Archive for 2008

• BC gets Serious about Green

  Monday, December 22nd, 2008

  British Columbia is undoubtedly blessed with a wonderful natural environment. Our natural beauty has long since been one the key selling points for bringing people to the province. All things being equal, we have been very good at protecting our wilderness in the province, but these days the traveling public is increasingly looking for more. [...]

  
  

• Convert Your Car To Electricity

  Friday, December 19th, 2008

  Convert Your Vehicle To Electricity I think by now most people have heard of “Global Warming”. We are somewhat familiar with the term. Unfortunately though it doesn’t have a big impact on our lives, or so we think. People are too preoccupied with their own immediate concerns and day to day problems. Some of us [...]

  
  

• Change the World

  Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

  I bought a book called Change the World for Ten Bucks, 50 ways to make a difference written by “We Are What We Do” (a nonprofit group). I thought I would share a few of the ideas that can be used in the workplace that can make a big difference. #1 Take Public Transit: “A bus [...]

  
  

• Simple Ways To Do Your Part

  Thursday, October 16th, 2008

  Though we often tend to look for big ideas that make a big difference, it is frequently the simple things that are the most effective. So along those lines, here are just a few simple ideas to help the environment: Recycling 1 aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for 3 hours or [...]

  
  

• Mixed Recycling in Full Swing!

  Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

  Tourism Vancouver Island has been looking for ways to limit the office’s environmental impact. One of the main ways we have achived this is by implementing mixed recycling pick-up. At our previous office location, we had paper recycling in place, but we noticed that there were alot of recyclable materials that were going into the [...]

  
  

• First Green Steps

  Friday, September 12th, 2008

  Tourism Vancouver Island is undoubtedly taking steps to be more “Green”. While individuals within the organization and the organization as a whole have taken steps in the past to be more environmentally conscious, lately things have been a little more formal. For example, our organization’s strategic plan changed about a year ago to include the [...]

  
  

• BC Hydro Walkthrough

  Thursday, September 11th, 2008

  Having recently moved to our new office, Tourism Vancouver Island’s “Green Team” wanted to make sure the new office was ‘PowerSmart’. As a result, we had BC Hydro come by and do a no-cost “BC Hydro & Livesmart BC Walkthrough” of our office. What exactly is a Livesmart BC Walkthrough? Well, a BC Hydro representative [...]

  
  

• Welcome to Tourism VI’s Green Blog

  Friday, September 5th, 2008

  Tourism Vancouver Island’s Green Blog is now online! You can find out more about the blog and how you can contribute by visiting out the About / Register page. The intention of the blog is to be a central resource for Vancouver Island businesses to share their green ideas and initiatives so please register and [...]