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Why Save Mary Lake Should Win a Westie 21 May 2011 | 11:34 am
The Save Mary Lake campaign has been nominated as Social Media Campaign of the Year! We are in the running for a Westie, to be awarded by Social Media Camp Victoria at the June 3 West Coast Social Med...
Video Contest Winners! 17 Mar 2011 | 10:42 am
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Power of Many video contest! Winner of the $1,410 Grand prize is LastMinuteProductions (Shinjini Sur and Varun Sharma) for their clever animated film feat...
Correcting a Confusion: Donations Are Safe 17 Mar 2011 | 10:05 am
As recipients of our e-newsletter know, when the Brotherston estate turned down our proposal to buy the property, the $175,000 deposit that had been made to secure our option to purchase was forfeit. ...
Learn about Net Zero Cohousing at Mary Lake with Chris ScottHanson, March 12 & 13 7 Mar 2011 | 11:32 pm
As part of our new campaign direction, we will be hosting a series of exciting Cohousing Information meetings, with renowned cohousing expert Chris ScottHanson, this weekend! We hope you will join us ...
Cohousing at Mary Lake: Information Meeting 3 Mar 2011 | 12:34 pm
The Greater Victoria Greenbelt Society (parent organization of the Mary Lake Conservancy) is hosting a cohousing information meeting Saturday, March 5 2:30 p.m. Highland Schoolhouse (at Caleb Pike Hom...
Quick Update: More News Soon 3 Mar 2011 | 12:28 pm
On Feb. 28, the executors of the Brotherston estate declined our proposal to purchase the Mary Lake property, and also declined to give us an extension on our option. Does this mean it’s all over? NO ...
Mary Lake: Standing at a Crossroad 25 Feb 2011 | 06:25 pm
Things don’t always work out the way you planned. Sometimes they work out better — though it isn’t always easy to recognize “better” at first glance. The Save Mary Lake campaign has reached a crossroa...
Tours, Poems and an Invitation to Commit Random Acts of Mary Lake 16 Feb 2011 | 06:12 pm
Every weekend, 86-year-old Bob McMinn leads tours of the pristine Mary Lake property that lies a mere 13 miles from downtown Victoria. I encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity to experien...
Good News, Challenges and a Special Valentine’s Gift 10 Feb 2011 | 04:17 pm
After a flurry of social media action in January leading up to our February 1st deadline, you may be wondering what become of our little campaign-that-could… please read on for an update and a special...
Online or Offline, the Save Mary Lake Web-a-thon is for You! 26 Jan 2011 | 11:56 pm
We’re pretty excited about our Web-a-thon on Thursday, January 27th, and we hope you’ll join us, live or virtually! Tune in to watch our cutting-edge live broadcast online on our website or, if you’r...