The Sierra Club in Victoria, BC is holding an open house at their 733 Johnson Street Headquarters this Thursday (Feb 18) from 430 to 630.
They have made a clear and accessible video about our Pacific Northeast Ocean health.Sierra Club on YouTube
Such a title - this subject may not excite your brain cells but is riveting stuff to a self confessed recycling and composting nerd.
Victoria, BC and the CRD (Capital Regional District) are gradually leading us toward curbside collection of green waste. We are running out of room for landfill, (after all we are an island) and landfill leachate contaminates our water supply…see the latest studies at the CRD website.
Ontario cities are taking lessons learned from Europe and building (since 2003) successful solid waste recycling programs. Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine has some fascinating (remember, the nerd enthusiasm is at work here) videos.
So hurry up Victoria and get on board.
On the buses: another great ride with a thoughtful driver - this one giving precise directions to a confused tourist, waiting for a late running passenger and slowing down approaching each stop (some bus drivers think they are in a rally - or have I groused about that already?).
Bus travel can be travelling theatre:
- A young guy telling his friend and consequently the entire bus, the difficulties and successes in his lovelife at college - thankfully without the addition of procreative descriptors.
- Man gets up and offers his seat to woman, she refuses - yowzers!
- Bus driver calling out the name of a stop and every uni student saying “thank you” as they alight. I wonder if the drivers get bored with saying “you’re welcome, every time”?
There are people going to work, shopping, travelling (suitcase in hand to transfer to the Ferry/ Airport buses); everyone transported in every way for the cost of a cup of coffee.
Central Middle School in Victoria, BC has gone Eco in a big way. They are recycling everything in the school - they are even composting the kids’ leftovers, a prime example of their dedication.
We have a great resource for composting information and supplies right here in Victoria: The Compost Education Centre. Every Spring they host a plant sale, with many unusual herbs and vegetables - organically and locally grown.
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