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Kelowna Advocates Pesticide-Free Living
2010 marks the second year of the City of Kelowna's pesticide use regulation bylaw and its "Be Pesticide Free" education campaign.
- Monday, March 22, 2010
Victoria Recognized for Green Leadership
Two City of Victoria facilities have been recognized for environmental achievement adding more examples to a list of sustainable accomplishments that makes Victoria an obvious choice for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to host their Sustainability Communities conference here in 2011.
- Friday, March 19, 2010
Richmond Reduces Food Scrap Waste With New Green Can Program
Richmond residents are about to receive a huge opportunity to reduce their landfill waste. A new City of Richmond recycling program, called Green Can, will start in April with the first garbage and recycling collections.
- Thursday, March 18, 2010
Islands Trust Launches Food Security Project
The Islands Trust has initiated a project to address the issue of food security in the Islands Trust Area and provide public education through a new food security web page.
- Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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Water Efficiency Campaign a Big Deal in Comox Valley
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) will launch a new water education campaign this week urging residents to adopt simple measures that will assist in achieving a 27 percent reduction in consumption for the Comox Valley water system by 2014.
- Monday, March 15, 2010
Vancouver Takes Steps to Provide More Data to the Public
The City of Vancouver has enhanced the data available through its Open Data website to allow the public to access and download much more data than before - everything from garbage collection schedules to the location of off-leash dog areas, water mains and traffic webcams.
- Friday, March 12, 2010
Major Industrial Property Taxation Review Underway
A joint review of major industrial property assessment and taxation has been established between the Province, UBCM, and industry.
- Thursday, March 11, 2010
Abbotsford Tops at Regional Diversity Awards
The City of Abbotsford was the top award recipient at the Fraser Valley Regional Diversity Awards.
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Columbia Basin Trust Supports Regional Training Centre in Nakusp
Columbia Basin Trust is providing the Village of Nakusp with $290,000 for a Regional Training Centre for emergency services, which fills a regional need for community-based training, as well as enhances the well-being of Nakusp and surrounding communities.
- Monday, March 08, 2010
Agreement in Principle Reached for CRD Purchase of Regional Parks and Watershed Lands
An "agreement in principle" has been reached for the CRD to acquire 2350 hectares of lands in the Jordan River, Sooke Potholes and Weeks Lake areas for recreation, conservation and watershed protection.
- Friday, March 05, 2010
Largest Transportation Project of 2010 for Metro Vancouver Area Opens on Sunday
The largest transportation infrastructure project of 2010 for the Metro Vancouver area will open in Port Coquitlam on Sunday, when the first vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians start making their way across the Coast Meridian Overpass (CMO).
- Thursday, March 04, 2010