Blue Heron in snow

My first video posted on YouTube.



Enjoy!
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Holiday Market 2006 - December 9 & 10

Holiday Market 2006 - December 9 & 10: December 9 & 10, 2006
10am - 5pm both days
Heritage Hall, (Main Street and 15th Avenue) Vancouver
Admission: $2 each day Children under 13 FREE
Each day is different! Shop at familiar summer market vendors and new vendors you may have never met before.

All products are juried for quality, made in BC and sold by the producer only. Get the finest in food and gift items for the holidays at this eagerly anticipated market! Contact your favourite vendors below to place advance orders to avoid sell-outs and disappointment. This is a very popular event and lineups are common - but it's worth the wait!

Market members get free admission and front of the line access - show your membership cards at the door.
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Green Homes, Realtors, and News in British Columbia

Since our homes are probably the largest producers of greenhouse gases [the power that runs them & the things made we buy to put in them comes from the power grid] this makes sense. It concerns me that the price of greening real estate will make it even more unattainable in Vancouver's over-priced housing market. I want this project/effort to do well.

Green Homes, Realtors, and News in British Columbia

GreenerHomes.ca is a free online resource of green* related news, tips, opinions, and directories of green products, organizations, and more organizations pertaining to homes and property. In addition to it's presence on the web, the GreenerHomes.ca team offers a 'green' realty service throughout British Columbia for both Buyers and Sellers of real estate.

Be sure to check it out. Looks promising. The use of the word "green" is so generic, I seached the site for sustainable and am pleased by the results.

And, if you are not coming to the C.A.N./Solar Power Roadshow event tomorrow, go to this one:

This Saturday, please join us for a fun and informative presentation by James that explores what a greener home is; the benefits of greener homes; and provides tips on how to green your home including leads for green-home grants and financing. Learn about how the real estate market is greening and how to get ahead of the curve. Packed with firsthand stories and website links to access more information, the presentation concludes with an inspiring slideshow of incredible 'natural' BC homes that have been built for less than $75,000!

which is announced on James Rodgers' blog

Location: Light House Sustainable Building Centre
1575 Johnston St, Granville Island (above Rogers Chocolates)
Time: Saturday, December 9, 2-4pm
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BBC NEWS: Canada upholds gay marriage law

Well, Canada made the grade over at the Beeb:

BBC NEWS: Canada upholds gay marriage law

Canadian MPs have rejected a proposal by the governing Conservative party to overturn a law allowing gay marriage.

Twelve Conservative MPs, including several members of the cabinet, joined Liberals and Canada's other opposition parties to defeat the motion 175-123.

Read it all.

In a universe parallel to this blogiverse, I talk to people on the phone encouraging them to make a donation to a non-profit/charitable organization. When that group's support of same-sex marriage is a deal breaker and no further support is likely, I usually end the call in this way:

I understand how you feel and I want to leave you with this thought: 150 years ago, slavery was legal. 100 years ago, women couldn't vote. Have a good day.

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Patterson-Gimlin Footage Stabilization at Cryptomundo.com

And now for something completely different.

Bigfoot. Walking. On level ground. Looking like a man.

Patterson-Gimlin Footage Stabilization at Cryptomundo.com

Dressed in a monkey suit.

Or is he....?

Gaisma - Vancouver, Canada - Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times for the whole year

A graphical view of Vancouver's light/dark time....

Vancouver, Canada - Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times for the whole year

The graph adjusts for Daylight Savings Time.


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Event - Cooperative Auto Network / Solar Power Roadshow - December 9th

GreatEvent - Cooperative Auto Network / Solar Power Roadshow - December 9th:

I will be attending this event.

Help celebrate Cooperative Auto Network's newest branch location at Oarkridge Centre, on December 9, 2006 from 1pm-4pm, at the mall's auditorium. The public is invited to this free event. Please drop in to inquire about the advantages of car sharing, at the C.A.N. booth. Everyone is welcome.

Read it all...
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:: Path to Feedom :: The Urban Homestead

Positively inspiring. Visit this site and see how they grow their own food and more in Pasadena, CA!

:: Path to Feedom :: The Urban Homestead:

"We regard our 1/5 acre urban homestead as a sustainable living resource center where we are setting out to live by example while also inspiring others to 'just do it!'

Our objective is to live as sustainably and self-sufficiently as possible in an urban environment in harmony with nature and each other, while also inspiring others to 'think globally, act locally.' Our homestead supports four adults, who live and work full time on a 66' x 132' city lot (1/5 acre).

The yard has over 350 varieties of edible and useful plants. The homestead's productive 1/10 acre organic garden now grows over 6,000 pounds (3 tons) of produce annually. This provides fresh vegetables and fruit for our family's vegetarian diet and a source of income."

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Broadway & Cambie

Broadway & Cambie
Originally uploaded by urbanwild.

This is in my neighbourhood. An article about what developments are being built can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/yxcb8o

Arthur Laing Bridge at sunset

Arthur Laing Bridge at sunset
Originally uploaded by urbanwild.

A visual reminder that the city's sinew is made up of corridors of communication, transporation and power.

Algae Bloom

Algae Bloom
Originally uploaded by urbanwild.

Blue Heron in Burnaby

Blue Heron in Burnaby
Originally uploaded by urbanwild.

A ditch separates the road from the houses and this Blue Heron was looking for some dinner. This was taken near Marine Dr in South Burnaby close to the New Wesminster border.

Links to sites regarding emergency preparedness | ChangeEverything.ca

I wrote this on a local community website:

So, in the Lower Mainland the boil water advisory has been lifted and the snow is melting. We once again return to normal. People need to be ready to stay normal when things are not normal. If people went into a panic about water, imagine what Vancouver and The Lower Mainland, GVRD would be like if the snow and cold followed a few days after an earthquake. That is what being more prepared for emergencies is all about.

Here is a list of sites that I've found that have very good information about being prepared for emergencies. The opinions expressed on some of these sites deal with Survivalism and do not necessarily relect my own. Many sites have their own links section for more information.

Read it all...

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