Did you know that toxins are everywhere, from the cleaners we spray on our kitchen counters to shampoos and even in some pillows? These toxins make their way into our bodies through inhilation, contact, and ingestion with air, water, food, soil, and products.

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Light House is located in the heart of Granville Island. Climb the stairs and you’ll enter the information and education centre. Here you will find books, displays, products, people and ideas that can help you make your home, place of work and community more manageable - more sustainable. Ask the staff as many questions as you like, or simply help yourself to a cup of tea and a book, sit down and take a moment to sustain yourself.

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At this time of year, we tend to make new year’s resolutions that involve getting back into the gym, eating healthy, saving money, and quitting bad habits. But what about making a green resolution? Read More »

“Granville Online asked local foods chef and cookbook author Bill Jones to create the perfect, most sustainability-minded holiday meal—one whose (organic) ingredients could be found locally (in southern B.C.) and in season (December).”

Check out the menu and full recipes on the Granville magazine website.