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Vancouver’s Insite is the first safe injection site in North America. The project has been shown to reduce public drug use, needle sharing, littering, and increase addiction treatment. The Canadian government has been trying to shut it down recently, but in January, Insite won a court battle that recognized them as providing an “essential medical [...]

Here in Vancouver they got themselves a pretty groovy idea called ArtCamp
based off of other “unconferences”. An unconference is a conference that is organized by the participants and this proves to be no exception (well, if we ignore the funding they’re getting).
From their wiki’s About page:
ArtCamp 07 follows on ArtCamp 06 ArtCamp06, the World’s [...]

At least that is what G-Sky wants to do. They are a Vancouver-based company that creates living, breathing roofs and walls.
If you have ever wondered what the big deal about green roofs or biowalls, they have provided a great overview to get you wanting green.

Most people who think of horseback riding visualize the rich, wearing pants with ridiculously huge hip width.  Vancouver clothing line Miss Filly is trying to turn that idea on its head.  The clothes collection is not only fashionable, it also tries to help women and girls live a fulfillled life.
Miss Filly designer Heather O’Hara grew up with [...]