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Sad ending to (planned) Chinatown roof farm…

Sad ending to (planned) Chinatown roof farm…

Filed Under: city living, community, design, environment, event, food, frogs, green Profile, health, life, urban critters, vancouver on May 7, 2010

Our earlier blog post (Vancouver’s first rooftop urban farm) had introduced our readers to what was to have been our city’s first parkade [...]

Smart Growth and Foodbelts

Smart Growth and Foodbelts

Filed Under: city living, community, design, environment, green Profile, health, life, urban critters on May 5, 2010

Article courtesy of the Georgia Straight and DavidSuzuki.org David Suzuki: Using smart growth to combat urban sprawl in Canada By David Suzuki and Fai [...]

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24 “rooms” in a 330 sq ft space

Filed Under: city living, design, green Profile on April 27, 2010

We found this interesting Youtube video of an Architect in Hong Kong who has managed to create 24 different “rooms” or experiences in a ti [...]

Vancouver's Chinese media greens up

Vancouver’s Chinese media greens up

Filed Under: city living, cultural, environment, event, green Profile, vancouver on October 18, 2009

One of the interesting observations shared within the environmental movement here in Vancouver, is the rather low participation rate of the Asian, in [...]

Gibsons, awarded the World's Most Liveable City

Gibsons, awarded the World’s Most Liveable City

Filed Under: design, environment, green Profile on October 17, 2009

One of my favourite towns in B.C., and the home of an old TV program, “the Beachcombers” was given the primo liveable city award this week [...]

Vancouver born David Suzuki honoured!

Vancouver born David Suzuki honoured!

Filed Under: environment, green Profile, vancouver on October 14, 2009

Is it the rain and or the water over in this city, Vancouver, that has spawned some amazing heroes? In particular, I’m thinking of the many Vanc [...]

Saving Fraserview forest… 13 years later

Saving Fraserview forest… 13 years later

Filed Under: city living, community, environment, event, green Profile, history, urban critters, vancouver on October 9, 2009

As neighbours and friends ready ourselves for a nature walk celebrating a hidden natural gem in our city, a walking guide is being prepared by local r [...]

Vancouver area Turtles trip up lake dredging plans

Vancouver area Turtles trip up lake dredging plans

Filed Under: environment, green Profile, urban critters, vancouver on October 3, 2009

Our friend Vanessa Kilburn, a biologist whose love for our native turtle, the Western Painted Turtle, has successfully placed the reptile’s peri [...]

Vancouver's Frog guy

Vancouver’s Frog guy

Filed Under: city living, environment, green Profile, urban critters, vancouver on October 2, 2009

The Express’s Peter Kim interviews Vancouver Frog guy, David Wong, on his thoughts and reasons why he has been raising Vancouver’s native [...]

Abraham Rogatnick: 1923 - Aug 30 2009

Abraham Rogatnick: 1923 - Aug 30 2009

Filed Under: green Profile, life on September 1, 2009

My dear friend and mentor, Abraham Rogatnick passed away yesterday, August 30, 2009 In our design studies, Abraham always encouraged us to see what ot [...]

Doctor STFs! visits Vancouver

Doctor STFs! visits Vancouver

Filed Under: event, frogs, green Profile on June 30, 2009

Dr Kerry Kriger, founder of SAVE THE FROGS! was in sunny Vancouver yesterday. An amazing young man with a passion for the environment, Kerry has been [...]

Upcoming stories on the Urban Treefrog

Upcoming stories on the Urban Treefrog

Filed Under: C2C, biomimcry, city living, green Profile on May 10, 2009

It’s been an exciting start for my new blog! I’ve just past the 3 week mark, and have lined up some incredible Green luminaries to profile [...]

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