by potential | Dec 20, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
As part of my work I get to be involved in some really interesting projects. One of the latest is the development of a food charter. A food charter is a statement of values and principles to guide a community’s food policy. People from a broad spectrum of community...
by Kurt Heinrich | Dec 19, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Kim Jong Il, crazy tyrant of North Korea, has finally kicked the can and as REM might say, “I feel fine.” The real reason for his death is still unclear. Most reports seem to point to “exhaustion”. Obviously he was very busy looking at stuff on...
by potential | Dec 16, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Last September, over 200 participants took part in a unique forum in Vancouver to discuss nature and health – more specifically, the impact of spending time in nature on health, and the contribution of parks and protected areas to healthy communities. The forum sought...
by potential | Dec 15, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Composed in 1742, Handel’s Messiah has become a cultural fixture of the Christmas season. When I heard that some of my family planned to see the Vancouver Chamber Choir & Symphony Orchestra’s performance of it I recognized the name but didn’t know exactly what it...
by John Horn | Dec 13, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
[Editor’s note: And so concludeth the experiment. This has been an incredibly inspiring community-driven team effort – thanks to everyone who has contributed to this list! The world’s Occupy Movements might be dwindling, resting or might just be...
by John Horn | Dec 11, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Who are you? We are a non-profit society that draws its students from Vancouver’s 3 poorest neighbourhoods – Strathcona, Grandview-Woodlands and the Downtown East Side. Our mission is to support the academic, social/emotional and financial needs of...
