Tag Archives: North Vancouver

March 28 | Seed Starting: Sowing for Your Summer Veggie Garden

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Join gardening expert Arzeena Hamir for an afternoon demystifying the process of growing your own plants from seed.

Choose from flowers or vegetables and pot up some seeds to take home, grow on and plant out!

Location: Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre (3663 Park Road, North Vancouver)
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010
Time: 1:00 to 2:30 pm

This workshop is free of charge, but space is limited.

Pre-register by phone to the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre at 604.990.3755.

For more workshop information, visits the Gardensmart.ca website

March 14 | Garden Preparation: Waking Up Your Garden for Spring

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Join HotBeds organic gardener Sharon Hanna for an interactive session to help you get your ornamental and food gardens ready for spring.

Bring your questions about dealing with mulch, creating new garden beds, feeding the soil and tending overwintered plants.

Location: Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre (3663 Park Road, North Vancouver)
Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm

This workshop is free of charge, but space is limited.

Pre-register by phone to the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre at 604.990.3755.

For more workshop information, visits the Gardensmart.ca website

Oct 14 | Edgemont Community Association GM

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All residents of Upper Capilano area of North Vancouver are welcome to the Edgemont Community Association General Meeting .

ECA is a non-profit group formed in 1992 by residents who want to play a proactive role in issues affecting the live-ability of the commercial areas & neightbourhoods around Edgemont Village.

Agenda includes:

  • Update on Seymour-Capilano water utility projects
  • Update on District Official Community Plan process and presentation by Susan Haid, DNV Manager of Sustainable Community Development.
  • Plus – Coffee at Delany’s !

ECA contact:  James Walsh 604-988-6318 and see the Federation of North Vancouver Community Associations’ web site  www.fonvca.org

October 14th:
Time:  7:00 to 9:00 pm
Capilano Library, Potlach Room

The North Shore's Garden Advocate

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Heather Johnstone runs the Edible Garden Project on Vancouver’s North Shore.

Just wrapping up its 4th year, the the project encourages residents to share their bounty with people in need, as well as putting together a variety of urban agriculture and community garden projects.

This week, Heather and team opened the  Queen Mary Community Garden, located in the City of North Vancouver.  Those of you who aren’t from the North Shore may not be aware that there is both City of North Vancouver, and a District of North Vancouver.  Heather’s project involves both municipalities.

Earlier this summer, I spoke to Heather about the project and where things are going with urban agriculture on the North Shore. We met up at the Lower Lonsdale Community Garden…

 

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Apr 8 | Zero Waste Challenge Public Consultations – North Van

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Metro Vancouver is updating plans on how to deal with garbage in the region. Join us at one of our upcoming consultations to discuss where we are now and where do we intend to go with new targets for reducing waste. Registration starts at 7:00 AM

North Shore – North Vancouver Public Library
120 West 14th Street, North Vancouver
7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Apr 8, 2009

Contact Information
604-432-6200
Email
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North Shore Wants You to Can It

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20090310_canit-smThere’s a new anti-litter campaign organized by the District and City of North Vancouver.

Richard emailed VanGoGreen to let us know about this new info and volunteer campaign aimed at litter reduction and cleanups.

Says Richard:

A litter-free clean neighbourhood encourages and increases property values, and contributes to public safety and order which adds to a better quality of life and healthier environment.

We need to promote partnership, working together and individual responsibility to make this all happen. Will you help control litter where you live? Are you able to give a few hours once a week, once a month to make your area, your block, your street, litter free?

If you want to get involved, visit their web site, CanItNorthVan.com, and also spread the word.

From the web site, here are the goals of the campaign

  • To foster community pride in litter free neighbourhoods.
  • An organizing focus for litter pick-up campaigns.
  • To spread the word that litter is bad for the environment, unfavorable for buisiness, a deterant for tourism, costly to the taxpayer, and anti-social in behavior.

Jan 24 | Mahon Park Ivy Pull

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Happy New Year to all of you, I hope 2009 brings everyone good things and joy!

I don’t know about all of you, but I’m really looking forward to spending time in the park and getting down to business.

As a matter of fact, our first stewardship event of 2009 is coming up, Saturday, January 24th.

It would be great if we could recruit lots of new people this year, so if you know anyone looking for a new year’s resolution, why not recommend to them the monthly Ivy Pull. The more the merrier I say!

Where: Mahon Park, Meet at the corner of Fir St. and Wolfe St. We’ll be working near the North end of Wolfe St.

What: Make 2009 the greenest year yet. Kick things off by helping us remove invasive ivy from the park.

When: Saturday, January 24 9am-noon

Everyone welcome, no experience necessary.
Tools, gloves and refreshments provided.

*If there is a lot of snow on the ground there is a small chance that we may need to cancel. If there is snow falling from the sky, it shouldn’t stop us from doing our work! If you are unsure, please contact Shirlene at the information below to find out whether the event is a go or not.

email: scote@evergreen.ca

PDF poster – forward it to friends or adding it to your company intranet, bulletin board, etc.

Nov 22 – Mahon Park Ivy Pull

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The Mahon Park Rehabilitation Project was initiated in 2001 to address the deterioration of the natural areas of Mahon Park. The 26 hectares of remnant forest suffered from stream bank erosion, invasive plants and the effects of intensive recreational use.

Time: 9am – 12pm

Where: Meet at the end of 15th St off of Forbes at the East side of Mahon Park

What: Removing the scourge of blackberry, clematis and ivy from behind the armory in preparation for tree planting on the February event.

Bring your grubbies and appropriate shoes. Tools, gloves and refreshments are provided.

For more information on meeting locations and event details, please contact:

Shirlene Coté
Project Manager, Stewardship
Evergreen
Phone: 604-689-0766 ext. 23
Email: scote@evergreen.ca

Mahon Park Rehabilitation Project