GEO About Town: Greenstream Sustainability Showcase

Above: Guest speakers (l to r): Cease Wyss, Maureen Cureton,
Juvarya Warsi, Danielle Bédard (organizer), Brady Dahmer

Thursday, February 11 from 5-8 pm Vancouver’s sustainable community took the spotlight at the Greenstream Sustainability Showcase at The Light House Sustainable Building Centre, 2060 Pine Street.

Green Earth Organics was one of the organizers of this highly successful event featuring speakers Juvarya Warsi, Strategist for the Light House Sustainable Building Centre, Maureen Cureton of Vancity’s Green Business, Brady Dahmer and Lindsay Namiache, Founders of the Projecting Change Film Festival and Cease Wyss, Food Activist, Filmmaker, educator and author. Live music from guitarist Dave Ivaz, gift basket drawings and Stanley Park beer from Turning Point Brewery made for a sustainable good time for all!

Above: Jeremy from Turning Point Brewery pouring Stanley Park beer which was donated to the event.

Lighthouse Sustainable Building Centre Events

Interested in “greening” your home? Building a new one? Lighthouse Sustainable Building Centre is fast becoming BC’s mecca for all things sustainable when it comes to construction and “built environment” technologies. And it’s a great place to network and meet others interested in sustainability issues! March features some great networking events and speakers. To see their calendar of March events, visit: http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/

Above: An overview of the crowd.