welcome

This month we hope you’ll help Translink find local carpool heroes! Read on to find out how the City is assisting local businesses to go green and how to get involved in Metro Vancouver’s Free the Trash campaign and Regional Parks planning. In this issue, we’re also celebrating the great work of the volunteers from Growing Chefs!

One Day is a City of Vancouver initiative that encourages residents to take small actions in their daily lives to use less energy at home and on the move, to help protect the climate, and to make Vancouver the cleanest, greenest, healthiest city in the world.

action this month

Know an amazing carpool driver? Tell Translink why your carpool driver rocks, and you could win a year-round parking pass from EasyPark valued at $5000 or up to $1000 worth of fuel from Chevron. E-mail your story (in 200 words or less) by October 31 and include a snapshot or video for additional entries!

What makes your carpool driver a hero? Do they ever surprise you with coffee or snacks? Did they wait for you when you had to stay a bit late? Do they make you laugh and you just look forward to that ride? Or do they understand – as you do – that silence is golden, and that ride you take together is a common Zen time?

Carpooling is a great way to save money, time and lessen your impact on the environment -- some of the most heroic things you can do before 9 am. To find your match or just more about carpooling, visit carpoolhero.ca beginning October 1.

in your region

Help Metro Vancouver FREE THE TRASH, and your idea could star in their next video! Simply look in your trash and decide what doesn’t belong. Then tell Metro Vancouver, before the end of October, how you reduced your trash. Need ideas? Check out Six to Fix. These six problematic wastes are some of the easiest to reduce. There are even some great user videos here to get you inspired!

For those interested in learning a bit about Metro Vancouver and the role they play in the region, check out this video.
Until September 19, Metro Vancouver is looking for your feedback on their draft Regional Parks Plan.

One Day wonders

This month we’d like to recognize the staff and volunteers from Growing Chefs! Their classroom gardening program gets kids excited about good, healthy food.

Chef volunteers visit participating classrooms over three and a half months, helping students plant and tend to indoor vegetable gardens. The chefs engage kids on plant growth, local and urban agriculture, sustainability and nutrition. In the end, students harvest their vegetables and chefs teach them how to cook delicious, healthy meals with what they’ve grown. In 2010, 65 chef volunteers visited 17 Vancouver classrooms.

We are really excited to find out what they’re able to accomplish this school year.

greening businesses

In support of the Greenest City’s Green Economy target, small to medium-sized, Vancouver-based businesses are currently being offered two opportunities to help them go green. They can choose to get free advice from a Business Energy Advisor or subsidized training to measure and reduce impacts associated with energy, transport and waste. Help us spread the word to your favourite small business (i.e. your drycleaner, optometrist office, or local corner store).

Did you know...

… WWF Canada has joined Facebook? If you know someone else who loves Facebook, forward this e-mail. They’ll love One Day.

New readers, sign-up here.

What's happening

Eco Fashion Week
Oct 5-7
Plan to be at Storeyum for season three of Eco Fashion Week Vancouver.

RIPE
Oct 16
Attend the Vancouver Farmers Markets harvest dinner celebration featuring local chefs, live music, silent action and family fun. Tickets on sale now.

Shoreline Cleanup
Sep 17-25
During this week-long event in 2010, 47,027 Canadians registered to pick up shoreline litter across the nation. This year, become a volunteer at a location near you.

Harvest veggies
Oct 1
Join the Lower Mainland Green Team to harvest organic veggies with EarthWise Society in Delta, BC.

Check out the One Day events calendar for more sustainability related events happening in and around Vancouver.

Did you know...

…that you can help decide which environmental projects will be supported by one million dollars worth of FuellingChange grants? Cast your online vote before October 31 for an “Air” related project to reduce emissions, minimize air pollution and address climate change.

in the media

Arctic sea ice coverage second lowest on record: report
BC sitting on 'massive' store of geothermal energy: Report
Live climate broadcast is a reality show worth watching
Neighbours fight stormwater pollution by building rain gardens
Your choices can cut gas cost up to 45% in any car
Electrified roads could power cars from the ground up
Our future depends on learning more about our home

Check out the One Day media section for more climate change related news.


