Oliver Elementary runs a Farm to School program that not only sustains itself, but also turns a small profit. Marji Basso, the school’s lead liaison for the program says that over the last six years, running the Farm to School Program has provided the school with...
The Following Story has been reprinted with permission from the BC Food Security Gateway website: bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca The Edible Garden Project mentors community members to grow food and balances donating and selling their produce affordably to local community...
Chilliwack Council has adopted the Outdoor Public Spaces Smoking Regulation. The bylaw went into effect on October 1, 2015. The purpose of the bylaw is to regulate smoking on or within outdoor City owned public spaces, including parks and trails, within the city of...
This article in The Lancet by Alessandro R Demaio and Johan Rockström links human and planetary health. The piece outlines how healthier diets can have a co-benefit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Read the full text here.
The B.C. Physical Activity Strategy is designed to guide and stimulate co-ordinated policies, practices and programs in physical activity that will improve the health and well-being of British Columbians and the communities in which they live, learn, work and play....
On October 16th, in celebration of World Food Day, the City of Vancouver joined over 40 cities across the globe in signing an Urban Food Policy Pact to address food security and sustainable development. “Vancouver is pleased to join a global movement that...
