Vancouver's Leader in Transition toward Strong, Resilient, Complete Communities
Time: November 22, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm
Location: Kanata Coop Community Hall
Street: 7155 Blake St
City/Town: Vancouver BC
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Event Neighbourhood and Type: champlain, heights
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Champlain Heights Neighbourhood Meeting: How Can We Get Off Tarsands Oil?
Thursday November 22nd 7-9pm
Kanata Coop Community Hall 7155 Blake St, Vancouver
The Enbridge and Kinder Morgan Tar Sands pipelines are big news, as is the climate crisis in the wake of ‘frankenstorm’ Sandy. But until now the challenge of phasing out Tar Sands oil consumption has been largely ignored.
Join us for a solutions focused multimedia presentation with transportation planner Eric Doherty, including examples from cities that have quickly gone from gridlock to transit and cycling meccas. A facilitated discussion on will follow the presentation.
Organized by the Council of Canadians Vancouver / Burnaby chapter. The Council of Canadians is Canada’s largest citizens’ organization, with members and chapters across the country.
Eric Doherty is a transportation planner and environmental consultant. He co-authored the Wilderness Committee / Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives report Transportation Transformation: Building Complete Communities and a Zero-Emission Transportation System.
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