“average nightly homeless shelter use rose 43 per cent between 2020 and 2023.”
September 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“average nightly homeless shelter use rose 43 per cent between 2020 and 2023.”
Reposted by Chris Keam
New research: Darkly-painted cars cause heat islands:
"Dark-colored vehicles made the air around them 3.8°C hotter compared to the nearby asphalt road."
(Darker cars are also more likely to be in crashes. www.researchgate.net/publication/...)
"Dark-colored vehicles made the air around them 3.8°C hotter compared to the nearby asphalt road."
(Darker cars are also more likely to be in crashes. www.researchgate.net/publication/...)
Parked Vehicles Significantly Intensify Urban Warming: Report
The colour of the car is also crucial and can directly change how city surfaces hold on to heat, the study says
carboncopy.info
August 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
New research: Darkly-painted cars cause heat islands:
"Dark-colored vehicles made the air around them 3.8°C hotter compared to the nearby asphalt road."
(Darker cars are also more likely to be in crashes. www.researchgate.net/publication/...)
"Dark-colored vehicles made the air around them 3.8°C hotter compared to the nearby asphalt road."
(Darker cars are also more likely to be in crashes. www.researchgate.net/publication/...)
May 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Giving more families better access to beach and outdoor space will be life-changing for many children. Now do Shaughnessy. :-)
#vancouver #density
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/04/22/v...
#vancouver #density
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Vancouver city council approves Jericho Lands development
A major project to bring thousands of new affordable homes to Vancouver has been approved for next steps by city council Tuesday.
vancouver.citynews.ca
April 23, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Giving more families better access to beach and outdoor space will be life-changing for many children. Now do Shaughnessy. :-)
#vancouver #density
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/04/22/v...
#vancouver #density
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/04/22/v...
Reposted by Chris Keam
Jean Sandy William from Williams Lake First Nation to be recognized with TRU/Thompson Rivers University honourary degree -- www.wltribune.com/local-news/j... #cariboopoli #bcpoli #WLFN #WilliamsLake #TRU #HonoraryDegree
Jean Sandy William to be recognized with TRU honorary degree
William will receive a Doctor of Letters from TRU on June 5
www.wltribune.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Jean Sandy William from Williams Lake First Nation to be recognized with TRU/Thompson Rivers University honourary degree -- www.wltribune.com/local-news/j... #cariboopoli #bcpoli #WLFN #WilliamsLake #TRU #HonoraryDegree
April 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
massive waste in a massive housing shortage. One wishes a better plan had been made in the years leading up to C-town's decommissioning.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
1,700-bed Site C dam 'mini town' — complete with gym and movie theatre — could be headed to local landfill | CBC News
B.C. Hydro still looking for someone to take work camp as construction on electric dam comes to a close
www.cbc.ca
April 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
massive waste in a massive housing shortage. One wishes a better plan had been made in the years leading up to C-town's decommissioning.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“Look how they treated their very first customers for the first 300 years. It's no wonder they're going under,” said Louis.
www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/...
www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/...
‘They didn’t just want furs’: Okanagan Indigenous leader talks looming closure of The Bay - Vernon News
As the future of Canada's oldest company remains up in the air and closures loom, Okanagan Indian Band Chief Byron Louis says the only surprising part of The Bay going under is how long it took.
www.castanet.net
March 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“Look how they treated their very first customers for the first 300 years. It's no wonder they're going under,” said Louis.
www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/...
www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/...