The first thing I noticed when we drove into the parking lot at the new Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) store in North Vancouver was that […] Read More
Category: environment
The moment I stepped onto the UBC campus this fall, I knew I was in the minority. No cell phone. Of course, everywhere you go […] Read More
In early 2006, I was attending monthly Metro Vancouver breakfast meetings focused on the United Nations World Urban Forum that would take place in June […] Read More
In 1980, a group of volunteers got together to do a clean up along the Thompson River. That was the start of BC Rivers Day […] Read More
Fall festival season is upon us. I wrote about the Moon Festival coming up on Saturday, September 29th hosted by the Still Moon Arts Society. […] Read More
Over the last few weeks I’ve been sharing photos of buildings and other structures made from solar panels on my Facebook page. Photovoltaic Cells (PV) […] Read More
The Rivershed Society of BC is hosting a 3 hour dinner cruise on the Fraser aboard the historic MV Native Paddlewheeler. The dinner is the […] Read More
Every May long weekend I celebrate the opening of the Kitsilano pool. Then it rains til July. I still swim during the rainy months, alongside […] Read More
Renfrew Ravine is one of Vancouver’s lush local secrets. If you’ve never walked the forested ravine in the middle of the city, you are missing […] Read More
I noticed these cool recycling stations at the Kits Street Festival yesterday. The logo on the side of the bins said Green Events Chair, I […] Read More