Fitting quote from Jean-Luc Piccard "There is a way out of every box, a solution to every puzzle; it's just a matter of finding it." With #CleanBC Roadmap B.C. now has a plan that meets 2030 target to reduce carbon pollution. pembina.org/media-release/…

Overheard while the kids are trying to be quiet: “let’s make a marble run but make sure it’s a quiet marble run”

What’s inside my next book, Best Hikes With Kids In & Around Southwestern BC? 🐞 55 fun-filled hikes picked for kids (4-11 years old) 🥾 Shorter & easier trails great for all ages 🐶 Icons indicating dog regulations 🍄 A field guide to select animals, plants & fungi Coming May 2022! 👉 105HIKES.COM

Good article from don pittis on the some of the progress being made (and challenges encountered) in efforts to transition off of fossil fuels (notably natural gas) in buildings. Heat pumps will be a key part of that transition. cbc.ca/news/business/…

Cool update on the rapid growth in electric bike sales since the start of the pandemic: "Motorized bicycles are outselling all-electric cars and have the potential to transform urban transit." Starring Vancouver's own montepaulsen.bsky.social! nytimes.com/2021/11/08/bus…

Good to see some initial Canadian involvement via Quebec in the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance

This article points to incentives as the reason why more EVs are sold in BC & Quebec. A more important reason in my opinion is BC & Quebec have laws that require vehicle manufacturers to sell an increasing % of EVs. Ontario could follow suit w/o incentives cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

And finally this evening, our board passed a motion directing staff to extend the timeframe for the Stanley Park temporary bike lane on Park Drive until the Stanley Park Mobility Study is complete and staff report back with long-term recommendations.

Interested in my job? Its available for a year while I'll be on secondment with the BC Government working on CleanBC. Its a great gig working with a great team leading the implementation of Vancouver's Climate Emergency Action Plan - jobs.vancouver.ca/job/Vancouver-…

Kudos to Toronto for deciding to remove parking minimums in new developments!