September 2011 Hello! welcome This month we hope you’ll help Translink find local carpool heroes! Read on to find out how the City is assisting local businesses to go green and how to get involved in Metro Vancouver’s Free the Trash campaign and Regional Parks planning. In this issue, we’re also celebrating the great work of the volunteers from Growing Chefs! One Day is a City of Vancouver initiative that encourages residents to take small actions in their daily lives to use less energy at home and on the move, to help protect the climate, and to make Vancouver the cleanest, greenest, healthiest city in the world. action this month Know an amazing carpool driver? Tell Translink why your carpool driver rocks, and you could win a year-round parking pass from EasyPark valued at $5000 or up to $1000 worth of fuel from Chevron. E-mail your story (in 200 words or less) by October 31 and include a snapshot or video for additional entries! What makes your carpool driver a hero? Do they ever surprise you with coffee or snacks? Did they wait for you when you had to stay a bit late? Do they make you laugh and you just look forward to that ride? Or do they understand – as you do – that silence is golden, and that ride you take together is a common Zen time? Carpooling is a great way to save money, time and lessen your impact on the environment -- some of the most heroic things you can do before 9 am. To find your match or just more about carpooling, visit carpoolhero.ca beginning October 1. in your region Help Metro Vancouver FREE THE TRASH, and your idea could star in their next video! Simply look in your trash and decide what doesn’t belong. Then tell Metro Vancouver, before the end of October, how you reduced your trash. Need ideas? Check out Six to Fix. These six problematic wastes are some of the easiest to reduce. There are even some great user videos here to get you inspired! For those interested in learning a bit about Metro Vancouver and the role they play in the region, check out this video. Until September 19, Metro Vancouver is looking for your feedback on their draft Regional Parks Plan. One Day wonders This month we’d like to recognize the staff and volunteers from Growing Chefs! Their classroom gardening program gets kids excited about good, healthy food. Chef volunteers visit participating classrooms over three and a half months, helping students plant and tend to indoor vegetable gardens. The chefs engage kids on plant growth, local and urban agriculture, sustainability and nutrition. In the end, students harvest their vegetables and chefs teach them how to cook delicious, healthy meals with what they’ve grown. In 2010, 65 chef volunteers visited 17 Vancouver classrooms. We are really excited to find out what they’re able to accomplish this school year. greening businesses In support of the Greenest City’s Green Economy target, small to medium-sized, Vancouver-based businesses are currently being offered two opportunities to help them go green. They can choose to get free advice from a Business Energy Advisor or subsidized training to measure and reduce impacts associated with energy, transport and waste. Help us spread the word to your favourite small business (i.e. your drycleaner, optometrist office, or local corner store).	Did you know... … WWF Canada has joined Facebook? If you know someone else who loves Facebook, forward this e-mail. They’ll love One Day. New readers, sign-up here. What's happening Eco Fashion Week Oct 5-7 Plan to be at Storeyum for season three of Eco Fashion Week Vancouver. RIPE Oct 16 Attend the Vancouver Farmers Markets harvest dinner celebration featuring local chefs, live music, silent action and family fun. Tickets on sale now. Shoreline Cleanup Sep 17-25 During this week-long event in 2010, 47,027 Canadians registered to pick up shoreline litter across the nation. This year, become a volunteer at a location near you. Harvest veggies Oct 1 Join the Lower Mainland Green Team to harvest organic veggies with EarthWise Society in Delta, BC. Check out the One Day events calendar for more sustainability related events happening in and around Vancouver. Did you know... …that you can help decide which environmental projects will be supported by one million dollars worth of FuellingChange grants? Cast your online vote before October 31 for an “Air” related project to reduce emissions, minimize air pollution and address climate change. in the media Arctic sea ice coverage second lowest on record: report BC sitting on 'massive' store of geothermal energy: Report Live climate broadcast is a reality show worth watching Neighbours fight stormwater pollution by building rain gardens Your choices can cut gas cost up to 45% in any car Electrified roads could power cars from the ground up Our future depends on learning more about our home Check out the One Day media section for more climate change related news.