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happenings
Board of Change
Change@INGDirect with Sandhu Johnston,
Deputy City Manager, City of Vancouver (Sep 14, 5-7 pm) Join this
informal discussion about opportunities & innovative approaches for
the business community to move towards sustainability. Prior to
joining the City of Vancouver, Sadhu served as the Commissioner of
the City of Chicago's Department of Environment (DOE) and as
Executive Director of the Cleveland Building Coalition.
(The) Burns Bog
Conservation Society
Burns Bog Gala featuring Ray Zahab
(Sep 24, 5 pm)...tickets $75 online &
Run with Ray Jog 4 the Bog (Sep 26,
7 am)...pre-register to attend. Support the world's peatlands and
the importance of Burns Bog, a globally unique ecosystem due to its
chemistry, form, flora, fauna and size - and one of the world's
largest undeveloped ecosystems in an urban area.
City Farm Boy
2010 Workshops, Seminars & Tours:The Art of
Urban Farming (Aug 28, Oct 2, 9:45 am-4 pm)
Registration $160. Learn about urban farming first hand from an urban
farmer. This introduction will change the way you
look at city landscapes.
City of North
Vancouver
Green City Living Film & Speaker Series,
third Tuesday of each month (May 18 through Nov 16), Council
Chambers, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver
Connecting
Environmental Professionals
Green Drinks Vancouver (every
3rd Wed, 5:45pm) Steamworks, 375 Water Street, Vancouver. Meet with
other individuals from NGO's, academia, government & business to
chat, debate, socialize & connect with others who are passionate
about the environment & sustainability issues.
Eatlocal.org
provides info on the many
Vancouver Farmers Markets
& events taking place from spring through fall, including a
seasonal produce guide
& links to other resources and local markets in the lower mainland
and northwest Washington state.
Edible Garden
Project
What's Growing On? Events Calendar
Fresh Outlook
Foundation presents
Building SustainAble Communities 2010
Conference
for Championing
Change: A Sustainability Planning Forum
(Nov 15-18) Kelowna, BC.
Program outline & applicable registration
fees.
FUN (Friends Uniting for Nature)
FUN Camps
is a non-profit, charitable organization offering environmental
leadership camps to youth (ages 6-12) in Vancouver & Victoria
(Summer 2010),
contact FUN Camps for details
(schedule & fees).
Gardensmart
Summer & Fall Workshop Series 2010 (June
through November) at various North Shore locations. Registration is free,
space is limited. Contact
GardenSmart for upcoming dates &
locations, and to pre-register by phone.
Granville
Online Magazine Vancouver
Sustainable Event Calendar
Great Canadian
Shoreline Cleanup
Love Your Shoreline, Love Your Community
(Sep 18-26)...sign up for a shoreline cleanup & join Canadians from
coast to coast who are helping to keep Canada's shorelines healthy.
Metro
Vancouver
Future of the Region Sustainability Dialogues
(Apr 13 through Dec 2) Metro Vancouver is hosting 16
sessions in four regional groups: Vancouver, South of the Fraser,
Central/Northeast Sector, and the North Shore. These sessions will
explore topics such as housing, industry, labour and immigration,
drugs and crime, regional economy, transportation, energy and
agriculture. Register online to attend.
Museum of
Vancouver
Home Grown: Local Sustainable Food
(Aug 26-Jan 2) Home Grown is a photographic exploration of local
food production & sustainable farming in Vancouver & surrounding
region, presented by MOV & Farm Folk/City Folk. Additional events &
details includes talks & tours.
SPEC
Building & Solar Technology Tours
(Aug 10, 4pm
& Sep 18, 2 pm),
2150 Maple Street,
Vancouver...the SPEC building is a unique real-world demonstration
center for green building techniques, renewable energy technologies,
and energy conservation, and is the only building in BC that
features photovoltaic, solar hot water & solar hot air energy
systems.
Register online.
newsletters & blogs
City Farmer
News
urban agriculture notes
Climate
Research News
bridging the gap between reality and
official science
Climate Smart
Business
news
David
Suzuki
Foundation
public and
media events
schedule
David Suzuki
Marine Scene
newsletter
David Suzuki
Science Matters
weekly
column
DeSmogBlog
on climate science
Durham
Environment Watch
incineration
articles and information
Earth Policy
Institute
eco-economy indicators
Ecolect
discover green materials, resources, blog
Edible Garden Project
Newsletter
Enviroblog
environmental connections to public health
Grandview
Woodland Food Connection Blog
on food security in Grandview Woodland
community
Green Building Focus
Green Roofs:
the Future of Architecture?
Metro
Vancouver
Zero Waste Challenge
Mother Nature News
articles, blogs, videos, how-to guides,
breaking news stories
Redemtech
e-Waste News
Rodale Institute
e-Newsletter...dedicated
to pioneering organic farming through rigorous scientific
research, advocating for policy change to support farmers, and
knowledge sharing
Sierra Club
The Insider
Sustainablog
environmental & economic sustainability,
sustainable business & environmental politics
The Heat is Online
climate
news updates
The
Localization of Agriculture
local food creates economic, environmental
opportunities
The Natural Step Canada
Fall 2009 Newsletter
The Pembina
Institute
eNews
Top Crop Manager
Farmland becoming fields of gold for
investors
Vancouver Coastal Health
North Shore Food Action E-brief July
2010
Waste to Wealth
eBits Newsletters
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Calculate your
ecological footprint, try the
food miles calculator or take
the
electronics recycling quiz;
gain a better
understanding of sprawl...get
the facts and a
sprawl worksheet
published by the David Suzuki Foundation...challenge yourself
to implement The Steve Nash Foundation's
13 tips for the environment...or
find out how you can green your multi-family dwelling or strata
building with One Earth's
eco-strata guide.
The Natural Step,
David Suzuki Foundation &
Light House Sustainable Building Centre
have created a
sustainability
at home toolkit for residents of BC...The Natural Step has also
published
a starter
guide
for Canadian organizations, and a
sustainability
primer
for anyone
interested in understanding why sustainability is an urgent
challenge, and how to contribute to lasting change.
...visit
our
empowerment,
engagement, or
knowledge base
for
links, publications, and more information.
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