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Dec 8
LEED Building Case Study – A renovation of the Selkirk Tenth Street Residences
To bring everyone up to speed… We began our public presentation series in April with a general introduction to Cascadia Green Building Council, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), green building costs and benefits, and an introduction to our upcoming Case Study (Selkirk Dormitories). Next, we held a Design Charrette to capture some public input [...]
Oct 30
‘GREENING THE CUBE – 100 MILE HOUSING’ DOCUMENTARY
Locally Produced Green-Building Documentary ‘GREENING THE CUBE – 100 MILE HOUSING’ comes to Nelson, Kaslo & Revelstoke. The film will be showing at The Langham Theatre in Kaslo next Tuesday November 3rd and at the United Church in Revelstoke on Wednesday the 4th of November. The Nelson screening will be held on Tuesday 10th November at 5:30 and [...]
Sep 29
LF Development Update
Finally some more time to work on local formation concepts. After sitting down with Paula Kiss of the Eco Society, we discussed and implemented several new strategies on the website. Content has been re-written and enhanced, as well our registration and moderation process has been fine-tuned. If you are an NGO or community organization and would [...]
Sep 29
Glacier / Howser Campaign Update
The campaign to keep Glacier and Howser Creeks wild has had some great successes recently. In June, more than 1,100 people attended the rally and provincial government meeting in Kaslo. In July, more than 450 people attended a public meeting hosted by Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall. By the end of July, more than 1,000 people [...]
