Head down to Crystal Gardens this weekend for a great coffee event called For the Love of Coffee. You’ll likely see a few Habit folks around there, including John Ohrn, who will be one of the judges at this year’s regional barista competition.

A large number of us attended the Victory Barber & Brand launch party on Sunday evening. A select few even got a shave. A big thank-you and sincere congrats to Matt and his crew, who have been anticipating the launch of this spot for a long while.

Make a point of swinging into Victory Barber & Brand at your next opportunity. It is immediately one of the coolest spaces in Victoria…designed by Caleb and his wife Hanahlie of Caste, who designed our two locations. A big congrats to everyone involved.

For the last two years we have been big supporters and fans of this food festival put on by the Island Chefs Collaborative. Basically, its a great day of sampling the best food and drink the island has to offer.

It was held at Fort Rodd Hill on June 12. What makes it even more fun is each year we have formed a bike gang to ride the Galloping Goose Trail out there. This allows us to not only avoid the traffic and parking but also have a fun (albeit tipsy) ride. For more info on the festival, visit the ICC website.

Hope to see you in the bike gang next year!

In June, a few of us rode our bikes from Vancouver to Seattle as part of the Ride to Conquer Cancer.

The Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer is a unique, two-day cycling event that took place on June 18-19, 2011. It is a unique fundraising event benefiting the BC Cancer Foundation, a BC-based charity that raises funds for the BC Cancer Agency, which is a province-wide, population-based cancer control organization.

The funds raised for the event stay in BC and benefit cancer patients across the province.