The Changes

I would like to encourage support of our Youth, and Students in the Arts, particularly in Film and Media. Vancouver is termed "Hollywood North", and yet there is limited funding and support for initiatives in this area. Imagine if Kevin Smith, who produced "Clerks", and his blockbuster sequels, after dropping out of Vancouver Film School, had received some support that allowed him to keep his production local. Vancouver would have reaped the benefits, as would any supporter, with their logo on the film at the festivals.
It's good business, and good for our community.
This is not a mandate, but a hope, a dream..

Wintertime with its below freezing temperatures can be physically devastating for both children and adults. I would like to be the catalyst in my community to begin a blanket/coat donation drive.

Imagine... quiet, greener streets and clean-powered vehicles! That healthier future is just around the corner to a curbside near you with BIG Green Island.

Starting in 2011, all the major car manufacturers are introducing electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, and Canadian communities are not ready to accommodate and encourage growth of green transportation.

BIG Green Island provides an innovative solution by making it easy for people switch to electric vehicles and take action on climate change and end our dirty addiction to BIG Oil and the Tar Sands. We build and manage innovative high-speed charging stations for electric vehicles and bikes/e-bikes for any site - rural, suburban or urban. We will create installations that are community and user-friendly, and will greatly reduce a community's carbon footprint, and increase livability. BIG Green Island stations can be mobile or permanent, depending on the need of the neighbourhood or community.

This pilot project will encourage growth in electric vehicle use and help the future arrive NOW. The charging stations will connect to larger, existing networks in North America, enabling drivers to go longer distances, and reducing range anxiety while greatly reducing our collective carbon footprint. These green transportation hubs will also accommodate ride-sharing and cooperative car sharing programs. Our renewable energy expertise allows for the hubs to run on solar, wind, micro-hydro power sources and use smart-grid innovations, feeding into the grid for a fully clean and renewable infrastructure.

The inexpensive use of used shipping containers allows for fast and efficient set-up in a broad range of space requirements. More permanent arrangements can also be arranged to suit residential, commercial or public requirements. Our electricians are fully qualified and certified to meet the federal, provincial, and local electrical guidelines for instillation and specialize in renewable energy instillations at home, for business and the community at large.

BIG Green Island thinks BIG and creates the BIG changes we want for our communities and the planet.

I am embracing social media as I slowly gain more experience with it. I am committed to applying my growing confidence in social media to my new online initiative www.greenthecityvancouver.com in order to give back, build community, and help shape our city's story as we move towards being the greenest city in the world by 2020.