Sept 6 | Artful Sundays – Napier Square
August 31, 2009
Artful Sundays is an outdoor, multimedia, visual arts market featuring the work of local artists, live music, artist demonstrations and workshops and more!
Follow the links at www.britanniacentre.org for more information as well as artists lists.
Time: 12:00 noon until 5:00 pm
Location: In Napier Square (Napier at Commercial Drive)
Coordinator and main contact: Katherine Polgrain (604) 718-5800
Sept 26 | BC Rivers Day – Lower Seymour
August 31, 2009
Join the Watershed Keepers Volunteer Stewardship group for an exciting day of hands-on stewardship acitivities for the whole family in the Seymour Watershed.
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve
4400 Lillooeet Road, North Vancouver
Contact: Watershed Keepers Volunteer Stewardship Program, 604-451-6506, email: watershed.ed@metrovancouver.org
Sept 23 | Regional Parks Forum: Networking Event
August 31, 2009
Gathering of park partners and volunteers to network, share ideas and learn about how the Forum is changing to better meet their needs.
Also, a great opportunity to hear about exciting things happening in your regional parks. Open to all who have an interest in regional parks. Join us and get involved!
Time: 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Metro Vancouver
4330 Kingsway, 2nd Floor
Contact: Stephen Suddes, 604-432-6351
Website
Sept 19-20 | Country Celebration – Campbell Valley Park
August 31, 2009
2009 is the 30th Anniversary of Country Celebration and of Campbell Valley Regional Park!
Come celebrate the best of country living at this old-fashioned, family-friendly country fair.
Time: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Location: Campbell Valley Regional Park
Contact: Candace Ng, 604-432-6391, email: Festival.Info@metrovancouver.org
Website
Sept 15 | Boundary Bay Regional Park Centennial Beach Playground Addition – Public Information Meeting
August 31, 2009
Metro Vancouver invites you to learn about, and provide input into, the proposal for an addition to the existing playground at Centennial Beach in Boundary Bay Regional Park.
Topics to be discussed include: Review existing playground and site conditions; Playground addition proposed by the Tsawwassen Boundary Bay Lions Club.
This is an opportunity to ask Metro Vancouver staff and the Tsawwassen Boundary Bay Lions Club about this project
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Kiwanis Longhouse Centre for the Visual Arts,
1710 – 56th Street, Tsawwassen, BC
Contact: Regional Parks West Area Office
604-224-5739
Email icentre@metrovancouver.org
Sept 13 | Coho Walk
August 31, 2009
Journey into the world of salmon,forests, rivers and human communites. Sustaining healthy rivers in urban settings requires commitment.
Coho Walk is a celebration of community effort and support to keep this ecosystem flourishing. Enjoy performances along the route.
Time: 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Capilano River Regional Park
Contact: Kevin Dack 604-432-6360, email: Kevin.Dack@metrovancouver.org
Sept 9 | Sustainability Community Breakfast
August 31, 2009
What role does social housing play in building and sustaining local communities? For residents in the Downtown Eastside, how might housing provide a starting point for citizens to regain a sense of social inclusion?
Our presenters will speak about the value of establishing innovative programs and tenant associations in social housing complexes throughout the region, and will share their first-hand experiences with successful projects at the Somerset Gardens complex in Surrey and through the PHS Community Services Society in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Time: 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Location: British Columbia Institute of Technology
555 Seymour Street, Vancouver
Contact: 604-436-6993, email: breakfast@metrovancouver.org
Website
Sept 4 | Beaver Wetland Paddle
August 31, 2009
Evening is a good time to spot beavers working on dams and canals. glide along the calm headwaters of the Brunette river, stop by beaver lodges, spot Marsh Wren nests and listen to the wiz of darting dragonflies.
Learn how beavers are important to wetlands and the creatures they support.
Contact: 604-432-6359 or Email programs.info@metrovancouver.org
Time: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: Burnaby Lake Regional Park
Canning is Sexy: http://bit….
August 28, 2009
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Canning is Sexy
August 28, 2009
I gotta say.
Taking fresh organic vegetables out of the garden in the morning, and by early afternoon seeing them transformed into beautiful jars of food we can eat months from now, is, well…
Super.Hot.
And knowing that they’ll taste ten times better than anything I’m going to find in the supermarket, is well…
Really.Really.Super.Hot.
All that’s involved is:
- a little simple chemistry with water, vinegar, sugar & salt.
- some spices and seeds (like mustard) for taste.
Way back, when I first tried making pickles and other canned goodies, I used to phone my grandma or my mom for advice.
Today, I just have to lean over the counter to the keyboard and Bing!, within seconds I’ve got dozens of detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to make the very best [name your preserve] EVER!
It’s like having an entire old folks home full of grandmas at your disposal – even better since almost all come with reviews by people who’ve tried them.
The other thing is, this canning stuff doesn’t have to take over your life. You can easily put up just a few jars without turning your life (and your kitchen) into a cannery. Crank up the tunes, turn the burner up high, and go for it.
Today, for instance, I did 4 jars pickled beets, and 1 of picked jalapeno peppers.
Now that’s sexy.
Ok, maybe my excitement has a tiny bit to do with the fact that I’m still recovering from septicemia.
But still. I haven’t been this excited since EB showed me her…
Well, never mind.
