Greater Vancouver Permaculture Design Certificate Course at Burnaby Community & Continuing Education : Riverview campus
March 29, 2025 at 9am to June 22, 2025 at 5pm
Vancouver's Leader in Transition toward Strong, Resilient, Complete Communities
Margolese national design for living prize
http://www.sala.ubc.ca/about/margolese-national-design-living-prize
The UBC Margolese National Design for Living Prize was created by a generous estate gift made to the University of British Columbia by Leonard Herbert Margolese. The Prize will be awarded to a Canadian who has made outstanding contributions to the development or improvement of living environments for Canadians of all economic classes.
Prize
One Prize will be awarded annually in the amount of $50,000 CAD.
History
The first award was made in 2012. See the past winner.
Deadline
The deadline for submitting nominations for the Prize is October 1.
Eligibility
Nominees must be Canadian citizens still actively making outstanding contributions to the development or improvement of living environments for Canadians of all economic classes. The Prize can only be awarded to a UBC employee once every six years and members of the Advisory Selection Committee are ineligible during their term and in the year following.
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Ongoing Activities
Interested in getting involved or volunteering with Village Vancouver? check out http://www.villagevancouver.ca/page/volunteering-1.
Regular activities:
Interested in participating in a VV garden? We have collaborative gardens/garden spaces in 5 neighbourhoods. Contact us at gardening@villagevancouver.ca. Gardening now in progress. New gardeners welcome (space allowing).
Kits Village Recycling Depot (Kits Community Centre) Next depot: Thursday, June 15th
Main St. Village monthly gatherings (1st Tuesdays Little Mountain Neighbourhood House) Currently on hold due to COVID
Permaculture Vancouver Meetups (3rd Wednesdays VV McBride Park Fieldhouse (sometimes elsewhere) Next meetup: Special date Thursday, July 29th
West End Community Potluck/WE Urban Garden Club (3rd Sundays West End Community Centre, in July and August 4th Thursdays - July 22nd and August 26th.
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