Squamish CAN (Climate Action Network) meeting Monday, January 11th @ 7pm. Venue: Brackendale Art Gallery
Written by Squamish CAN
Wednesday, 06 January 2010 15:29
Come and join Squamish CAN at our next Network meeting. We enjoy a fun, informal atmosphere while learning about the possibilities for creative change in our community. Bring your own ideas if you have them, or help us develop exciting projects for collective action.
AT THIS MEETING
Special guest: Trevor Dunn, representing the Squamish Oceanfront development
Theme: Trevor will give us an introduction to the Oceanfront plans, and we will have the chance to discuss with him issues like water conservation, waste management and alternative energy features, green building practices, and food production opportunities in this new development.
And if you can't make it next week but want to find out what we're up to, send us an email at
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or check www.squamishcan.net for upcoming meetings and events.
Ana Santos, Squamish CAN coordinator
Tel. 604.892.0305
Ray Peters Trail closed
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Wednesday, 06 January 2010 13:46
The Ray Peters Trail will be closed for construction / maintenance upgrades until the end of the Month January 31st 2010. This only pertains to the section of Ray Peters along Highway 99 from Depot Road to Squamish Valley Rd across from Alice Lake Turnoff. This work is being accomplished through our Partnership with SORCA, The Squamish Trails Society and the District of Squamish through the NTC Grant.
Community Parenting Series
Written by Cedar Valley School
Wednesday, 06 January 2010 13:42
Free and open to everyone!
7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Cedar Valley Waldorf School
38265 Westway Avenue, Valleycliffe
Monday, January 11 Our 12 Senses
“The senses are more than the simple activity of perceiving; they are indeed the foundation for the soul to express itself through the body.” Albert Soesman, MD
Monday, January 18 Children in Modern Society
What effect does media have on our children? How can we provide a naturally enriched environment for our children?
Monday, January 25 The Soul of Discipline
There are many questions around the topic of discipline and many parents know more about they don’t want to do regarding the discipline of their children than what to do. Come and find out more about loving healthy discipline.
Call 604-898-3287 or
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for more info or to RSVP
www.cedarvalleyschool.com
Transportation update from the Olympic and Paralympic Transportation Team (OPTT) TravelSmart in 2010 and everyone wins
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Tuesday, 22 December 2009 17:10
General:
Transportation is one of the greatest challenges in staging the 2010 Winter Games.
Everyone is encouraged to come into downtown Vancouver to enjoy the Games but is asked to use alternative modes of transportation. “Know before you go” — plan ahead, dress warmly and allow plenty of travel time, no matter what mode of travel you choose.
If we each do our part to reduce vehicle use, the Games will be a success and people and businesses will be able to move efficiently.
www.travelsmart2010.ca is the best resource for transportation information, trip planning tools and up-to-date information about getting around during the Games.
Squamish Emergency Program Emergency Social Services (SEP ESS) has responded to the townhouse fire on Government Road and is providing 72 hour emergency support services to eight affected families while assessing the short and long term needs of the families.
The Squamish Emergency Program Society has set up a Fire Fund account at Squamish Saving (branch 81, account 331918) and is currently accepting cash donations. The Society will assess individual situations and determine recovery needs.
“This is a terrible hardship for everyone who lost their homes,” said Mayor Gardner. “I would like to extend the community’s appreciation to the fire fighters. Their efforts to control the blaze prevented it from spreading to nearby homes.”
“Our community is fortunate to have a strong Emergency Social Services program with dedicated volunteers ready to assist families when they need it most,” said Jim Lang, Squamish Emergency Program Coordinator.
St John Anglican Church will add its call to thousands of others around the globe
Written by Squamish CAN
Saturday, 12 December 2009 15:29
For thousands of years, church bells have been used to warn people of imminent danger… and also to call people to action. St John Anglican Church in Squamish will be doing just that this coming Sunday.
As David Dranchuk puts it; “Every faith tradition calls us to be stewards of creation so that we can pass it on, intact, to future generations.” The church’s bell will ring this message loud and clear this Sunday, adding to the thousands of calls for action around the world demanding meaningful and binding climate action treaties in Copenhagen this week. Click here to see a round-up of global events planned for this weekend.
St John Anglican Church is located at 1939 Diamond Road, Garibaldi Heights (behind London Drugs) and will ring the bell to call for climate action right after the Sunday Dec 13th service, which starts 10am and usually ends around 11:15am. Children and attendees will help ring the bell; everybody is welcome to join in!
Where’s Wild at Art?
