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- Vancouver has the vegan dining scene to beat anywhere Wed, 24 May 23, 1:30amJust a few hundred miles up the road from my home in Portland, Oregon, the city of Vancouver, British Columbia is an excellent place for vegans. I hadn’t visited since before the pandemic. So on a recent trip, I went to...
- Vancouver’s New Virtue Signaling Fire Engine–Useless, But At Least It Won’t Wake the Neighbours Up! Thu, 8 Sep 22, 7:00pmOh, yeah, cause that’s what I’m most concerned about when my house is on fire – that the pumper might be a little too loud and stinky for the neighbours.
- These shoes are made in the world's only entirely vegan factory Wed, 12 Jan 22, 5:30amBuying vegan sneakers from Grounded People means supporting your choice of charity. Founded in Vancouver by CEO Maximilian Justus, Grounded People, an eco-friendly apparel company, started just as the pandemic began. And...
- Claim: Japan McDonalds Reducing Food Portions because Climate Change Mon, 27 Dec 21, 5:00amA bizarre story of Japan, potato farmers, and Canadian Agriculture Minister Marie Claude Bibeau, which disintegrates into a mess of lazy reporting, exaggerated claims, misdirection and government incompetence once you lift...
- Were the Sumas Floods Caused by Global Warming? The Evidence Says No. Tue, 23 Nov 21, 1:00amSociety can not effectively deal with environmental threats when it is provided with hyped or false information. And providing such false information, even in the hope of motivating people to "do the right thing", has...
- Couple renovates 1975 Chevy van for minimalist living during pandemic Fri, 9 Oct 20, 1:30amWhen Jenna Aldus and Colin Dierker found out that all of their classes were shifting online due to the pandemic, they decided to take full advantage of the newfound freedom...
- Vancouver has ‘coldest Oct. 10 in 123 years’ as temperatures tumble across B.C. Sun, 13 Oct 19, 8:00amFrom the CBC 41 records broken in province in past 2 days, with Clinton dipping below -10 C CBC News · Posted: Oct 10, 2019 11:40 AM PT | Last Updated: October 10 Photo by photos_by_ginny from Pexels Parts of British...
- Vancouver Food Tour showcases the city's vegan side Tue, 1 Oct 19, 1:30amAs we sit at MeeT in Gastown eating sweet-chili cauliflower, Hannah Enkerlin tells me she thinks vegetarians are more evolved people than omnivores, more in touch with animals and environmental health...
- Green-roofed infill rental fills a gap in Vancouvers housing crisis Wed, 29 May 19, 5:30amIn light of Vancouver’s housing crisis, local architectural firm Haeccity Studio Architecture has transformed a 1950s bungalow in the city’s West End neighborhood into Comox Infill, a contemporary multi-family development...
- B.C. government putting alternative energy sector on ice Sat, 16 Feb 19, 1:00am‘That will have to change if B.C. is to pursue its CleanBC plans,’ says head of Clean Energy B.C. Randy Shore Updated: February 14, 2019 The wheels are coming off and Big Green isn’t happy~ctm From The Vancouver...
- Robotically fabricated Wander Wood Pavilion pops up in just over three days Wed, 5 Dec 18, 4:30amTraditional materials and futuristic technologies have come together in the Wander Wood Pavilion, a large-scale robotically fabricated structure completed by students at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver...
- Cities around the world lay the groundwork for a zero-waste future Wed, 19 Sep 18, 2:30amCities around the world are pledging to reduce waste over the next 12 years in an effort to curb global warming and eventually become zero-waste cities...
- Beautiful, light-filled home slots into a skinny lot in Vancouver Tue, 4 Sep 18, 5:00amFaced with a unique lot size of 20 by 200 feet, Canadian design studio Randy Bens Architect was challenged to create a home with a sense of expansiveness despite the property’s back lane-like dimensions...
- Built on a budget, this elegant Dock Building glows like a lantern in Vancouver Thu, 21 Jun 18, 4:00amTight budgets typically pose one of the biggest challenges in design projects. But as Michael Green, CEO and President of Michael Green Architecture, shows in his firm’s recently completed Dock Building, beautiful architecture...
- This LEED Gold wastewater treatment center is helping a community rethink poo Thu, 14 Jun 18, 8:00amAs anyone who’s been to a community meeting knows, the NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) syndrome is often a frustrating roadblock. So when Vancouver-based firm PUBLIC: Architecture + Communication was approached to build a wastewater...