Waking Up To A New Approach in Real Estate
It’s no secret that buying a house is an emotional experience and many fine realtors know that our senses play a big part in our emotional response. The smell of baked bread or chocolate chip...
"Education"
Monday Mon E Mob
Vancity has started a local initiative to bring people together to create a positive local impact and I’d love to give a big shout out to Essentia fans to support this initiative along with East...
Eliminating Bicycle Theft in Your City
A number of weeks ago I had my bicycle stolen and managed to find it for sale on Craigslist. I was going to set up a sting operation with the Vancouver Police Department, but timing...
Prune your way to Self Sufficiency!
We are a society with a lot of skills, but we don’t seem to have to many farming skills these days; at least in the Vancouver area. If you are looking to become more educated...
Threads For Your Bed
As a kid I would always wonder why I had to make my bed since I was just going to get into it at night and mess it up anyway. It’s not like anyone was...
When Dark Nights Become To Bright
Why Can’t We Sleep In the Dark? Light Pollution. It is everywhere, especially in our cities. Our ancestors lived in a dark night environment, but nowadays, those who live in cities tend to be constantly...
10 Steps With Kermit … It IS Easy Being Green.
1. Leave your car just one day a week and bus to work, ride a bike or walk, then each month challenge yourself to add an extra day. Each day reduces your fuel consumption by...
Seven days of planet friendly action in Canada
Monday, October 3rd to Wednesday, October 5 – Vancouver, B.C. International Conference on Walking and Liveable Communities Learn about transforming an automobile centric community to one that focuses on good old fashioned, up-hill, both ways,...
Chief Raoni smiling – Belo Monte Hydroelectric Dam
Not all of the news articles you read are correct, and just like writing papers when you were in school, it’s always a good idea to double check a stories source. Just recently I was...