| Water Supply and Water Use Restrictions as of late July 2015 | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-11/139/Water Supply and Water Use Restrictions as of late July 2015 | Water Supply and Water Use Restrictions as of late July 2015 | <div class="ExternalClassA7A26B6FB0F44BC0B9D224E89AF68168"><p>Due to unseasonably dry and hot weather and the low snowpack, Metro Vancouver has activated Stage 3 of its Water Shortage Response Plan. This essentially prohibits lawn sprinkling, but also effects other water uses.</p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue11-stage3.jpg | Read more... | Water | Full | |
| Air Quality Advisories Update | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-11/140/Air Quality Advisories Update | Air Quality Advisories Update | <div class="ExternalClassB1BB30B63F664F5495D7BE0E17B0C0BD"><p>Metro Vancouver has issued two air quality advisories
so far this summer – one for smog and one for smoke. Most parts of the Province
continue to face active fires, high fire hazards, and bans on open fires, and
campfires. </p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue11-airquality.jpg | Read more... | AirQuality | Full | |
| Metro Vancouver Position on Trans Mountain Expansion Project | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-11/141/Metro Vancouver Position on Trans Mountain Expansion Project | Metro Vancouver Position on Trans Mountain Expansion Project | <div class="ExternalClass20D3CBD949814D179986C5776C10C99C"><p>On May 27, Metro Vancouver submitted its written
evidence to the National Energy Board (NEB) to “express its opposition to the
proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Project” regarding the Trans Mountain
Expansion Project (TMX). TMX is an
application from Kinder Morgan Canada to expand its existing 1,150-kilometre
petroleum products pipeline that runs from Edmonton to Burnaby.</p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue11-transmountain.jpg | Read more... | TransMountain | Full | |
| Establishing a Regional Pilot Project to Prevent Illegal Fill | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-11/142/Establishing a Regional Pilot Project to Prevent Illegal Fill | Establishing a Regional Pilot Project to Prevent Illegal Fill | <div class="ExternalClass460BBCD7DF044C729684A44F4505FDB9"><p>Dump trucks arriving, sometimes in the night, tipping
full loads of unregistered, unproductive fill onto what should be prime
farmland. Doesn’t sound right, does it? Local farmland is for growing local
food. </p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue11-farm.jpg | Read more... | IllegalFill | Full | |
| Proposed Bylaw for Our Local Fermentation Operations | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-11/143/Proposed Bylaw for Our Local Fermentation Operations | Proposed Bylaw for Our Local Fermentation Operations | <div class="ExternalClassB124CC87F8E24830B795B39D09B2EF22"><p><span lang="EN-US">It’s patio season, and
Metro Vancouver is home to many great local microbreweries. You might have a
favourite or two. While each operation makes a distinctly local product, there
is an unintended side effect when the brewing process reaches the sewage system</span></p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue11-fermentation.jpg | Read more... | Fermentation | Full | |
| Agriculture Awareness Grants Awarded May 2015 | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-11/145/Agriculture Awareness Grants Awarded May 2015 | Agriculture Awareness Grants Awarded May 2015 | <div class="ExternalClass482C264EEF5C4394B5C72D75473D5688"><p>Educating K-12 students (<a href="http://www.aitc.ca/bc/programs/take-a-bite-of-bc/" target="_blank"><em>Take a Bite of BC</em></a>, <a href="http://www.growingchefs.ca/volunteer-program-info" target="_blank"><em>Classroom Growing Program</em></a>) and community events such as <a href="http://www.haneyfarmersmarket.org/market-calendar.html" target="_blank"><em>The Market Goes to the Farm</em></a> in Maple Ridge (Aug 8), and the 7th Annual Garlic Festival in Richmond (Aug 23) and 8 more programs all benefited from the 2015 awards.</p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue11-agricultureawareness.jpg | Read more... | AgricultureAwareness | Full | |
| Metro Vancouver Part of Canada’s First Feeding the 5000 Event | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-11/146/Metro Vancouver Part of Canada’s First Feeding the 5000 Event | Metro Vancouver Part of Canada’s First Feeding the 5000 Event | <div class="ExternalClass9B6F29DFBB8C4F5C9B56CCBDEDC2B131"><p>Do you Love Food but Hate Waste? Metro Vancouver's <a href="http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.ca/" target="_blank"><em>Love
Food – Hate Waste</em></a> campaign is here to help people use more of the food
they buy. Fish lovers, apple lovers, egg lovers and more…this campaign is for
you.</p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue11-feed5000.jpg | Read more... | Feeding5000 | Full | |
| Take a Watershed Tour This Summer | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-11/147/Take a Watershed Tour This Summer | Take a Watershed Tour This Summer | <div class="ExternalClassEA7389D207D14460A128D76398754584"><p><span lang="EN-US">This summer, with the unusually dry weather,
more people are asking about our water supply.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span>Find
out where your water comes from. Join a watershed tour, or read more about them
online. </p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue11-watershed-tours.jpg | Read more... | Watershed | Full | |
| Greystone Village Tenants Take Care of Eagle Creek | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-11/148/Greystone Village Tenants Take Care of Eagle Creek | Greystone Village Tenants Take Care of Eagle Creek | <div class="ExternalClassD6E90AEF466040C09139D8803F68E200"><p><a href="/services/housing/about-housing/sites/greystone-village" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">Greystone
Village</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> located
in Burnaby borders Eagle Creek, one of the many waterways in our region that
supports salmon and other wildlife habitat. </span>Greystone Village
Tenant Association, residents and community partners got together for a
tremendous creek clean-up event. Kudos to all who participated. </p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue11-greystonevillage.jpg | Read more... | Greystone | Full | |
| Metro Vancouver's Zero Waste Conference October 29, 2015 | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-11/153/Metro Vancouver's Zero Waste Conference October 29, 2015 | Metro Vancouver's Zero Waste Conference October 29, 2015 | <div class="ExternalClass17C4232284C7464C8723D2B826C7F1E4"><p>Mark your calendar for Thursday, October 29 - and register for the annual Zero Waste Conference. Opening Keynote - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pub/william-mcdonough/15/2/72a" target="_blank">William McDonough, FAIA, FRIBA, Int.</a>, a globally recognized leader in sustainable development and design, recognized by Time magazine as a 'Hero for the Planet'.</p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue11-zwc.jpg | Read more... | ZWC | Full | |
