aggregated from: North Vancouver Politics.com

I write today regarding the so-called forward thinking of DNV Council. I thank staff and Council members for paying attention to my email about the Lynn Valley Library motion-sensored doors always being open. They are now closed when nobody is there....

aggregated from: North Vancouver Politics.com

I have sent the following email to the DNV Council. It might seem unimportant to you, however I find this lack of concern for our taxpayers' dollars very important.Hi folks, I am writing today about the fact that the two (motion-activated) doors to t...

aggregated from: North Vancouver Politics.com

I have spent many hours going through the DNV Council candidates' websites, answers to questions by FONVCA, and have attendedall-candidates meetings. They are all saying the same things. The incumbents are talking about affordable housing, homelessne...

topics: bc-rail, density, pollution, sustainability, transportation

aggregated from: North Vancouver Politics.com

The City and District of North Vancouver each won an award at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention last week.The city won the 2009 Community Excellence Award for Leadership and Innovation in the large municipality category. The re...

topics: north-vancouver, planning, sustainability, union

aggregated from: SFU City

This is shaping up to be the sustainability summit of the year.You can find out more and register here. ...

aggregated from: Price Tags

My current Business in Vancouver article:The bets are in. The stakes are high. With billions on the table for the Canada Line and the Gateway project, we have two very different visions for our region.The first, transit-oriented; the second, auto-dep...

topics: business, city-of-vancouver, coal-harbour, density, design

aggregated from: DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds

megaphone.JPG There will be a lot of noise around the world on Sept. 21st when people all over the globe - from New York to Guatemala to Dakar - join together in a Global Climate Wake Up Call.Organiz...

topics: greenpeace, political

aggregated from: DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds

Bonner logo.jpg A recent poll sponsored by the Center for American Progress goes another step toward revealing the duplicity of Astroturf campaigns like the one that Bonner & Associates was running w...

topics: climate-change, political

aggregated from: Langley Politics Dotcom

In honour of the Township's Economic Development Advisory Committee's meeting tonight, here are some ec-dev stories to think about:- College towns seem to be weathering the US recession better than most communities. Perhaps working to strengthen Trin...

topics: langley, mla, sustainability

aggregated from: SFU City

The first in a series of SFU City profiles, featuring instructors, lecturers and panelists in our certificate programs. Toby Barazzuol, owner of Eclipse Awards, makers of crystal recognition awards, is a young entrepreneur who tries to integrate g...

topics: downtown, downtown-east-side, sustainability