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A white Christmas is a rare occurence in Vancouver. While many Vancouverites come originally from places where a white Christmas isn’t so unusual, once you become a Vancouverite you grow accustomed to our own Christmas tradition; the grey Christmas. Wet, moist, rain, overcast…that sort of thing.
I was speaking to my sister on Christmas eve and [...]
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Vancouver city council last night approved a pilot project in laneway housing. It’s still too soon to know all the details of the plan. However, it looks as though the City of Vancouver will reassess the project once the first 100 laneway houses have been built. Public consultation will continue on issues such as parking [...]
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On June 10th, the Vancouver city council officially (and unanimously) passed the EcoDensity Charter. This unanimous vote took place despite the opposition by more than twenty local community groups.
Most of what is contained in the charter has a long way to go before we see it put into affect. These include such actions as: new [...]
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These days, we have far more options when searching for a new home than previous house-hunters. In fact, one of the best ways that today’s house-hunter can be certain of finding a healthy, green home is by looking for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. Homes built with this certification are built [...]
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The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation recently released these 10 steps that all of us can take to help keep our planet healthy. Some of the side benefits to adopting some of these changes include saving money, healthier living, and increasing our homes resale value!
Don’t drive, use transit
Switching some of your local travel from a [...]
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For those of us that are interested in real estate in this city, there’s a new website that’s worth checking out. The city recently adopted a new strategic plan for development in the city which they have termed EcoDensity.
In a nutshell, EcoDensity is an attempt by the city to reduce our ecological footprint. They are [...]
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There’s an interesting new product available in Vancouver.
Have you always thought of bamboo as hard, rather than soft and supple? Well, there’s a local designer who is offering bamboo towels which the Georgia Straight calls “luscious”. These towels are apparently four times as absorbent as cotton. They’re also hypoallergenic and antibacterial. Most importantly, however, “bamboo [...]
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