There’s no getting around it, the richer one is – the bigger the carbon footprint. Wealth inextricably leads to consumption, which in turn increases one’s ecological impact on the planet. The rich live in bigger houses, drive bigger cars, consume more goods and travel more frequently than those less wealthy. A recent study by the [...]
Way back on January 23, on a Saturday afternoon, I attended a community forum at the Dunbar Community Centre about co-existing with coyotes in urban environments. The community dialogue was hosted by the Vancouver Park Board and The Ecological Society of Stanley Park. Park Board Commissioner Loretta Woodcock organized the forum to educate community members [...]
I was not able to attend the rally for a national housing plan last Saturday, but by all accounts it was a success. It was well attend and so peaceful and well run that there is not even one media account about it. Here is a report of the rally on theWERAwebsite. Before the rally [...]
How will Vancouver maintain its high quality of life if it loses its affordability? People from all over the world relocate in Vancouver. The city has a spectacular setting, situated in the valley of the Coastal Mountains, but increasingly Vancouver is becoming less affordable. The change in affordability is also going to affect the diversity [...]
The Right to the City: Housing, Homelessness and the 2010 Olympics A Public Forum Hosted by the Impact on Communities Coalition Monday, November 23, 2009 7:00 – 9:00 pm Fletcher Challenge Theatre, SFU Harbour Centre Reverend Ric Matthews, First United Church Christine Ackermann, West End Residents Association Wendy Pederson, Carnegie Community Action Project Nathan Edelson, [...]
The Dr. Peter Centre (DPC) is located on the corner of the Mole Hill Community Housing block. The block of renovated heritage houses consists of 178 units and is home to 300 tenants with mixed income levels. In the alley between the heritage homes is a community garden with 70 plots. On Comox St. on [...]
David Dennis-President elect, United Native Nations, spoke about the affects of power on native people and the resulting loss of language and spirituality.
Stafanie Ratjan, board member of IOCC speaking about David Harvey’s notion of the right to imagine change in the city. The Right to the City
David Eby, the executive director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCCLA). Mr. Eby spoke about the credibility gap between what authorities responsible for the games are saying about how there will be no impact on civil liberties and the raft of new City of Vancouver By-laws that were passed at Council last June [...]
At the September 22 City of Vancouver (CoV) Council meeting, Councillor Anton will attempt to move a motion to exempt Landlords from the Provincial governments planned harmonization of the provincial sales tax with Federal government’s Goods and Services Tax (GST).link to the actual motion The Motion speaks to the new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), which [...]
Brent Granby is a community activist, family man and all-around decent human being. Currently president of the West End Residents Association, he lives with his wife and two daughters in Vancouver's West End. He enjoys cycling, cooking, fine wines and fine literature.
