Rob Attrell

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Greenwashing

A Pathway Alliance ad on a Vancouver bus. These kinds of ads were quickly removed after Bill C-59 passed in Parliament. Amrit Khosla, Environment Committee What is greenwashing and why do businesses do it? After many decades of public concern over the climate warming, the Paris Accord was signed by 196 countries. Resulting from its …

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Bulletin de Decembre 2024

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Sondage de sensibilisation 2024 L’association communautaire travaille sur de nouveaux moyens améliorés de communiquer avec le quartier, et de grands événements tels que le ski de fond au clair de lune et le carnaval d’hiver sont prévus pour le début de l’année 2025 (restez à l’écoute pour plus de détails). Dans le cadre de …

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December 2024 Newsletter

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2024 Community Outreach Survey The Community Association is working on new and improved ways to connect with the neighbourhood, and big events like our annual Moonlight XC Ski and Winter Carnival are coming up in early 2025 (stay tuned for details). As part of an increased focus on outreach, we want to hear from …

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Tiers-lieux dans Convent Glen Orléans Wood

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Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh on Pexels.com Matthieu Gagnon, Vice-président L’Allée des citrouilles organisée par mon collègue membre du conseil d’administration de l’association communautaire, Arnold van den Hoeven, m’a fait prendre conscience de deux choses importantes : nos voisins sont généralement géniaux et nous avons besoin de plus d’événements de ce genre. Pour …

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Third places in Convent Glen Orléans Wood

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Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh on Pexels.com Matthieu Gagnon, Vice-President The Pumpkin Alley organized by my fellow community association board member, Arnold van den Hoeven, made me realize two important things, our neighbours are generally awesome and we need more of these types of things. The highlight of the event to me was …

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Restoring the Heart of the Suburbs

Obviously, anybody reading this is bringing with them their own life experiences and unique history.

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Mon premier semis d’hiver

Gillian Cantello, comité de l’environment J’ai toujours aimé les jardins, mais je suis loin d’être un jardinier accompli. Je n’avais jamais rien cultivé à partir de semences, mais tout a changé lorsque je suis devenu membre du comité de l’environnement de l’Association Convent Glen Orleans Wood Community, où j’ai rencontré certains membres qui sont de …

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My First Time Winter Sowing

Gillian Cantello, Environment Committee I have always loved gardens, but I am far from being an accomplished gardener. I had never grown anything from seed. That changed when I became part of the Convent Glen Orleans Wood Community Association’s Environment Committee and got to know some of the members, who are wonderful gardeners. One of …

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