New CEA Funding Guide
The Community Energy Association has just released its 2008 funding guide. Funding Your Community Energy Initiatives is a guide to funding and resources for local governments. Click here to see the…
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High Ground Youth Delegation
…it takes to build sustainable, equitable, and inclusive communities in BC and the inspiration to be a part of it. We encourage students from all backgrounds to apply! So, if…
Serrania del Darien Rainforest in Columbia to be protected through carbon credits
The Acandi peoples of Columbia are about to become the first community in Columbia to manage and care for forests through conservation offsets. With the help of Anthropologist, Brodie Ferguson,…
Fundraiser – Columbia Institute & Partners in the Horn of Africa
Under the banner, “Building Community… at Home and in the Horn,” we held our first fundraiser in partner with Parnters in the Horn of Africa on November 30, 2015 at…
Prairie weather unseasonably warm
…problems for many northern communities, where ice roads are not even close to being completed. Communities may have to rely on food and other stables being flown in at great…
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Our blog delivers provocative commentary on public issues that shape our daily lives. Contributors offer policy solutions and commentary on a range of issues, including economic transition, the broad impact…
Cambridge Ontario goes for the gold
…will result in much lower energy costs. It takes only between 3-5 years to gain back the extra costs. Councillor Pam Wolf believes “Advertising our community as a gold community…
Going Local: Inspirational Stories of Local Government and Local Economy in BC
…of life in their communities. As communities face the future, local government leaders are asking themselves what they can do to protect and strengthen their local economies. This publication provides…
BC municipalities worry CETA will impact their buy-local policies
The buy local movement is picking up steam in BC. Local procurement policies are viewed as a way to strengthen communities, both economically and socially. These policies could be undone,…
2012 Green Jobs BC Conference: Good Jobs for a Green Future
The conference will bring together 200-300 British Columbians from across the Labour and Environmental movements, as well business, First Nations, community, government, and other sectors interested in building a strong…
Faced with declining enrollment Toronto School Board may have to close 171 schools
…kids have increasingly complex needs and we could be putting in mental health centres, health centres and programs for seniors” to better serve communities. Read more in the Toronto Star. …
Electricity bills in Ontario set to rise $300 a year by the end of 2011
…come by 2012. These increased rates will stem from new wind, solar and biomass energy projects that are expected to provide cleaner air and a new economic future. BEC Green…