When Brian and Sarah got married, the decided that the Victoria Car Share would be able to meet their transportation
needs. The new couple held their wedding on Gabriola Island this summer and used the Mayfair Honda Civic for their
all-purpose wedding vehicle.

It's a match made in heaven! Find out how Sarah and Brian got hitched with the help of the car share.

Work or Study at UVic?
As part of our successful partnership with UVic, we are proud to offer sustainable transportation
options to a number of groups in the University of Victoria community. If you fulfil our membership
requirements, and belong to one of the following groups, you can apply for a free or discounted membership.

University of Victoria Employee
Resident of UVic Family Student Housing
Graduate Student at the University of Victoria

We also have four cars on location at UVic!

Scrap Your Beater for $750
If you have a 1995 and older car that is currently running, and has been licensed in BC for the last year -
you may be eligible for the Scrap It program. You can apply to have your car scrapped in return
for a $750 credit for car sharing ($400 goes to your refundable share equity and $350 remains
as a driving credit). This initiative is helping BC citizens get their polluting cars off the road and
into more sustainable modes of transportation. Check out the Scrap It website for more information.

Victoria's Next Top Model has been selected!

We are pleased to announce that we have put a white 2010 Nissan Cube into the fleet.
The vehicle is replacing the Fairfield MPV Van at the Cook St. Shell station (Cook and Fairfield).
The Fairfield MPV has been moved to UVic Family Student Housing to replace the Sedona.

The key features of this vehicle include:

• Air conditioning
• Keyless entry
• Blue-tooth handsfree phone system
• AM/FM/MP3 CD Players with Auxiliary and iPod input
• Six speaker sound system
• Four-door, five passenger with fully folding rear seats
• Power locks and power windows
• Automatic CVT transmission
• Seats fold into "Lounger Mode"

Victoria's Next Top Model Prize Winners:

$25 Driving Credits: Julia, Rachelle, and Kate

MEC Gift Cards: Deidre and Sam

Bike Locks: Aaron & Mabel, Patrick and Tara, Kumiko

Thanks to everyone who filled out our questionnaire!

We are excited to introduce our new logo and branding!

The former Victoria Car Share icon "Otto" served us for over a decade, but has now been retired.

Our new brand identity represents a fresh direction for the co-operative and we hope you enjoy it.
It is clean, green, and representative of the City and what we do.

Please have patience as we integrate this new visual theme into our website.

For black and white, click here for our small version, or here for our full version. Click here for the small, colour version.

"Otto": 2002 - 2010:

Voting for Victoria's Next Top Model is now closed, thank you for participating!

We will announce who will be Victoria's Next Top Model shortly. Stay tuned to our website or Facebook/Twitter accounts.

We would like to thank all candidates that applied to the Fleet Manager position. The hiring competition has been closed. Keep an eye on our website for future employment opportunities.

Thank you Members and Non-Members who completed our survey!

The first 100 members who filled out our marketing survey will receive a $5 credit on their March invoice. A lucky non-member is the recipient of a $100 gift card from Mountain Equipment Co-op. The response was better than we could have ever hoped and contained important information and feedback.

This study is meant to help us get a better idea of what you know and think about car sharing and its future growth in Victoria. It will allow us to tailor our services to meet the needs of current and future members. The information collected on our four new conceptual logos will guide us in designing a new brand identity and logo.

Thank you!

The Victoria Car Share Co-op Team

A 19th car joins our fleet! This sleek and silver 2008 Kia Rio 5 Hatchback is now available for members to drive. The Rio seats 5, has folding rear seats, an MP3/CD/USB/AUX stereo, and heated front seats.

You can find this car parked at Fernwood and Johnson, in front of the Dogwood Initiative at 1422 Fernwood Road. The vehicle is near a bus route, and covered bike parking is available to the rear (North) side of the building. To book the vehicle, you may need to add this location---click on "select cars" from the New Booking screen, and make sure the second Fernwood location is included.

This car is situated midway between our Fernwood, Fairfield, and Oak Bay locations and should reduce peak demand for those vehicles.

All members are encouraged to come.

Featuring:

• Car share Jeopardy
• Presentation of our new strategic plan
• Keynote speaker Sol Kinnis from the BC Institute of Co-operative Studies
• AGM business and managers' report
• Prizes including a brand new hybrid commuter bike, driving credits, and more!
• Refreshments provided
• Transportation to and from event can be provided

Fairfield Community Association, Garry Oak Room, 1330 Fairfield Road
Thursday, November 19th from 7:00 - 9:00pm.

The Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society (http://www.vircs.bc.ca) is working with the Victoria Car Share Co-op to help us increase diversity and inclusion throughout our organization. We are undergoing a "Green is for Everyone" assessment and workshop through their Multicultural Environmental Education Program.

This workshop will be held on November 26th from 7:00pm - 9:00pm at our office, in place of our usual board meeting. In addition to our managers and board, we would like to invite 6 members to participate and offer feedback. If you are interested in attending, we would like to see you come out! Refreshments will be provided. Please email us at manager@victoriacarshare.ca or call 250-995-0265 if you would like to participate.