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Natures Garden Organic Deli

Natures Garden Organic Deli is dedicated to providing delicious and healthy food made with organic and natural ingredients. They purchase locally grown, organic produce, whenever available, compost and recycle to contribute to a sustainable environment.
Located on Burnaby Mountain (located in the CORNERSTONE MEWS, beside THE BUS LOOP at Simon Fraser University), they also only serve 100% Fair Trade Organic Coffee (roasted by Bean North) and Frog Friendly Wild Coffee (from the mountains in Mexico).

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This week in The Tyee (Feb 27th)

BC’s Deep Emissions Cuts: How?
What it will take to make good on premier’s global warming promise. By Tom Barrett

Premier Owns Shares in Five Oil and Gas Firms
No record Campbell invests own money in green solutions. By Russ Francis

DOBBIN: ‘Very Big Teeth’ Threaten Campbell’s Green Ambitions
TILMA trade agreement would penalize his plans. By Murray Dobbin

Global Warming Demands Local Fixes
Half of greenhouse emissions are controlled at municipal level. By Bryan Zandberg

McMARTIN: Taylor’s Do It Ourselves Budget
After tax cuts, it’s far less than meets the eye. By Will McMartin

MAIR: Free Speech: A True Test
Should anti-Semitic rants be criminal? By Rafe Mair

Costco Rules, Wal-Mart Drools
Bucking a big-box myth, remarkable variations in how two giants do business. By Angela Wilson

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BEST is recruiting for the following position. All applications welcome.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BETTER ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TRANSPORTATION (BEST)
The leading voice for sustainable transportation in Western Canada seeks a visionary to lead this non-profit organization to the next level of success. Founded in 1991, BEST has become the Greater Vancouver voice on sustainable transportation. Our vision to create healthy, livable communities built around cycling, walking and public transit. By working closely with local governments, community service providers and individuals on transportation issues, you will develop strategic relationships needed move towards our vision.

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How to make change happen with your blog, wiki’s, podcasts, and more @ Northern Voice 2007

I must say, being in a room full of blogger aficionados, wiki neophytes, avid podcasters, and especially “Non-Programmers” was a refreshing experience.
Northern Voice 2007 (a non-profit personal blogging conference for techies and newbies alike) was held at UBC this year (February 23-24, 2007). Moose Camp (an organic, self-organizing, un-conference) kicked off the event with over 300 web developers and enthusiasts from around the world. Without a doubt, every participant shared (or ranted about) their success stories and of course debated about which blogging platform was the best (WordPress vs. Drupal vs. MovableType vs. Expression Engine).

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