• Watch Again: Day of Action for BC Forests Guest Speakers & Opportunities to Speak Up For Old Growth

    on March 22, 2021

    Watch Again: Day of Action for BC Forests Guest Speakers March 19th, 2021 was designated a Day of Action for BC Forests by the BC Forest March and AWARE was…


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  • March 19 Day of Action

    on March 12, 2021

    March 19, 2021 marks a big day of action here in Whistler and around the world. Read below to learn how you can get involved (COVID safely of course) and…


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  • Zero Waste Gift Wrapping

    on December 24, 2020

    Zero Waste Gift Wrapping Canadians create 540,000 tonnes of waste from gift wrapping and gift bags over the course of a year. That’s the equivalent of about four CN Tower’s! Each Canadian ends up tossing about 110 pounds of garbage over the holidays. Since many of these products can’t be recycled, they end up in the landfill. Now is the time to green our gifting. Here are some tips and techniques to reuse what we have, and ditch the waste: Read More


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  • Waste Reduction Week in the Time of Covid

    on October 28, 2020

    Waste Reduction Week 2020 goes virtual! See below for the full recording of  the fermentation workshop with Jessica Winter and Alice Savage from our Online Workshop on Reducing Food Waste…


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  • Our Top Tips for Plastic Free Living

    on October 24, 2020

    Our Top Tips For Plastic Free Living We know that plastic is everywhere - in our food, in our air, and in the water we need to survive. We also know that it is in many of the products we consume. Every year Canadians throw away 3 million tonnes of plastic waste, only 9% of which gets recycled. The good news is that there are many simple and rewarding ways to reduce our plastic waste and “close the loop” on consumption. Start small, and build these habits into a routine one by one. Every action makes a difference! Read on for more: Read More


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