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Municipal roundup

November 3, 2009 - 1:00 pm | 1 Comment Posted by Jonathan Ross

Random observations across Metro Vancouver

Random observations across Metro Vancouver

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Confusion over GCAT’s targets

October 28, 2009 - 9:30 am | 0 Comments Posted by Jonathan Ross

Is diversion a smarter and more effective way of targeting waste?

Is diversion a smarter and more effective way of targeting waste?

I post this discussion as a way to have some queries answered rather than an attempt to poke holes in the Greenest City Action Team’s “Vancouver 2020: A Bright Green Future” report.

The document states that:

“Metro Vancouver produces 1.5 tonnes of solid waste per capita annually, or more than four kilograms per person every single day of the year.”

Now with regards to that number, the report’s 2020 commitment is to:

“Reduce solid waste per capita going to landfill or incinerator by 40 per cent.”

What isn’t being discussed as much, however, is the concept of waste diversion and how that plays into this overall waste reduction target.

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GCAT releases its 10-year plan

October 20, 2009 - 10:25 am | 1 Comment Posted by Jonathan Ross

GCAT's 10-year plan for Vancouver is ambitious, to say the least.

GCAT's 10-year plan for Vancouver is ambitious, to say the least.

This morning the Greenest City Action Team released a detailed 10-year plan entitled Vancouver 2020: A Bright Green Future.

The report is 75 pages, and so I haven’t had a chance to go through it with any detail.  However, I am intrigued by the 20,000 new green jobs target, which is a brilliant strategy to attract buy-in from the business community and those that aren’t naturally inclined towards the intrinsic value of green initiatives.  Building the business case for going green takes things out of the realm of political and policy differences and bridges the gap to something that everyone can support.

I will offer further feedback at a later date, but comments from readers are as always welcome.

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FACT OF THE DAY

In 2010, Vancouver had fewer than half the number of murders than it had in 2009.  There were nine homicides within Vancouver’s city limits, down from 19 killings the previous year.

Quote OF THE DAY

“Perhaps it was my silk dress or the new perfume I’ve been wearing lately. When I asked Suzanne Anton what her New Year’s resolution was, she replied, “To kiss a pretty girl!” and pecked me on the cheek.”  – Writer Emily Barca describing her encounter with the lone NPA City Councillor on New Year’s Eve.

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