Four years ago tomorrow, my little nephew was born. I was home with my family, watching the Olympics while on baby watch. We were glued to the television, becoming experts in curling, speed skating, ice dance, biathlon and waiting. We loved every second, but always with an ear tipped towards […] Read More
This week, the Vancouver Park Board decided to scrap their plan to put a new bike path through Hadden Park on Kitsilano Beach, even though it was supposedly “a done deal.” Good for them! The public input may not have been contained within the boundaries of their official public consultation, […] Read More
There are some super sustainability offerings coming up at Simon Fraser University. The first two courses below are part of the certificate program that I’m involved in. The third is a free lecture on transportation with national columnist Andrew Coyne. Check them out. Community Food Systems Mar 7-8, 2014 9 […] Read More
I saw this development sign up at UBC the other day, propped up in a wide open field. Oh, no I thought, not another building taking up green space. When I got closer and read that it was a new aquatic centre, I thought, oh goodie, a new pool to […] Read More
A mural appearing out of nowhere. Materializing as the long blank wall of the building came into my view. As if in protest of its blankness. So delicate. Ephemeral. As if it would wash away in the next rain.
This is the January 15th thought for the day from modern day mystic Eknath Easwaran. I thought it fit Valentine’s Day very well too. The pink trees picture has nothing to do with parrots or one-pointed attention, but I do love it! Thank you to Blue Pueblo via the Green Renaissance […] Read More
Back in 2005, I pitched an idea for a series of regional and international sustainability tours to Mark Roseland at the SFU Centre For Sustainable Community Development (CSCD). We developed “Green Scenes” and promoted it at the World Urban Forum in June of 2006. One thing led to another, and […] Read More
As of January 1, residents of Vancouver who live in multi-family dwellings (apartment buildings, condominiums) can put their food scraps into their yard trimmings bin. It’s hard for me not to be policing our bin in the back alley and I’ve noticed a few misdemeanours already. For those of you […] Read More
I attended a two-day workshop at UBC Robson Square this week. I skipped out at lunch to go see the Emily Carr in Haida Gwaii exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery, but was kind of wishing I’d brought my skates. Refreshing lunch time options at this downtown campus!
I saw my first butt collector yesterday on Granville Street. The City of Vancouver launched the cigarette butt recycling program last fall in partnership with TerraCycle. United We Can employees empty all the receptacles, but then the materials are shipped to Toronto to be shredded, separated and recycled at TerraCycle’s […] Read More