By
Diane Selkirk
| Image:
kidskonserve.com |
Published: August 31, 2010
Before you shell out for disposable pens, toxic art supplies, or non-recycled paper, be on the lookout for greener options
By
Diane Selkirk
| Image:
Flickr / sergis blog |
Published: August 26, 2010
Tips for getting an A+ in the three 'back to school' Rs—reducing, reusing and recycling
We were talking with a friend the other night and he mentioned that fall seems to be in the air. It caught me off guard; it’s been a beautiful summer and I’m not ready for autumn, nor back to school. And I’m really not ready for the big consumer push that is happening in all the stores.
By Michael Robertson
| Image: Courtesy of Shannon Ronalds |
Published: August 09, 2010
Short-term restaurant aims to promote long-term seafood with floating dining room
It seems that I’m not the only one in Vancouver worried about the shortage of fish, though Shannon Ronalds and Chef Robert Clark, the founders of the
School of Fish Foundation, are focused on a more endemic shortage. They established the School of Fish in an effort to mandate sustainable seafood practices (à la
Ocean Wise) as part of the education program for culinary school graduates. (You may think everyone is up to speed on the need for sustainability, but I've met people from Calgary who hadn't even heard of the Ocean Wise program).
By Michael Robertson
| Image: Optimum |
Published: June 28, 2010
We struggle to be Oceanwise, Organic and Local, but the ease of our disposable lifestyle can be harder for some to give up
A couple weekends ago, like many Vancouverites, I was enjoying the overcast but rain-free festivities at the
Dragon Boating Festival. I saw one race and divided the rest of my time between food carts (some of whom
may grace our streets shortly) and the
Rio Tinto Aluminum Chef Competition.
By Amanda Wood
| Image: Amanda Wood |
Published: June 17, 2010
A fun afternoon project for the kids turns old scraps of paper from the recycling bin into fun stickers for art projects
By Andrea Tucker
| Image: Lia Hood |
Published: June 09, 2010
June 26th's Swap-O-Rama-Rama event combines clothing, crafts and community at the Museum of Vancouver
By
Kristen Gladiuk
| Image:
Flickr / ▌ÇP▐ |
Published: June 04, 2010
It's 2010, do you know where your obsolete electronics are? Some Vancouver art students have a clue
Art students from BC’s high schools and elementary schools were pitted with the challenge of artistically rendering 30,000 tonnes of e-waste, which is roughly the amount of obsolete computers, monitors, printers and electronics recycled by
BC’s e-waste stewardship program.
By Hilary Henegar
| Image: Grant Baldwin, The Clean Bin Project |
Published: May 26, 2010
From throwing McDonald’s leftovers out the car window to refusing disposable cups, local Vancouverites embark on year-long challenge to go waste-free. Watch the film this Saturday
By Alex Samur
| Image: Alex Samur |
Published: April 22, 2010
Sikh Green Team volunteers were on hand to help at Saturday's Vaisakhi celebrations
Always a wildly colourful event, this year's
Vaisakhi parade and festival emphasized the colour "green." While this weekend's festivities in Surrey saw an estimated 100,000 brave the rain to enjoy flower-adorned floats, thumping bhangra music and buoyant crowds, it was a team of volunteers who helped make sure the festival was not only fun, but ecologically sustainable.
By Hilary Henegar
| Image: Fred Van Diem |
Published: April 21, 2010
On Earth Day, Vancouver's Stanley Theatre will bring together music, art, performance and... recycling?
