E-newsletter (November 2021)
Our November edition of ‘Briefing Notes’ shares excerpts on affordable housing, land acknowledgements, car-free futures, solar panels, and more… Read full briefing notes…
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United Nations Report Documents the Economic Benefits of Nature Conservation
…of nature’s free services without applying economic value to them. The report points out that deforestation costs millions of dollars in flooding, greenhouse gas emissions, and water purification- more money…
San Francisco to Mandate Businesses Promote Transit to Employees
San Francisco is considering a proposal that would require businesses with more than 20 employees to provide commuting alternatives to the personal vehicle. The move is an attempt to reduce…
Housing Policies Could Help Prevent AIDS, Says Study
…HIV/AIDS. Activists suggest that housing is a key issue in preventing AIDS infection, and emphasize the need for secure, barrier-free housing for street-involved populations. Read the full story in The…
Toronto’s First Pedestrian Scramble
Imagine an intersection where cars in all four directions are stopped and hundreds of people fill the intersection, moving in every direction. This pedestrian free-for-all is now an established and…
Indigenous Issues and Reconciliation Resources
…their communities across British Columbia and Canada. View Resources Please feel free to share articles and updates with us at info@columbiainstitute.eco so that we may continue to learn and improve….
Small town in England aims for food self sufficiency
…digging up lawns to plant more veggies on an ongoing basis. No public space is sacred, the police station, train station, health centre and school are all providing free fruits…
Canadians willing to be taxed more to reduce wealth gap
According to a recent poll commissioned by the Broadbent Institute, the majority of Canadians support higher taxation if money is dedicated to reducing the growing income gap. The survey, conducted…
The Sharing of Good Ideas
…Canada’s largest private-sector trade union. He received his Ph.D. in Economics in 1995 from the New School for Social Research in New York, and also holds economics degrees from Cambridge…
City of Surrey tracks progress towards Sustainability
The City of Surrey is launching a dashboard that allows the community to track the City’s progress towards sustainability. Some of the indicators tracked include: proximity of homes to amenities…
UNDP Interactive Project Map
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) created an interactive map highlighting the projects they have implemented across the world in an effort to combat or mitigate climate change. Projects can…
Infrastructure Stimulus Fund In Ontario
The Ontario Infrastrucure Fund aims to accelerate infrastructure investments to foster a competitive environment which attracts businesses and creates employment opportunities. Projects are jointly funded by the federal and Ontario…