Nov 25 | Food Connections Symposium
October 24, 2009
If you could change one thing in our food system – what would it be?
You are invited to the Food Connections Symposium to work with others to identify the most important initiatives for building a resilient regional food system.
Metro Vancouver is hosting the Food Connections Symposium to seek input on priorities for a Regional Food System Strategy, a Board priority to be completed in 2010.
All sectors of the food system are invited to participate in the Food Connections Symposium.
Time: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Location: Executive Plaza Hotel Conference Centre, 405 North Road, Coquitlam, BC
Contact: Theresa Duynstee, 604-451-6024 , e-mail: theresa.duynstee@metrovancouver.org
Nov 21 | Cancer Prevention Forum: Myths v. Realities
October 24, 2009
Learn how you can do something individually or work with organizations, communities and governments to make healthier choices easier choices.
Key speakers who are experts in cancer control and maintaining good health will speak at a forum hosted by the Canadian Cancer Society.
To learn more about this event, please visit: cancer.ca/bc
Location: Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, Yaletown
Time: 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Contact: Katia Selezeneva, 604-822-7524, email: ipad@interchange.ubc.ca and visit the forum website.
Nov 19 | Water from Reservoir to Tap
October 24, 2009
Vancouver is fortunate to have a safe, reliable supply of clean tap water collected from protected natural watersheds.
Learn about the pristine environment where your water is stored, how it is distributed to your home, and the latest water system developments, including the Seymour-Capilano Filtration Plant.
Find out how much water we need for our growing population and discuss some future challenges we face.
Presenter: Jennifer Crosby, Water Treatment Engineer, Metro Vancouver Metro
Location: Richmond Cultural Centre, Atrium
100-7700 Minoru Boulevard, Richmond
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Contact: Watershed Education Programs, 604-451-6506, email: watershed.ed@metrovancouver.org
Nov 5 to 26 | VancoWrimo
October 24, 2009
Ever wanted to write a novel?
VancoWrimo is the Vancouver chapter of a writing challenge that takes place across the world every year in November.
The goal is to write 50,000 words in 30 days.
Write-ins held at Central Library on Thursdays in November. Find your inner novelist!
(Admission is free. Seating is limited)
Location: Central Library, 350 W. Georgia St., Meeting Room, Level 3
Time: 6:30 to 8:30
Nov 3 | Guy Dauncey
October 24, 2009
Join the sustainable energy revolution! Guy Dauncey’s book, The Climate Challenge: 101 Solutions to Global Warming, describes how we need to build a new green economy.
(Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by the BC Sustainable Energy Association)
Location: Central Library, 350 W. Georgia St., Alice MacKay Room
Time: 7:30 to 9:00 pm
Oct 28 | Amanda Nahanne, First Nations Storyteller-in-Residence
October 24, 2009
Join Vancouver Public Library’s inaugural First Nations Storyteller-in-Residence Amanda Nahanee for storytelling from her culture and history.
Ms. Nahanee is a descendant and cultural ambassador of the Squamish and Nisga’a Nations.
She is excited to be sharing stories of mythology and historical events from her culture that only recently began to emerge beyond the First Nations community.
Please see our website vpl.ca for more information from this exciting new residency.
(Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by the Vancouver Foundation)
Location: Central Library, 350 W. Georgia St., Alice MacKay Room
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Contact: Marketing & Communications Department 604-331-4044
LoCo BC Presentation : Kierstin De West
October 21, 2009
The Cultural Shift to Sustainability and the Importance of Local.
There’s a lot of really great, hard data here, packed into a concise presentation. If you’re a small business owner, you don’t always have access to this kind of research.
This presentation by Kierstin De West of Conscientious Innovation (Ci) contains tons of relevant, recent data about what consumers think about when they think about sustainability and ‘buying local’.
Kierstin is making her presentation available under a Creative Commons license, so you can use the material as long as you give them credit.
She presented some of her company’s recent research findings at launch of LoCo BC.
Kierstin’s full presentation is here in three different forms:
Screencast, audio Podcast, and a PDF copy of her presentation. Tip: You’ll find the data graphs a lot easier to read in the PDF .
If you want more details, or to get some custom research for your company, contact her at Conscientious Innovation. They also have a number of follow up studies in the field right now.
Screencast: The cultural shift to sustainability and the importance of local
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Podcast: Here’s the audio only podcast of Kiestin’s presentation:
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Runs: 20:26
ISBN: 978-1-926758-05-3
If you’d rather get it on iTunes, here’s the direct link.
PDF: Here’s a copy of Kierstin’s presentation in PDF format
Video, Podcast and PDF are licensed under Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Canada
Kierstin played a video by League of Gentlemen at the presentation. As it turns out, the wrong clip ran at the time, but through the magic of the internet, you can see the one she meant to show here. It is hilarious.
New Local Business Network
October 17, 2009
LoCo BC launched this month at an event in downtown Vancouver called Harnessing the Power of Local: Positioning Your Business to Thrive in a Shaky Economy.
Amy Robinson presented an overview of LoCo BC, a new business network working to create a diverse, vibrant local economy by strengthening small and mid-sized businesses, connecting and having fun in the process.
As well as Amy’s presentation, Kierstin De West of Conscientious Innovation (Ci) presented info on her company’s latest research intelligence in the area of local and sustainability, and just why it’s such a hot-button right now. And I was there to talk about digital media and how best to use it as part of business plan. Kierstin’s presentation is here, and I’ll post my presentations in a couple of days.
Since I was there as a guest speaker, I’ve put together a screen-cast of Amy’s presentation here.
Further down the page you can just grab the audio version, or the PDF (or all three !)
Here’s the screencast of Amy’s presentation, which will give you a good picture of what LoCo BC is all about, and you should email her after you’ve watched/listened to it because I’m sure you’ll want to get involved…
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Podcast: If you’d rather just listen to the podcast, it’s here:
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Runs: 15:45
ISBN: 978-1-926758-04-6
If you’d rather get it on iTunes, here’s the direct link.
PDF: And here’s a copy of Amy’s presentation in PDF format.
Podcast and video licensed under Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Canada
Nov 14 | Tree Buddies
October 16, 2009
Discover native trees found in our region.
Use your senses to learn about leaves, bark and buds during a walk in the woods.
Share this lovely outdoor experience with your child and play tree games.
$12/child, adult pair. Registration required, call 604-927-4386, quote barcode 295303.
Co-sponsored by Coquitlam Leisure & Parks Services.
Time: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Location: Minnekhada Regional Park
Contact: 604-432-6359, email: programs.info@metrovancouver.org
Nov 11 | Salmon Watch
October 16, 2009
It’s autumn and the time when salmon return home to spawn.
Explore the Serpentine River and look for returning salmon.
Learn about the salmon life cycle and connection to the forest by participating in a variety of activities.
Ages 5+ $4/child/youth/senior $7.50/adult, $20/family
Registration required, call 604-432-6359.
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Location: Tynehead Regional Park
Contact: 604-432-6359, email: programs.info@metrovancouver.org
