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		<title>LEED Building Case Study &#8211; A renovation of the Selkirk Tenth Street Residences</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Kiss</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To bring everyone up to speed&#8230;
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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;GREENING THE CUBE &#8211; 100 MILE HOUSING&#8217;  DOCUMENTARY</title>
		<link>http://www.localformation.com/community-calendar/films/greening-the-cube-100-mile-housing-documentary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.localformation.com/community-calendar/films/greening-the-cube-100-mile-housing-documentary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Vandenboer</dc:creator>
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Locally Produced Green-Building Documentary &#8216;GREENING THE CUBE &#8211; 100 MILE HOUSING&#8217; comes to Nelson, Kaslo &#38; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LF Development Update</title>
		<link>http://www.localformation.com/this-website/lf-development-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.localformation.com/this-website/lf-development-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon de la Salle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[This Website]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glacier / Howser Campaign Update</title>
		<link>http://www.localformation.com/local-topics/glacierhowser-campaign-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.localformation.com/local-topics/glacierhowser-campaign-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Kiss</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Calendar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment & Conservation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Era of Xtreme Energy By Michael T. Klare</title>
		<link>http://www.localformation.com/local-topics/the-era-of-xtreme-energy-by-michael-t-klare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.localformation.com/local-topics/the-era-of-xtreme-energy-by-michael-t-klare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Precious</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have found Michael Klare to be one of the leading writers on Peak Oil and energy issues in general. Here is a current essay / article of his hot off the press&#8211;concise and to the point. Important for our own understanding of the energy issues. read/pass it on. R P
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;
The Era of Xtreme Energy
Life [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Greening The Cube&#8221; &#8211; 100 Mile Housing</title>
		<link>http://www.localformation.com/community-calendar/films/greening-the-cube-100-mile-housing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.localformation.com/community-calendar/films/greening-the-cube-100-mile-housing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Vandenboer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is short notice I know but Tyler and myself have completed our documentary &#8220;Greening The Cube &#8211; 100 Mile Housing &#8221; and plan to show it Sunday 4th October at the Miner&#8217;s Hall in Rossland. There will be a 3pm Matinee and a 7pm Evening show.
We have not overly advertised it as we do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Features Posted</title>
		<link>http://www.localformation.com/this-website/new-features-posted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.localformation.com/this-website/new-features-posted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon de la Salle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[This Website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Updates & Support Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[action items]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feature development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[priorities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site updates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://localformation.com/?p=158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After sitting down with a few NPO&#8217;s and collecting a wish list of wants and needs, several new features have been added to enhance conversation and functionality within the website.

Thumbs up rating review on all posts  and comments.
Customized login panel with expanded info for non-profit display
Updated Contributors section to better showcase organizations indentity

That&#8217;s all, any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Potential for Web User Roles</title>
		<link>http://www.localformation.com/this-website/web-user-roles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.localformation.com/this-website/web-user-roles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon de la Salle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discuss this website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[This Website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Updates & Support Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[admin rules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[register]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://localformation.com/?p=119</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a planning topic, we have the ability to differentiate between a variety of user types for registration on the localformation.com website.
Roles
The identity a particular user assumes in a blog is called their Role. A Role essentially describes the set of tasks, called Capabilities, a person is allowed to perform. For instance, the role of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Video! Huge Crowds Turn Out in Kootenays to Protect Wild Rivers</title>
		<link>http://www.localformation.com/local-topics/water/new-video-huge-crowds-turn-out-in-kootenays-to-protect-wild-rivers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.localformation.com/local-topics/water/new-video-huge-crowds-turn-out-in-kootenays-to-protect-wild-rivers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Initiatives in the Kootenays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rivers at Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>

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Save Our Rivers Society presents a new 5-min video by Damien Gillis, documenting a big week in the battle against private river power in BC. See highlights from the recent Kaslo meeting where 1,100 spirited citizens showed up to rally and speak out for their wild rivers.
Rally in Kaslo &#8211; click to play videoAt issue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First meeting of all time &#8211; Social Formation</title>
		<link>http://www.localformation.com/local-topics/health_and_wellness/first-meeting-of-all-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.localformation.com/local-topics/health_and_wellness/first-meeting-of-all-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon de la Salle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discuss this website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[This Website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Updates & Support Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[planning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, July 8th, Tara Williams and Simon de la Salle met to discuss the ongoing project socialformation.com and how we might utilize these concepts to benefit current local initiatives.
Just to start, here is a quick list of suggested tasks to move this project forward:

Homepage design improvements
About Us documentation, and mutually developed &#8220;vision&#8221; container
Examples of [...]]]></description>
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