concert on Sunday, page 13
Hundreds of people enjoy the heritage of the Saanich Peninsula at a summer fair, page 9
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Rudy Walter sits atop a one-eighth scale three-truck Shay locomotive at Heritage Acres in Central Saanich on Sunday. The engine is a working model of the full-size locomotive at the Forest Discovery Centre in Duncan. Find out more about this hobby on page 3.
Greenglade community garden in full bloom Volunteers spent days working on gardens at the Greenglade Community Centre Devon MacKenzie News staff
The garden at Greenglade Community Centre recently received a huge overhaul thanks to over a dozen hardworking volunteers and a grant. In 2012, Panorama’s Elder College program received a federal grant from the New
Horizon Grant for seniors. “Some of the $25,000 grant went to hiring a program assistant and renovating a room into the Elder College lounge and the garden became sort of a major project,” explained Martine King, assistant adult community program coordinator. Prior to the renovation, a small garden was in place at Greenglade and was used
intermittently for summer programming for youth. Through April and May, dozens of volunteers descended on the plot of land and turned it into raised beds planted with vegetables, fruit trees and native plants. Now, King said, the revamped garden will provide programming opportunities for all ages.
“It’s a great asset to Greenglade,” she said. “It will provide space for a new youth programming this summer as well as a space for seniors and other community members to visit who might not have a garden to tend to or enjoy.” Please see: Garden adds to the attraction, page 5