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The Blockhouse School Project

A project of the South Shore Social Ventures Co-op Ltd.

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Category Archives: In the media

Article on our book projects in Library Journal

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on November 7, 2013 by Heather HolmNovember 7, 2013

book-wall-and-artAn article by Roxanna Asgarian in the professional Library Journal explains how our book wall experiments came to be.

Nova Scotia Sustainability Center Gives New Life to Library Discards

Posted in In the media, Old books | Tagged book wall, insulation, old books, recycled materials, straw bale

Review of our IncrEDIBLE Picnic on EatHalifax.ca

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on September 24, 2013 by Heather HolmOctober 19, 2014

Kathy Jollimore came to our IncrEDIBLE Picnic and loved the food, the people, and what the project stands for. And wrote about it. A couple of excerpts: “What one would see as an old school destined for demolition, others saw … Continue reading →

Posted in Fundraising, In the media, Kitchen, Past events | Tagged EatHalifax, IncrEDIBLE Picnic, Kathy Jollimore, reviews

Old Books and David Cameron in The Coast

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on September 1, 2013 by Heather HolmNovember 7, 2013

Check out this article that just appeared in The Coast, featuring David Cameron, our book walls, the New Life for Old Books exhibit, and the background to why the problem of recycling books.

Books and Mortar – The Coast, August 29, 2013

Posted in In the media, Old books | Tagged Dal Sustainability, David Cameron, insulation, old books

Colleen Jones and CBC TV visit the Tiny Studio and The Blockhouse School Project

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on August 16, 2013 by Heather HolmAugust 20, 2013

CBC TV sent Colleen Jones and cameraman Steve Lawrence to The Blockhouse School Project today, August 16, to learn about the Tiny Studio Raffle. Colleen found a bigger story than she had expected, and was very interested to learn about … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Tiny Studio Raffle, Fundraising, In the media

Link to Chronicle Herald article on the outcome of the MODL vote regarding early conveyance of the property to SSSVC

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Rural Delivery magazine article

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on September 13, 2012 by Heather HolmFebruary 13, 2013

William Kowalski wrote a lovely article about The Blockhouse School Project for Rural Delivery magazine, September 2012 edition. The link won’t take you to the article itself; it’s just here as proof! You’ll have to find a paper copy, or … Continue reading →

Posted in In the media | Tagged Rural Delivery, William Kowalski

The PDC in the news

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on June 30, 2012 by Heather HolmNovember 7, 2013

Our local newspaper publisher, Lighthouse Publishing, has run an article about our Permaculture Design Course held in May. Click to read the article on their website at SouthShoreNow.ca.

Continue reading →
Posted in In the media, Permaculture design

What he said…

"What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet. We don't know what details of a truly sustainable future are going to be like, but we need options, we need people experimenting in all kinds of ways and permaculturists are one of the critical groups that are doing that."
            ~ David Suzuki
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