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5 Creative Things You Can Do in Quarantine

There’s a lot of negativity surrounding being stuck indoors while we quarantine to stop the spread of COVID-19, but there is plenty you can do while at home that will leave you feeling positive and lifted. It’s no secret that creative activity lifts mood and makes us feel better, as well as giving us purpose.ContinueContinue reading “5 Creative Things You Can Do in Quarantine”

The Religion of Less Plastic

I received a calendar from the Anglican Communion Environmental Network covering the season of Lent, each day with a suggestion of how to use less plastic. Why? Well it turns out that Anglicans in Canada promise to strive to safeguard the integrity of God’s creation, and respect, sustain and renew the life of the EarthContinueContinue reading “The Religion of Less Plastic”

Up-Cycling Fashion PowTown Style: A Review of Eunoia

Picture by Photo by Shanna Camilleri on Unsplash Visiting Powell River this past weekend, I was stunned to find up-cycling in the heart of the town site where the pulp and paper mill has been the dominant industry since 1912. Walking into the new Townsite Market, freshly opened on December 9th 2018, I came upon Eunoia, a fibreContinueContinue reading “Up-Cycling Fashion PowTown Style: A Review of Eunoia”

The Last Straw: Zero Waste at Home, a Quick Inventory with Solutions

We continue our journey to living a cleaner life and we’ve been inspired by the recent decision in Vancouver to ban all plastic straws. Single use plastics are the latest thing under scrutiny, so aiming to live clean we took an inventory of the single use plastics in our apartment and have begun compiling aContinueContinue reading “The Last Straw: Zero Waste at Home, a Quick Inventory with Solutions”

Waste and Wonder, 7 Sustainability Tips for Christmas

Christmas is fast approaching, and like lots of families, we find our budget not only stretched, but when people ask what we would like for Christmas, they’re met with a long uuuhhhhh… We don’t need anything. Our wants are whimsical wishes like, a lottery win, so we can travel, pay off our mortgage and setContinueContinue reading “Waste and Wonder, 7 Sustainability Tips for Christmas”

The 5 R’s of sustainable living — Dream a Little Green with Me

When it comes to minimizing your impact on the planet, a lot of people feel overwhelmed and don’t know where to start. A simple way to start thinking more about ones’ behavior and how one consumes. Both in terms of food (food waste is a big problem, in Sweden 45 kg of food per person […]ContinueContinue reading “The 5 R’s of sustainable living — Dream a Little Green with Me”