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Connections in the Pacific
While I was on a work trip in Samoa recently, I was invited to speak to the Waste Management and Pollution Control Division from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). This team is responsible for waste management in … Continue reading
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Tagged Pacific Ocean, plastic bags, reduce, reusable bags, Rossland, Samoa, Squamish, Tracey Saxby
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Sushi session
The strategic planning process continues and the board is psyched with the progress! The past few Monday evenings have been filled with rousing discussions solely dedicated to this purpose. So far, the group has collaboratively drafted a mission statement, a … Continue reading
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Tagged BC, board of directors, collaboration, consensus, core values, discussion, innovate, mission, progress, relevant, single-use items, strategic plan, vision, waste-free
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Re-visioning for the future
From working with one community to sixteen in what seemed like a blink of an eye, Greener Footprints grew up fast. Now, at six years old, the Society has taken a momentary pause to reflect on the past and plan … Continue reading
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Tagged discussion, Miciah Prull, mission statement, planning, sticky notes, strategic plan
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Two new board members
Well, sort of. Tracey Saxby is not exactly a new face, but rather one of the original faces of Greener Footprints. After founding the Society in 2005 and then serving as its Executive Director, Tracey has been advising the board … Continue reading
Hello, Goodbye
With great sadness, the board says goodbye to Anna and Tyler, as they both end their terms as directors and move on to other projects. To fill these empty seats, the board welcomes Tim Abercrombie and Adrienne Petersohn, who both … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrienne Petersohn, AGM, board of directors, secretary, Tim Abercrombie, treasurer, welcome
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Canmore community seminar
Tracey and Canmore retailer, Pamela Currie, presented to over 50 local Canmore residents about why Canmore should go plastic-bag free. If you’d like to get involved in this initiative in Canmore, please contact Pamela at the Silver Spoon on (403) … Continue reading
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Tagged BC, Canada, Canmore, meeting, plastic bag, presentation, public
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Revelstoke community meeting
Do you want to help Revelstoke reduce its plastic grocery bag use? Let’s follow in the footsteps of Leaf Rapids, Manitoba and Rossland, BC. Come to an information night presented by Anna Young and Tara Sylvestre and find out how … Continue reading
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Tagged BC, Canada, meeting, plastic bag, presentation, public, Revelstoke
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Columbia Institute Forum (March 28th-29th, 2008)
Tracey was invited by the Columbia Institute to participate on a panel alongside Mayor Ed Charrier of Leaf Rapids (the first town in Canada to go plastic bag free) and Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi from San Francisco. She was proud to … Continue reading
Update to Rossland City Council
Tracey presented an update to Rossland City Council on March 25th at 7 pm at Rossland City Hall. According to David Ferraro, Rossland has achieved a 75% reduction in plastic bag use in the last year! Over 95% of Rossland … Continue reading