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Habitat and Biodiversity Panel and 2021 AGM Review

on July 8, 2022

2021 continued to rock the boat! As unprecedented challenges continued to unfold, or turned out tenacious and unwilling to disappear, priorities and operations had to be…

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Choose to Reuse: Fast Fashion Facts

on May 3, 2022

Choosing to reuse isn’t just about reducing single use plastics. The fashion industry currently produces 4-5 billion tons of CO2 emissions annually: That is 8-10% of global CO2 emissions, and…

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FREE Zero Waste Workshops for Schools

on October 19, 2021

It’s Waste Reduction Week, and what better way to celebrate than the launch of the Zero Waste Educational Workshops for the 2021/22 school year.

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Whistler Could Ban Single-Use Plastics in 2023

on September 1, 2021

Whistler Could Ban Single-Use Plastics in 2023 In a win for a zero-waste future, Whistler is targeting early 2023 for a ban on single-use plastics. Following a Provincial amendment to the Local Government Act, municipalities in B.C. are now able to institute bans on plastic bags, straws, and other single-use plastic items without needing provincial approval. Read More

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One Year On: The Evolving Interplays of Nature, Climate, Tourism & Building Back Better

on April 23, 2021

On Earth Day 2020, we gathered (virtually) in the early stages of the pandemic. Many questions had emerged – from how to stay healthy, to…

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