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Climate News: Council Votes to Adopt Zero Carbon Step Code

At the May 16th Council meeting Mayor and Council voted to adopt the Zero Carbon Step Code in a move that will ensure the greenhouse gas emissions of new buildings are accounted for. By implementing…

Whistler’s Future Depends on Big Moves—Are You In?

The RMOW’s Big Moves Climate Action Implementation Plan is our community’s roadmap to cut emissions, protect what we love, and build a more resilient future.

13 Must Read Books on Climate Change

Was one of your New Year’s resolutions to do some more reading? You want to start reducing your carbon footprint and learn more about the current environmental state of the world. Or maybe you want…

Habitat and Biodiversity Panel and 2021 AGM Review

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 reevaluated across the community. For AWARE, that meant revisiting…

Choose to Reuse: Fast Fashion Facts

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 is on track to increase with population…

Coping With the IPCC Report

In August 2021, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report that caused distress and anxiety for many of us. The world’s top authorities on climate change told us of the “clear…

The Grizzly Bear

Grizzly bears are a fascinating and elusive presence for us here in the Sea to Sky corridor of British Columbia. Understanding more about the grizzly bear enables us to better protect their crucial habitats and…

The Sea to Sky Land and Resource Management Plan

The Sea to Sky Land and Resource Management Plan is not just a guide for recreational use, but for the general management of the Sea to Sky’s land.

AWARE Releases EcoCitizen Video Aims To Help Keep Whistler Special!

Video Can Help With Training & Guest Engagement We all love Whistler’s natural beauty, and with population growth and pressures from tourism and recreation, we need to empower every person to be good stewards of…