Unique Vision: Long after the Olympics are gone, Whistler2020 keeps focus on town's natural wonders (24 Hours Vancouver, BC)

Sean Rioux — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:34:00 -0500

By SUZANNE ELSTON, Special to QMI Agency

February 20, 2010-This year will be remembered for bringing the eyes of the world to Whistler, B.C., but for local residents, 2020 has a much greater significance and focus. Whistler2020 is the name of the town’s long-term community sustainability plan.Traditional urban planning tends to focus more on isolated pieces of the planning puzzle, rather than on interconnected systems. What the town needed was an integrated approach that would address social, economic and environmental challenges...

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The Natural Step Canada and EnviroCentre launch season two of the Greening Ottawa NGOs (GONGOs) program

Karen Miller — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:37:45 -0500

On March 4th, EnviroCentre and The Natural Step (TNS) Canada hosted the first workshop for the 2010 cohort of the Greening Ottawa Non-Gover

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Call for Storytellers

Sean Rioux — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:21:49 -0500

The Natural Step is looking for two creative Storytellers for our upcoming learning programs in Stockholm, April 14th&15th and The Netherlands April 26th and 27th, 2010.

Call for Storytellers

Sean Rioux — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:13:28 -0500

The Natural Step is looking for two creative Storytellers for our upcoming learning programs in Stockholm, April 14th & 15th and The Netherlands April 26th and 27th, 2010.

Sustainability for Leaders Level 1 Foundations Certificate Course :: Eindhoven, Netherlands

Sean Rioux — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:17:51 -0500

Start: Apr 26 2010 - 9:00am

End: Apr 27 2010 - 5:00am

Timezone: Etc/GMT+1

Sustainability for Leaders Level 1 Foundations Certificate Course in partnership with The International Center for Sustainable Excellence (ICSE)

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The Natural Step Canada is Hiring

Jennifer Reid — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:32:24 -0500

Do you have the gift of gab? Are you able to manage the wants and needs of a diverse group of individuals?

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Exchange Manager

Marieke — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:21:07 -0500

The Natural Step Canada is hiring an “Exchange Manager” to manage its peer-learning network among sustainability leaders. Please see the attached posting for details.

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The Natural Step Heads East: Storytelling in Halifax

Youth Storyteller — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:04:26 -0500

Submitted by Shane Yates 02.03.2010

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TEDxWhistler: Looking beyond the Olympic Games

Kelly Hawke Baxter — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:50:24 -0500

While most of Canada focuses on how many medals Canada is winning or losing, the Whistler Centre for Sustainability has been sharing another important story. As co-host of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Whistler is concerned not only with delivering a successful games but also what happens after the games. As The Whistler Centre says, “what happens after the Games after the adrenaline levels drop, hangovers dissipate, and Whistler starts coming to grips with a more carbon-restrained world?” Can Whistler continue “to be the premier resort community as we move toward sustainability” as their mission states?

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A look at Whistler’s Athlete’s Village

Kelly Hawke Baxter — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:42:32 -0500

Yeterday I wrote about Whistler’s efforts to make this the most sustainable Olympics in history. A big part of this story is Whistler’s Athlete’s Village. Initially, the Athletes Village was planned as a temporary village – instead, the development of the permanent village is providing a means to meet housing needs in a way that is socially, environmentally and economically sustainable.

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