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Randy Chatterjee's Blog – June 2013 Archive (2)
Vancouver Media Coop: From Terminal City to Transition Town
From Terminal City to Transition Town
How Vancouver residents are dropping fossil fuels and adopting resiliency
BY KERRY HALL
Sandra Ignagni hosts the monthly Sew Op, where community members can drop in for free, at her home in the Kitsilano neighbourhood. Photo by Kerry Hall…
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Vancouver Courier: Car Free Day Evolves and Expands - Ross Interviewed!
Twenty blocks on Main Street will be closed June 16
BY SANDRA THOMAS, STAFF WRITER JUNE 6, 2013
Car Free Day Vancouver has evolved into a community-driven project far beyond at least one organizer's dreams.
"It's kind of like that Stone Soup fable," said Matthew Carrico, who sits on the board of the non-profit society and helps co-ordinate the Main Street festival. "We supply the nuts, bolts and logistics, and the community takes it from there. We shut the streets down,…
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