Neil and I have signed up with spud!, upon Zameericle’s suggestion. They serve primarily organics (at a greater cost than non-organic), but they allow for greater flexibility in the week’s selection and frequency, along with a larger selection of goods. We are happy that they are selling a large variety of freshly baked […]

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Late June, the BC Provincial government started sending out a B.C. Climate Action Dividend of $100, to every adult and child who was a resident of British Columbia as of December 31, 2007.  The expectation is that every adult and child resident of British Columbia will use the money to take action on climate change.  Suggestions include […]

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Today marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement of 1970. It is the perfect day to make one more decision towards a greener lifestyle. Green is a word thrown around quite easily these days. Corporations market their product as green without making much of an effort towards a […]

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How did you spend your Earth Hour? I enjoyed Incendio’s Gastown pizza, with its fresh crushed tomato, chicken breast, fresh spinach, sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, mozza and gorgonzola cheese, by candelight, with a glass of white wine and hour of good conversation as the orange glow flickered on our faces.

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Is Vancouver’s public transportation system. They provide bus, trolly bus, skytrain and seabus service throughout the lower mainland. The service is convenient for city dwellers but beyond Coquitlam, there is little service. Translink has been expanding their service to offer skytrain service from downtown Vancouver to the airport and from Richmond to […]

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