| Plastic bags, straws and other single-use items top of mind for Metro Vancouver | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-58/792/Plastic bags, straws and other single-use items top of mind for Metro Vancouver | Plastic bags, straws and other single-use items top of mind for Metro Vancouver | <div class="ExternalClass703FFCBCF090422A8AA21ABA9FEEE794">Metro Vancouver is joining the battle against single-use items – such as utensils, plastic bags and coffee cups – to keep them out landfills, and from littering parks, public spaces and marine environments.<br></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue58-straws.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |
| Metro Vancouver participates in ‘near road’ air quality study | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-58/794/Metro Vancouver participates in ‘near road’ air quality study | Metro Vancouver participates in ‘near road’ air quality study | <div class="ExternalClassFC45BB8E894C48A5B7134B0780480C7D">Metro Vancouver’s regional air quality has
continually improved over the past several decades, but a new national Near Road Air
Quality Monitoring pilot study confirms that concentrations of air
contaminants are higher near major roads.<br><br></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue58-aq.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |
| Walking and Hiking in Winter in Metro Vancouver Regional Parks | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-58/796/Walking and Hiking in Winter in Metro Vancouver Regional Parks | Walking and Hiking in Winter in Metro Vancouver Regional Parks | <div class="ExternalClass57B29EAA9F54418499108D3FBA01E628">The cooler temperatures and fewer daylight hours
aren’t deterring Metro Vancouver recreationalists from heading outdoors.<br><br></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue58-mvparks.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |
| Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgraded | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-58/797/Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgraded | Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgraded | <div class="ExternalClassA620C5EF61364155A090D8D3BC420D9C">The Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant,
which serves 1.25 million people in Metro Vancouver, is undergoing a major
upgrade.<br><br></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue58-annacis.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |
| Move aside Rudolph: A new Christmas single is coming to town | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-58/798/Move aside Rudolph: A new Christmas single is coming to town | Move aside Rudolph: A new Christmas single is coming to town | <div class="ExternalClass3B0E9B49C3A946578FD8A72F3BAB4E4F">What's Christmas without carols? Not as merry and bright, that's for sure. To get people in the holiday spirit, Metro Vancouver has come up with its own <a href="http://subscription.metrovancouver.org/sites/chairupdate/SitePages/Home.aspx?jg=8e0bd379-4804-41ee-b01a-9258b347e8be&eg=97fe6670-b068-4369-b704-1bf47ca7dcce&lg=5840b67d-b767-46cb-83bb-49519396f1fd<p=c" target="_blank">yuletide carol</a> as part its <em>Create Memories, Not Garbage campaign.</em><br></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue58-cmng.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |
| Construction begins on Kennedy Newton Water Main | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-58/799/Construction begins on Kennedy Newton Water Main | Construction begins on Kennedy Newton Water Main | <div class="ExternalClassE50E6F3241094C95B91759E70004F726">Metro Vancouver is constructing a new water main in the City of Surrey to meet the growing demand for drinking water in communities south of the Fraser.<br><br></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/iisue58-kennedy.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |
| Metro Vancouver unveils 10-year Housing Plan | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-58/800/Metro Vancouver unveils 10-year Housing Plan | Metro Vancouver unveils 10-year Housing Plan | <div class="ExternalClass7F45CB63983148E694448FE042E0F267">Metro Vancouver Housing this month unveiled its
10-Year Housing Plan, which outlines plans to invest about $190 million in
affordable housing over the next decade with the goal to provide 1,350 new and
redeveloped units in the region.<br><br></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue58-housing.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |
| NZWC AGM highlights accomplishments | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-58/801/NZWC AGM highlights accomplishments | NZWC AGM highlights accomplishments | <div class="ExternalClass4F7FC1436F2A47FF8442E4DF00B3146D">The National Zero Waste Council highlighted its 2019 accomplishments at its Annual General Meeting last month.<br></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue58-nzwc.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |
| 2019 Zero Waste Conference builds on circular economy | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-58/802/2019 Zero Waste Conference builds on circular economy | 2019 Zero Waste Conference builds on circular economy | <div class="ExternalClass034133796C554C6CA9C7AD87BB17DB4A">Some 531 people attended Metro Vancouver's 9th annual Zero Waste Conference, which took place on October 30 - 31 and set the stage for the 2020 World Circular Economy Forum.<br></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue58-zwc.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |
