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professional packaging bag manufacture

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Grow your own food in the city!

jsmr — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:56:25 -0800

Food Gardening Workshops

Grant Watson offers 3 different workshops. He is a former organic farmer and has been teaching gardening to adults and children since 2003. He also operates an edible landscaping business www.gourmetgardens.ca.

All workshops run three hours. Suggested $35 donation, pay what you can.

To register: please contact Ross at rmoster@flash.net.

Date-Time Course Location

Mar 13, 9-noon Food Crops: Selection and Care Grandview/Woodland

Mar 13, 3-6 pm Garden Planning and Preparation Mt Pleasant

Mar 27, 9-noon Garden Planning and Preparation Hastings Sunrise

Apr 18, 2-5 pm Food Crops: Selection and Care Unitarian Church

Apr 24, 9-noon Soil Fertility and Plant Health Management SPEC

Inspired business development steps for Energy Healing Practitioner

conversationworks — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:48:38 -0800

Connecting with one's heart's desire opens doors for a new business

Small Feet helping small companies with their footprint

conversationworks — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:46:23 -0800

Josh Schmidt talks about what's standing out for Small Feet in 2010:

Victoria's Cycling Master Plan and the Blue Bridge

conversationworks — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:44:35 -0800

City Councillor John Luton talks about the opportunity to do the right thing with the old Johnson St Bridge

As Executive Director of Capital Bike and Walk and previously as President of the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition, John Luton has been central to Victoria's redevelopment as the cycling and walking capital of Canada. He has been involved in instigating and shaping many of the most successful infrastructure projects that have emerged in the city in last 10 years. Along with Saanich South MLA, David Cubberley, Luton founded the popular Bike to Work Week event that has been helping to encourage cyclists and provide them with commuter skills training for the last 15 years.

Transit pup ( small trailer) approved to take on Victoria Transit

conversationworks — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:41:00 -0800

The latest creation by Tony..

Tony Hoar knows bicycling from every point of view: Tour de France veteran, engineer and respected builder of bicycles and trailers, present-day Master's-level competitor, and well-known British Columbia cycling events coordinator and bicycling advocate.

Community Green Mapping

conversationworks — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:59:33 -0800

Ken talks about the growing popularity, and even demand for community green mapping

WGWT for the homeless

conversationworks — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:38:55 -0800

Rose Henry talks about changes she sees in the relationship with homeless and community leaders

Salmon and the Olympics -- an update

jsmr — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:22:58 -0800

I'm not an Olympic fan, and still, one has to smile and rejoice with the inclusive, celebratory atmosphere that surrounded much of the recent Vancouver 2010 games. Want a touching sample: go to http://vimeo.com/9451898 and be prepared to move! :-)

Part of the celebration was the Wild Salmon Circle's recent Rally During the Games for Wild Salmon at Vancouver's Vanier Park on Feb 20, during the Olympics. Get a flavor for the rally on the WSC website http://www.wildsalmoncircle.com/. Scroll down for pictures, and watch a short video reprise. This was one of series of initiatives to reach out to people of Norway through the media in town for the Games -- most people, Canadian, Norwegian or otherwise, don't know this stunning fact: 92% of BC's salmon farms are Norwegian-owned.

Here is a sampling of the scope of media exposure for wild salmon during the games:

• NBC Nightly News story (10 million viewers) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#35697305%2335697305
• 5 national TV news stories in Norway and Scandinavia
• Multiple print and web stories in Norway and Canada
• Reuters international news story
• Thousands of Youtube and Facebook hits around the world

And to the case against open-net salmon farms, check this out: Norway was one of the first countries to use salmon farms on a large scale, and here's what one of the founders has to say. (red print below contains the kicker but the background is interesting too.)

Georg Fredrik Rieber-Mohn, a Norwegian judge who, as Attorney-General, drew up important environmental protection guidelines for Norwegian fish farms recently said the following during his remarks before the pending hockey game between Canada and Norway:

"Put simply, we had an open goal to save wild salmon but we missed the target. Now we are dealing with the consequences of poor defending. Atlantic salmon in the wild in Norway are now threatened with extinction in many rivers in Norway. There are many causes to this decline, but in vast areas the farming of salmon is the main factor. Escaped farmed salmon is a huge problem added to the problem of uncontrolled growth of sea lice. Scientists foresee remarkable damaging effects in new areas in the future.

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"In 1999, I was proud to present the so-called 'wild salmon plan' which proposed national protection for the 50 best salmon rivers and the 9 most important fjord-systems across Norway - the national laksfjords - where salmon farms would be prohibited. However, intense lobbying from the salmon farming industry watered down the proposals so that by the time they passed the parliament in 2007 the protected fjords had become smaller and gave less protection against the salmon farming industry.

The result has been a heavy defeat for wild salmon and a huge win for sea lice. Scientific research published by the Norwegian Institute of Nature Research indicates that the areas protected from open net cage salmon farms are simply too small to offer adequate protection from sea lice.

Scientists in Norway detail growing sea lice resistance to the chemicals designed to kill them. The Norwegian Food and Safety Authority recently reported nearly 100 cases of chemical treatment failures as sea lice are now immune. So serious is the situation that the Directorate of Nature Management - the Norwegian Government's conservation adviser - has called for drastic reductions in farmed salmon production and slaughter of farm stock to reduce the sea lice burden. "

And one more item: Read how the decline of salmon is resulting in hunger for First Nations' communities. http://www.straight.com/article-295756/vancouver/hunger-tied...

Want to be a part of turning the tide for wild salmon, and all that depend on this incredible species? Join the Wild Salmon Circle, http://www.wildsalmoncircle.com/join/ stay informed, and be among the first to take part in our action alerts.

events this week

Kate — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:27:30 -0800

Enterprising Non-Profit Introduction to Social Enterprise Workshop – Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

•    Event: A full day workshop for non-profit organizations looking at setting up or expanding a revenue generating business.
•    Location: YWCA Hotel, 733 Beatty, Vancouver, BC
•    Time: 9:30 am until 3:30 pm
•    Cost to attend: $100

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Sustainability Community Breakfast - Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
• Event: Metro Vancouver’s Sustainability Community Breakfasts is a series of monthly breakfast meetings that support the Sustainable Region Initiative. They provide an opportunity to build networks and partnerships and to increase awareness. This month’s topic is the Eco-certifications, eco-labels, eco-logos - what do they mean? An increasing number of consumers expect assurances that green products and services are in fact more sustainable than competing offerings. What is the difference between a product with an eco-logo versus an eco-certification? Who monitors to ensure standards are maintained? Can you trust what you buy? Do eco-logos and labels help raise the bar for more sustainable practices? Is there a business case for eco-labels? Please join us to hear presentations and engage in a dynamic discussion with local experts: Mike McDermid, Program Manager, Ocean Wise, Vancouver Aquarium, Lloyd Bernhardt, President, Ethical Bean Fair Trade Coffee and others TBC

•    Location: British Columbia Institute of Technology, 555 Seymour Street, Vancouver
•    Time: 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
•    Cost to Attend: Free. To register for the event, visit www.metrovancouver.org/region/breakfasts.
•    Expected attendance: 200

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Victoria Tea Festival

www.victoriateafestival.com

Sunday, March 7th, 2010
• Event: Celebration of volunteers
• Location: Laurel Point Inn, Victoria, BC