Income inequality in Canada rising faster than in the US
…question about fairness and can contribute to social tensions. In Canada, the gap between the rich and poor has widened over two decades, especially compared to our peer countries.” Read…
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A Day in the Life of Our Taxes
Public health care, garbage pick up, safe food, clean water, public parks, emergency services, higher learning, the chance to live in great communities with the hope of reaching our personal…
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will finalize its Fifth Assessment Report on Climate Change (AR5) in September 2014. Compared to previous reports, AR5 will put more emphasis on…
New Report shows that Farmers’ Markets Contribute $3.09 Billion to Canadian Economy.
A report commissioned in 2008 by FMC (Farmers’ Market Canada ) has found that farmers’ markets have an economic impact of $3.09 billion dollars annually on the Canadian economy. The…
BC’s Chief Atahm Elementary School provides immersion in First Nations language and culture
…elders and parents has created a generation of children connected to their culture and community, and will hopefully halt the decline of the Secwepemctsin language. Read more in the Tyee. …
Metro Vancouver Debates Waste Incineration
Metro Vancouver’s proposed solid waste management plan is drawing fire over its waste incineration component. The region plans to increase recycling from 50% to 70% and burn the remaining 30%….
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change (AR4) in 2007. AR4 is perhaps the largest and most comprehensive summary of climate change…
Kyoto Protocol
…and the European community to decrease GHG emissions to 5% against 1990 levels over the 5-year period 2008-2012. The rules for the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol were outlined in…
Langley Draft Water Management Plan
…The draft plan is the first comprehensive groundwater planning document in BC and aims at reducing water demand by 30% over the next decade. BC is the only province that…
Crime wave changes as grey tsunami washes over Vancouver Island
As the so-called grey tsunami gains momentum across the country, a different kind of crime wave is washing over some Vancouver Island communities, including Parksville, Sidney and North Saanich, with violent…
Columbia Institute and Tyee Gala – Stories to be Heard, Not Yet Told
We held our second gala dinner in partnership with The Tyee on March 6, 2017 at the Creedside Community Centre in Vancouver. The evening program, which included an Ethiopian buffet…
Manitoba municipalities urging parties to invest in infrastructure
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…