I visited my friend Bob last weekend. He lives in the historic fishing village of Steveston, home to a fabulous museum and the set of […] Read More
Category: sustainability
I watched an old classic recently, Inherit the Wind. The 1960 film is based on a true story about a teacher who was presenting Darwin’s […] Read More
When I attended the education congress in Victoria recently, I also fit in a visit to Dockside Green. I’ve been following the development of this […] Read More
I love the parking system they have in Victoria. The parking spaces are numbered and you can then pay at these little kiosks that are […] Read More
The City is promoting their expanded food scraps recycling program, right at eye level, at grocery store checkstands. So when you’re piling your fresh fruit […] Read More
A friend and I were strolling along the waterfront downtown recently and I caught my first glimpse of the new-ish Vancouver Convention Centre green roof. […] Read More
There’s been a zombie outbreak in popular culture. Movies, books, and zombie apocalypse websites are all over the internet, perhaps inspired by the 2003 book […] Read More
Recently, I needed a bag of Sea Soil to top up my community garden plot, so once again I employed my trusty wheels. At the […] Read More
I have been doing some reading lately about community engagement and how universities are sometimes viewed as beautifully landscaped, isolated islands that are disconnected from […] Read More
To the person who placed freshly cut lilacs on the table and on the windowsill in the common area in Ponderosa G just before my […] Read More