Join the David Suzuki Foundation, The City of Vancouver, and The Vancouver Economic Development Commission at the Fairmont Waterfront for an exciting Green Café focusing on green jobs. Learn about the City’s Vision of a Green Capital from City Councillor Andrea Reimer and plans for creating it from the VEDC. Continue reading Vancouver and the Green Economy – Building Green Jobs – June 27th
Join the David Suzuki Foundation, The City of Vancouver, and The Vancouver Economic Development Commission at the Fairmont Waterfront for an exciting Green Café focusing on green jobs. Learn about the City’s Vision of a Green Capital from City Councillor Andrea Reimer and plans for creating it from the VEDC. Continue reading Vancouver and the Green Economy – Building Green Jobs – June 27th
The Green Lifestyle & Natural Living Show, the 2nd Annual event is a celebration of all things green. It’s about living a natural, healthy, eco-friendly life in Winnipeg. Continue reading The Winnipeg Green Lifestyle & Natural Living Show Oct. 22-23, 2011
Young people often ask me what they have to do to be environmentalists. They want to make a difference. My answer is, “Follow your heart. Do what you love most and pursue it with passion.” Continue reading How to become an environmentalist – Science Matters
Join Nature and Aerial Photographer John Turnbull for an inside view of nature photography at Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre. Continue reading Nature & Wildlife Photography Workshop, August 20, 2011
During the three-hour workshop, participants will learn how to weave placemats and baskets with Wye Marsh cattails.
Continue reading Cattail Weaving Workshop at Wye Marsh, October 15, 2011
At the Vancouver office of the thegreenpages.ca network (our home office), we decided to venture into joining a organic farm co-operative (Community-supported agriculture – CSA). Our first CSA box arrived last Thursday from Glen Valley Organic Farm Co-operative and they did not disappoint. Continue reading Our first CSA has arrived
We often assume the only way to feed the world’s rapidly growing human population is with large-scale industrial agriculture. Many would argue that genetically altering food crops is also necessary to produce large enough quantities on smaller areas to feed the world’s people. Continue reading Small farms may be better for food security and biodiversity – Science Matters
We often assume the only way to feed the world’s rapidly growing human population is with large-scale industrial agriculture. Many would argue that genetically altering food crops is also necessary… Continue reading Small farms may be better for food security and biodiversity – Science Matters
In Recovering a Lost River: Removing Dams, Rewilding Salmon, Revitalizing Communities, author Steven Hawley leads readers on a meandering journey up the Snake River – dropping in on the communities it threads through – to its wilderness headwaters in Idaho. The largest tributary of the Columbia River, the Snake was once one of the continent’s most productive salmon-bearing rivers, with salmon returns estimated to number in the tens of millions each year. Today its salmon runs are only a shadow of their former abundance and the species has been extirpated from some tributaries altogether.
Click through for our full review… Continue reading Recovering a Lost River
Teams are competing in a 5 part challenge centered around building a District Energy System for the imaginary town of Sustainaville as part of the FortisBC Community Energy Challenge. Continue reading Team Hot, Cold – FortisBC Community Energy Challenge Community Consultation
We invite you to join the Coalition of Universities for Responsible Investing (CURI) for its inaugural symposium, which will highlight opportunities for forward-thinking universities to benefit from investing while contributing to positive social change and environmental sustainability. Continue reading Symposium: Creating Value, Making a Difference: Sustainable Investing at Canadian Universities – June 21
