I took a look at the impressive Earth Sciences building at UBC recently. The $75 million LEED Gold building is home to Earth, Ocean and […] Read More
Category: sustainability
As I was sorting my recyclables for the bi-monthly beyond the blue box event that Village Vancouver coordinates, I realized I still had a lot […] Read More
Noticed one of the dwindling corner stores in my neighbourhood had gotten a facelift. Decided to check it out. Norton Commons offers a mix of […] Read More
I’m sure the Vancouver Park Board had good reasons for removing the drought tolerant (and I believe native) grasses they had in these planters previously. […] Read More
I saw this sign at a bus stop near my place recently. At first I was a little annoyed. Why shouldn’t people lock their bikes […] Read More
I finished my first term at UBC on Friday. Here’s how my school buddy Linda and I marked the occasion. Yesterday, we cleaned our messy […] Read More
Most people in the lower mainland have heard about UBC Farm, but many probably haven’t yet heard about the Orchard Garden. The garden is in […] Read More
Recently, I attended an event put on by the Westside Food Collaborative held at Heart Attack & Vine, a café in Kitsilano. The event announcement […] Read More
In September, I walked along Still Creek with a group of students during my SFU course. In Renfrew Ravine Park, the creek flows above ground […] Read More
In my search for a research topic, I stumbled upon eco-linguistics, an emerging field that studies language within both a social and ecological context. Sounds […] Read More