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Come join us for informative and productive early morning learning and networking! We are in our third year and usually meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays 07:30-09:00 at the Light House Sustainable Building Centre in Kitsilano. We have 230+ members as of June, 2011. Fair trade coffee, "Capers" muffins and organic fruit are served for a $5.46 PayPal registration fee with proceeds benefiting the Light House Sustainable Building Centre. Plenty of free street parking and transit nearby. Our meet …
… Secondly, if I could have your feed back on the new direction/ format that Kim and I have come up with for the future of the Artistry Local it would be much appreciated! Your Organizers, Lisa and Kim
… We allow people to mingle and make new connections and from time to time we also take few minutes to update people as to what is going on in the community in respect to sustainable or environmental issues. People that frequent our monthly greendrinks come from various background and vary in age. This diversity is our strength. At any given time you will encounter regular citizens, raw foodists, local politicians, entrepreneurs, and many others passionate about nature preservation, the outdoors a …
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… Hosted by Marc McPherson, Department Manager for Natural Stone Flooring and Landscaping at BuildDirect.com (http://builddirect.com) and Peter Kefalas, Project Manager at Ethos Development (http://bellaliving.ca).
You can get a feel for what we are all about by vieiwing a video montage from our June 2009 event here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ESM
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Follow Marc and Peter on Twitter here:
Marc - http://twitter.com/marcmcpherson
Peter - http://twitter.com/ethosdev
This group began as an idea for connecting community to farmers and bringing awareness of eating and supporting local foods to everyone. However, I have realized that the co-op idea is only one aspect of the issue around food security in the community and that becoming a part of the changes that need to happen personally and locally we could make the "idea" of accessible, inexpensive local foods a reality here. The first steps toward bringing awareness and gathering interest in creating a c …
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We've started this group to share information, build community strength, and influence decisions to mitigate impacts. Please join us to build this group into a positive and active mechanism for preparation. Also come to learn more about resources and solutions.
Some people know how to operate a chainsaw. Others know how to make jam. Sometimes the jam-makers want to be the chainsaw operators and vice-versa. The Golden Ears Transition Initiative is an umbrella organization in Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows that is a community-led response to the pressures of climate change, fossil fuel depletion and increasingly, economic contraction. The Skill Sharing group is about sharing knowledge: jam-making, chain-saw operating, social networking, and more. We h …
This group is for anyone who would like to learn more about cohousing, meet others who are interested in cohousing, or live in cohousing in the Langley area. For those who are new to the cohousing concept, here’s a definition from www.cohousing.org: “Cohousing is a type of collaborative housing in which residents actively participate in the design and operation of their own neighborhoods". "Cohousing facilitates interaction among neighbors for social, practical benefits, economic and environment …
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This group is for anyone who would like to learn more about cohousing, meet others who are interested in cohousing, or live in cohousing in the Metro Vancouver area. For those who are new to the cohousing concept, here’s a definition from Wikipedia: “Cohousing is a type of intentional community composed of private homes supplemented by shared facilities. The community is planned, owned and managed by the residents – who also share activities, which may include cooking, dining, child care …
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