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BBOT Submission for Climate Preparedness and Adaption Strategy
January 13, 2020
The Burnaby Board of Trade in response to the Provincial Government request for public feedback on its Climate Preparedness and Adaption Strategy convened a small task force of business owners…
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BBOT Single Use Plastic Task Force Report
December 23, 2019
Over the summer the Burnaby Board of Trade (BBOT), convened a member-driven task force, and in consultation with business, government, and not-for-profits, collaborated to better understand the issue of plastic…
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Planning for a Livable and Carbon Neutral Region by 2050 –
December 17, 2019
Metro Vancouver is hosting two workshops to receive preliminary input on the development of Metro Vancouver’s Clean Air Plan and Climate 2050. Please register for one of the following workshops.…
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B Corp 101: Learning to Measure What Matters
November 28, 2019
Business For Good Does your company help make the Greater Vancouver Area a better place to live?Are you striving to improve the livelihoods of your employees, to forge solid relationships…
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Public input sought to help B.C. prepare for climate change
November 20, 2019
The Province is looking for public input to help develop a new strategy that will better prepare B.C. communities for the impacts of climate change. “Across British Columbia, we are…
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Burnaby Climate Hub Presentation: Climate Action
November 7, 2019
Date: Wednesday November 20th, 2019 7:00pm - 9:00 pm Burnaby Climate Hub presents a talk by Burnaby Hub Captain and Climate Reality Leader, Andrew Williamson. Join us for a presentation…
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Burnaby now has new places to drop off ‘unloved’ clothing
November 5, 2019
Story by Chris Campbell | Burnaby Now Residents of Burnaby and New Westminster now have a convenient way to drop off their old or “unloved” clothing items, which currently comprise…
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National Zero Waste Council Food Waste Survey
November 5, 2019
The National Zero Waste Council – a leadership initiative of Metro Vancouver that brings together governments, businesses, and non-government organizations to advance waste prevention in Canada and the transition to…
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Return-It Announces Changes to Beverage Container Deposit Levels Effective November 1, 2019
October 25, 2019
Encorp Pacific, better known as Return-It, the industry owned, not-for-profit product stewardship organization responsible for beverage container recycling in B.C., will increase deposits for non-alcohol beverage containers up to and…
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#WasteReductionWeek
October 21, 2019
It's #WasteReductionWeek! Today's theme is Circular Economy. Plastic bottles and aluminum cans recycled through the #ReturnIt system are part of a #circulareconomy that creates new bottles and cans over and…
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