Written by Alan Forsythe
Wednesday, 09 December 2009 20:02
Going into 2010 Squamish’s arts fest goes quiet
What happened to Wild at Art, the festival that was supposed to be Squamish’s contribution to the cultural Olympiad?
It began five years ago with the blessing (and funding) from the District and the goal of the festival, which began modestly as a weekend festival in the Adventure Centre, was to build each year leading up to 2010.
Dana-Marie Battaglia performs her winning song 'The Changing Valley' at the Wild At Art Opening Gala March 6, 2009. Last year Wild at Art encouraged local artists to write songs that reflect a 'local colour'. The contest served as a fundraiser for the festival. A compilation CD was sold at the Adventure Centre and at various venues during the festival.
That goal seemed to be on track when former coordinator Carolyn Grass took over as coordinator for the festival’s 2007 and 2008 iterations. In 2007 the festival grew out of the Adventure Centre and grew into the West Coast Heritage Railway Park’s massive car shop building. The space became a fusion of Squamish’s industrial past and a showcase of its growing arts community today.
Saturday, December 5this Transit Awareness Day, and Squamish CAN is taking Squamish Council on a tour around the community! Our bus service is improving - the more we ride it, the better it gets! There is a brand new, expanded schedule out now (available at Municipal Hall) - give it a try. Transit Awareness Day marks the beginning of a broader, long-term campaign directed at increasing ridership in our community and cutting a big chunk of harmful emissions along the way! Titled ‘On the bus with Squamish CAN’, the campaign will create Transit Leaders in our community starting January 2010. Join us on Saturday to hear all the exciting details!
12pm – Bus leaves from the Chieftain Mall bus stop. While on the go, Brooke Carere, Transportation group Coordinator in Squamish CAN, will offer us a thought-provoking introduction to the event with some facts and figures on emissions and the transportation picture at the local level. We will also have the chance to discuss our local transportation options and challenges.
1pm – Bus arrives at the Howe Sound Inn, where we will make use of the big screen in the bar area to watch a report by Jim Garrison from the Bioneers conference last October. This will get us in the mood to present ‘On the bus with Squamish CAN’ and congratulate our first ever Transit Leaders!
Join us for all or part of this celebration – our transit service is on the move!
TREES, BEAVERS AND OCEANFRONT - OH MY!
Written by Bryan Raiser
Monday, 23 November 2009 12:42
So they say the learning curve of a councillor is steep and the first year is the steepest. I can assure you they are absolutely right. It’s almost been a year and while I’m definitely getting more comfortable I’m also still learning new things all the time.
For instance, this month I learned the phrase can we clarify the motion please ? Basically that means, When I put my hand up what actions are going to be taken and what message is being sent? Oh sure, now it seems
so head slapping simple but sprinting up this learning curve is no easy task and I’m sure I haven’t seen the last of that one.
But thankfully this lesson was first learned at a Committee of the Whole meeting (COW = discussion meetings with the final decision made at council meeting). It was here I voiced concern over the plans to remove the highway trees. So when the vote happened I voted to have staff take our comments to the proponent. Well, turns out the motion was more than that and what I did was give the impression I was in favor of this plan. I quickly knew something was amiss and it
On Saturday, November 21 at 8:00 pm, Vancouver’s Opera Pro Cantanti will be performing Béla Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle at the Brackendale Art Gallery.
This rarely performed 20th century masterpiece is widely admired for its innovative and stunningly bold harmonic structure. Although thoroughly modern in conception, Bluebeard’s Castle tells an ancient story and features timelessly beautiful music.
The evening will begin with a fascinating introductory presentation, in which English scholar Anna Wärje will discuss the original Bluebeard fairy tale and its many adaptations, the biography of the real “Bluebeard,” and the underlying themes of this deeply psychological opera.
Bluebeard’s Castle is the story of Duke Bluebeard and his new bride, Judith. Bluebeard lives in a world of darkness, and Judith is determined to bring light and love into her husband’s life. When Bluebeard forbids her to open the seven locked doors of his castle, Judith passionately insists that her love for Bluebeard gives her the right to know everything about him. Thus begins a battle of the wills that ends in tragedy, as Judith learns a terrible secret about the man she has married.
Written for a cast of two characters, this opera will be sung in the original Hungarian.
Bluebeard’s Castle was the showpiece of Opera Pro Cantanti’s Summer Season in Vancouver. We invite you to join us for this unique and profoundly moving production of one of opera’s greatest modern masterpieces.
Tickets $15, available in advance at the BAG & The Bookshelf, or at the door
For ticket information: 604 898 3333
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Click play below to watch an old trailer for Opera Pro Cantanti.
