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Past Events (3,773)
April 10Saturday
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VV Cultivating Food, Cultivating Neighbourhoods series: Seed Saving in the City with Robin Wheeler (co-sponsored by Langara College Continuing Studies)
April 10, 2010 from 9am to 11am – Langara College Seed saving is the missing link in food security. In our current climate of seed patenting and ownership, it's important that our communities retain their knowledge about how to properly save seeds.… Organized by Ross Moster (register at rmoster@flash.net) and the Food and Learning Opportunities working groups | Type: workshop, seed saving, gardening
April 9Friday
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Elaine Goad
April 9, 2010 from 6pm to 7:30pm – 2nd and Balaclava 9th April 6.00-7.30pm Guerrilla Gardening Volunteers Gathering in Kitsilano on 2nd Avenue and Balaclava. For all those curious in getting involved I guerrilla gardening I hope you will be interested… Organized by Elaine Goad | Type: guerrilla, gardeners, volunteer, group, gathering
April 8Thursday
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Chickens coming to City Council
April 8, 2010 from 2pm to 6pm – Council Chambers, City Hall, 12th and Cambie See proposed guidelines on the City of Vancouver website. (Under Council Agenda April 8th.) Organized by posted by Ross Moster | Type: meeting
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VV Transition Village convenors meeting
April 8, 2010 from 10:30am to 12:30pm – Vancouver For convenors of neighbourhood transition villages and transition initiatives in the Lower Mainland. Representatives from all villages will be participating, including Cedar Cottage, Dunbar, Grandvi… Organized by Ross Moster | Type: meeting, neighbourhood transition villages, community building, climate, change, peak, oil
April 6Tuesday
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Exploring Bute Inlet
April 6, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm – Heritage Hall, Main Street Neighbourhood Join the Friends of Bute Inlet, Greenpeace International's co-founder Rex Weyler, Sierra Club of BC's George Heyman, Watershed Watch Salmon Society's Aaron Hill, and the Wilderness Committee's Gwen B… Organized by Wilderness Comittee | Type: celebration, slideshow, environment, salmon, green, power
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VV workshop: Reducing Building Energy Use in Transition Towns -- four workshops with Philip Be'er
April 6, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm – Main Street neighbourhood (Riley Park) and locations TBA Are you wondering what you can do to make you home more energy efficient? Are you concerned about what might happen if your home becomes too airtight? Within the Transition Town movement, these are i… Organized by Ross Moster (register at rmoster@flash.net) and the Energy, Built Environment, and Learning Opportiunity working groups | Type: workshop, energy reduction, buildings
March 30Tuesday
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“Myth and Spirituality in A Fair Country” - John Ralston Saul
March 30, 2010 from 7:30pm to 9pm – Unitarian Church of Vancouver See vancouverunitarians.ca for more information. Organized by Mary Bennett | Type: unitarian, saul
March 28Sunday
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Main Street Neighbourhood Monthly Potluck
March 28, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm – Main Street Neighbourhood Check out the Main Street Neighbourhood group page for details. You have to be a member of the Main Street Neighbourhood to see the details. Organized by Anna Chase | Type: potluck, seedsharing, gardening, community, village
March 27Saturday
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Earth Hour
March 27, 2010 from 8:30pm to 9:30pm – Global On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people around the world will come together to call for action on climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their lights for one hour. The moveme… Organized by World Wildlife Fund | Type: home, energy, global, rally
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Edible Landscaping Workshop
March 27, 2010 from 1:45pm to 4:45pm – Executive Hotel, Burnaby Sustainable gardening and landscaping NEW This interactive panel discussion will take your sustainability goals outdoors and show you how to get your hands dirty, grow your own food, and make the mo… Organized by Coop Housing Federation of BC | Type: workshop, coop, housing, edible landscaping
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