Diversity, sustainability and environment: Exploring cultural and practical diversity for environmental learning.
Hosted by SFU in collaboration with Metro Vancouver, Interpretation Canada and Environmental Educators Provincial Specialist Association.
For more information and to book, visit www.educ.sfu.ca/eecom2010.
BEST‘s “June is Bike Month” has grown to icon status in the years it has been operating.
Every year, thousands of cyclists participate in events all through Metro Vancouver, celebrating cycling as fun, healthy, inspiring, and just a great way to get around.
Experience the pleasure of cycling in the month of June, and every day of the year!
For more, visit the BEST Bike Month web page.
Come and celebrate the Victoria Day weekend and decorate cookies in honour of the Queen and Canada.
This fun, interactive class will have cookies in all sorts of festive shapes and sizes to serve as a palate for your masterpiece creations.
Please remember to bring a container so you can take your cookies home.
Adult participation not required. A valid Kerrisdale Community Centre membership is required.
Date: May 21, 2010
Time: 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: Kerrisdale Community Centre
Contact: Front Desk 604-257-8100
Get an introduction to local wildlife and learn how each animal is adapted to its habitat.
See examples of animal adaptations from the wild and a local wildlife rehabilitator, then have some hands-on experience with a variety of animal skulls, bird wings, and bird nests to investigate the adaptations of different birds and mammals.
FREE
Date: May 14, 2010
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 noon
Location: Renfrew Park Community Centre
Contact: Cheryl Palidda 604-257-8388
Join us on a new series of walking tours of Mountain View Cemetery that will explore its rich history and culture. Mountain View Cemetery opened in 1886 and had its first burial in 1887.
Since then, Mountain View Cemetery has become the final resting place of almost 150,000 people. Each of them with at least one interesting story…
Tours are lead by Lorraine Irving and John Atkin.
On May 23:
John Atkin – Come Meet the Masons – a look at some prominent burials in the Masonic Section
Lorraine Irving – Remember Me as You Pass By- A tour of the 1919 addition which includes Janet Smith and Joe Fortes.
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Meet at Celebration Hall – 5445 Fraser St/39th Ave.
Fees: $10.00 per person, cash only please
For more information, please visit our website