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• UniverCity Community Trust Daycare on Burnaby Mountain – a living building project located within a sustainable urban community designed for 10,000 people adjacent to Simon Fraser University.
communities in North America. Whistler recently played host to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and has been the recipient of numerous sustainability planning awards, including the United Nations sponsored Livable Communities Award and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities • The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustain- Sustainable Community Planning Award. Beyond the ability (CIRS) at the University of British Colum- incredible beauty of the Sunshine Coast, a trip to Whisbia – only 30 minutes from downtown Vancouver, tler to learn about the community’s sustainability plan and this campus with its spectacular natural backdrop resulting successes will inform and inspire all participants. of snow-capped mountains, ocean and breathtaking vistas is a “must-see” for any visitor to the city. Vancouver, British Columbia entices visitors with its beauty, intrigues with its cosmopolitan charm and • VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitors Centre, lo- captivates with its profusion of unforgettable attraccated on a spectacular 22-hectare (55-acre) garden in tions. Simply put, Vancouver is one of the world’s finthe heart of Vancouver, has matured into a botanical est – and greenest – cities. garden of international stature. The mild Vancouver climate allows the cultivation of a remarkably MONA LEMOINE is the Director of diverse plant collection that is a delight year-round. Education and Training for Cascadia Cascadia is also collaborating with The Natural Step ���� Sustainability Network ������������������������������������� to host a tour and workshop in Whistler BC, one of the most forward-thinking, sustainable
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