Do you imagine a future Vancouver that is beautiful, green and sustainable? Or is it marked by loneliness, unaffordable housing and ecological collapse? Check out this book launch event, this Wednesday at the Vancouver Public Library: Vancouver 2032: A Better World is Possible, with Guy Dauncey and the […]
Check out this new petition, calling for the federal government to couple their expected infrastructure spending with climate action by focusing on a clean economy and green jobs: “We have an opportunity to turn things around. The Federal budget is expected to contain billions of dollars for infrastructure and grants for innovators and job makers. The […]
Please share the following summer job opportunity with your UBC networks: Green Office Program Assistant 20 hours/week- May to August UBC Sustainability & Engineering is seeking a mature, highly-independent graduate student passionate about sustainability to join our team as the Green Office Program Assistant. Previous experience and/or interest in sustainability education and engagement, event coordination […]
Getting to Answers, in SpaDES Presenter: Eliot McIntire (Research Scientist, Pacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada) When: Wednesday March 30, 2016 from 2:30pm-3:30pm ET Empirical data have a troublesome way of being both factually true, yet difficult to understand because they exist within a complex web of even more data. Worse, forecasting what […]
CPAWS National Engagement Committee: Connecting Canadians to Nature Do you feel passionate about protecting Canada’s wilderness? Are you knowledgeable about community engagement strategies and/or innovative communications and marketing approaches? Enjoy working with a group of committed people to think through an opportunity, brainstorm ideas, and create a plan of action? If this describes you, or […]
Check out this exciting climate-related job posting: Community Energy Association: Community Energy Administrator Part-time Metro Vancouver area preferred Community Energy Association(CEA) (a non-profit society) has an entry-level position available to support senior staff in coordinating workshops, board meetings, travel, communications and research. This is an entry-level position with the potential to advance based on individual performance […]
From Human Spirit to Ocean Science: presented by Wallace J. Nichols March 22 World Water Day Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Vancouver Aquarium, 4D Theatre Doors Open at 6pm | Reception 6-7pm | Presentation/Discussion 7-8:30 What does water mean to you? Wallace J Nichols, author of the New York Times best seller, Blue Mind, has started a […]
Finding Common Ground: Webinar March 17th Hosted by the Real Estate Foundation of BC Thursday March 17th, 12:00 PDT Identifying priority actions for local and sustainable food systems Last fall, the Ministry of Agriculture released the BC Agrifood and Seafood Strategic Growth Plan. Rebecca Salpeter, Policy Analyst at the BC Ministry of Agriculture, and Brent Mansfield, […]
