Join WWF in celebrating water from coast to coast to coast during Canada Water Week. From March 14 to 22, Canadians will organize and participate in fun and educational events as part of Canada Water Week. Check out the events calendar for great ideas. From guided walks to documentary screenings, you can make a difference! Read More »

Nadine Gudz, National Director, Sustainability Strategy for InterfaceFLOR shared insights on “Transformational Sustainability” with interior designers and sustainability leaders in Omicron’s Vancouver office this week. InterfaceFLOR is the worldwide leader in design, production and sales of environmentally-responsible modular carpet for the commercial, institutional, and residential markets, and a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial broadloom. InterfaceFLOR Read More »

Throughout the month of March our Vancouver landlord, Bentall Kennedy, and their Forever Green Tenant Team are undertaking a waste reduction and recycling initiative. As a component of this initiative, they wish to encourage tenants to use travel mugs or reusable mugs for their beverages, as opposed to disposable cups. This particular campaign runs for just one week from March 7 – 11, 2011. Each Read More »

Starbucks and Tim Horton’s have reusable ‘commuter mugs’ available for their hot drinks and even offer a small discount to customers who use these mugs. In 2003 alone, Starbucks customers used commuter mugs 13.5 million times, keeping an estimated 266.2 tonnes of paper from landfills. Based on random checks of garbage bins on the fifth floor of Read More »

Vancouver and Lower Mainland: http://cascadiagbc.org/calendar http://vancouver.ca/oneday/connect/calendar.htm http://www.bcsea.org/get-involved/events/chapters/Vancouver http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/events Calgary: http://www.greencalgary.org/events/ http://www.albertaecotrust.com/ http://www.reapcalgary.com/ http://ecolivingevents.ca/ http://climbforwilderness.ca/news.asp http://www.sustainabuild.com/calgary/index.htm Read More »