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Concerns arising over talk to commodify Canadian water during negotiations of the Canada-European Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) have prompted Lillooet City Council and Mayor Dennis Bontron to prepare…
…“open-ended play elements like wood posts.” Although childhood obesity rates are climbing and although positive links between green space and learning have been found, playgrounds remain low on the priority…
…municipality to procure goods and services locally. It also opens up our water treatment industries to multinational corporations. Despite the potential for “serious, unanticipated consequences for municipalities,” local leaders have…
On September 1, Franny Armstrong launched a new climate change campaign in the U.K. called “10:10”, which aims at committing individuals, organizations and businesses to a 10% reduction in carbon…
The Canadian Labour Congress believes now is the time to invest at least $10 billion in infrastructure projects from public transit to affordable housing. In an open letter 80 prominenet…
PICSnews-Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, Winter 2016 A new PICS supported report from the Columbia Institute details the minor legislative changes needed to open doors for scaling up residential energy…
…affordable housing, child care, civic lands and buildings, parks and open spaces, public art and specific types of transportation infrastructure were appropriate. The City has assurred residents that bonuses will…
…has contributed to a 35% reduction in overdose deaths in the area near the site, compared with a 9% drop elsewhere in the city. The study looked at fatal overdoses…
…climate change. The poor nations, who are the true victims of climate change, should propose the international framework necessary to target this global problem. Read the full story in OpenDemocracy….
…of the Los Angeles Food Policy Council, a policy based collective impact initiative of food system leaders. Pecha Kucha Style Presentations: Hilary Henegar – Sharing Economies Tiffany Muller Myrdahl…
…business above all else, fostering an environment where corruption and competition are rampant. Switching to a values-based operating system will support social and environmental justice while minimizing foreign debt and…
144 Manitoba municipalities have passed a resolution urging provincial parties to commit to a 1% tax provincial sales tax transfer to municipalities. The call for investment is an urgent one…