Posts Tagged citylife

Animals that once graced Vancouver, part 1

Animals that once graced Vancouver, part 1

Filed Under: biodiversity, city living, community, design, history, urban critters, vancouver on July 3, 2010

As part of our neighbourhood community building effort, a number of neighbours and I have been documenting the flora and fauna of our small urban fore [...]

Free biodiversity tour in Richmond BC - May 22, 2010

Free biodiversity tour in Richmond BC - May 22, 2010

Filed Under: biodiversity, city living, community, design, environment, event, health, urban critters, vancouver on May 21, 2010

A FREE May 22nd Biodiversity Tour of the Garden City Lands, Richmond, British Columbia Eco-tour: Saturday, May 22, 2010  10:00 am Meet at the Garden [...]

join the world: Oct 24: international day of climate action

join the world: Oct 24: international day of climate action

Filed Under: community, environment, event, vancouver on October 21, 2009

David Suzuki & Mayor Robertson Video Invitations to Saturday Oct 24: Day of Action Join Vancouver, as Vancouver joins over 200 countries worldwide [...]

Vancouver’s alien invasion… part II, yummy pests

Vancouver’s alien invasion… part II, yummy pests

Filed Under: city living, food, frogs, life, urban critters, vancouver on October 11, 2009

People given the opportunity, would often explore ways to simplify their lives. One of the important efforts that we all try to realize, is the notion [...]

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 [...]

Sharing Fall's abundance

Sharing Fall’s abundance

Filed Under: city living, community, environment, food, frogs, health, life on October 7, 2009

As Canada readies itself for this weekend’s thanksgiving, we reflect upon all the abundance and bountiful harvests many of us backyard urban far [...]

Vancouver's alien invasion... part I, the greens

Vancouver’s alien invasion… part I, the greens

Filed Under: city living, environment, life, vancouver on October 6, 2009

As we ready plans for neighbourhood kids and families for our upcoming nature walk around one of Vancouver’s urban forest… one of the things w [...]

What happened to all of Vancouver's kids?

What happened to all of Vancouver’s kids?

Filed Under: city living, community, life, vancouver on September 30, 2009

We often hear of the 3 legged stool - a sustainability model that is an analogy for a perfectly balanced system.  With each of the three legs on the [...]