For the last two decades, the Vancity Community Foundation has been extending a hand across the province (and not just over the Holidays) through a variety of local initiatives.
Its bike to work week 2010! May 31– June 6 Form a team and participate in Bike to Work Week in your area, whether it be the Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver or Victoria. Register yourself or a team online for Bike to Work week 2010 A number of celebration stations will be set up in participating areas offering food, bike maintenance and prizes. For listings of the celebration station locations in your area, got to:
MEC BikeFest
Mountain Equipment Co-op stores across Canada are gearing up to host BikeFests. These one-day, family-friendly events celebrate all things cycling. They feature demonstrations, clinics, cycling vendors, and opportunities to try out gear and test ride new bikes. Find out the date and location of the BikeFest in your area.
And with all that biking, Vancouverites are sure to
Bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society.
The terrible disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico is devastating for fishermen, local communities, and all of us who support protecting our public resources.
The Rotary Club of Vancouver Quadra has joined with the Salvation
Army - Harbour Light and the BC Association of Podiatrists to hold "Downtown Eastside Foot Clinic".
Over four hundred street people were served in March, June &
September so far this year. Street people attending were able to wash