Update for ESSENCE – 02.23.09 ESSENCE publishing date has been moved to March 5th. This way, there will be no competition with the UVSS elections insert which is coming out this week. Wahoo! Very excited to have it come out!!
Sat Feb 28, 2009, Victoria, BC This course is offered through Royal Roads University Location: 2005 Sooke Road, Victoria, B.C. Cost: $195.00 To register please phone: (250) 391-2600, ext. 4801 Increasing public awareness of the hazards associated with the use of pesticides and other landscape toxins is creating a growing demand for professionals with knowledge [...]
Wed Feb 25 to Wed Mar 25, 2009, Victoria, BC University of Victoria – Continuing Studies In this second edition of last year’s popular class, instructor Don Genova introduces students to more of the people that put local food on their tables. With wild foods, learn just how much there is to eat right in [...]
Hi everyone!! You are now able to sign up for the ESSA website. As a default when you sign up, you are a subscriber and you can comment on blogs and have discussions about them, plus choose to receive notifications of new posts if you’d like to keep up to date! If you’re an active ESSA member [...]
As of February 4th, the editing was completed. With a successful layout workshop that took place on February 5th, the layout team had their first meeting, and now are underway with the layout. This is scheduled to be completed by Friday, February 20th. ESSENCE should be out and about on the Thursday, February 26th. Keep [...]
ESSA is getting its publication up and running again this year thanks to much dedication and hard work from Heike, Tim, many contributing authors, artists, chefs, and many others! Check out the edition of the Martlet right after this reading break for our colour magazine which will be tucked inside! This will include AMAZING essays, [...]
Sundays 9 am – 1 pm Every Sunday, ESSA members are collaborating with the CRD and community members to restore the ‘wild garden’ at Point Ellice House (a historical site) to a healthy ecosystem All materials are provided for volunteers – including snacks! The site is located at 2616 Pleasant Avenue (Just off the bay [...]
Another round of sustainable organic cotton t-shirts silkscreened by Wool and Water (local shop owned and operated by an ESSA member!) is underway! T-shirts are $25, with half of the proceeds going to ESSA initiatives and the other half to helping TLC buy Madrona Farms to keep it as agricultural land! (find out more by [...]
Another awesome pub-crawl will take place later on in this semester… probably in March Last one was super fun and super successful! We even had an impromptu fireworks show… who knows what wonders this semester’s will entail… If you have any suggestions, add a comment on this site!
Planning for this event is now officially underway! Keep checking the site to keep up to date! Last semester it was a huge success with music, food, faculty, undergrads, grad students, staff, and more! Come out to meet people with similar interests… and it never hurts to get to know the profs who mark your [...]