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		<title>Vancouver Island Adventure Companies Receive First Green Tourism Canada Certification</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maple Leaf Adventures, Strathcona Park Lodge and Destiny River Adventures have received the first sustainable tourism certifications from the country&#8217;s rigorous new certification body, Green Tourism Canada.  Based on a well-respected international program, the certifications illustrate Island business&#8217; dedication not just to creating spectacular holidays, but also to looking after our natural world. All three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Highland Pacific Golf Recognized for Environmental Excellence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Highland Pacific Golf has achieved designation as a &#8220;Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary&#8221; through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program. Highland Pacific Golf is the 10th course in British Columbia and the 935th in the world to receive the honour.  &#8220;Highland Pacific Golf has shown a strong commitment to its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada Media Marketplace 2010 Wins IMEX AWARD for Small to Medium Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 2011 The Canada Media Marketplace team is very happy to let you know that the 2010 event held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco was awarded the IMEX Green Meeting Award for Small to Medium Meetings at their recent annual conference in Frankfurt, Germany.  Under the tutelage of MeetGreen based in Portland, Oregon, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Beach Club Resort Wins Above &amp; Beyond Award at the annual Canadian Society of Association Executives ACE Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Release March 15/2011 The Beach Club Resort, the highest rated Green Key (5 Green Keys) and Canada Select (41/2 Stars) luxury resort hotel in the Oceanside area, is the proud recipient of the Above &#38; Beyond Award at the annual Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) Ace Awards. The Above &#38; Beyond Award reflects The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tigh-Na-Mara Awarded 4 Green Key Rating</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parksville, BC – Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort &#038; Conference Centre in Parksville, British Columbia, has been recognized on the national stage from the Hotel Association of Canada, becoming one of only 84 hotels in British Columbia to receive the prestigious “4 Green Key” Rating. A “4 Green Key” rating is awarded to a hotel that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn About Green Travellers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TourismVI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As always, sound business practices mean backing up decisions with solid research. When looking to green up your business or to marketing the unique environmental initiatives you&#8217;ve already taken the same theory holds true. Unfortunately, at this stage with the whole green / eco-tourism thing still being relatively new (at least new to mainstream) it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paperless Office &#8211; Reality or Myth</title>
		<link>http://green.tourismvi.ca/2009/12/paperless-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember hearing about the paperless office revolution. It was said to happen in the 80&#8242;s, and again in the 90&#8242;s. Now it almost seems people have given up on the idea. The crazy thing is, the technology to make it happen is here and is affordable, more so than ever. So then, let&#8217;s get down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reducing Business Travel</title>
		<link>http://green.tourismvi.ca/2009/12/reducing-business-travel/</link>
		<comments>http://green.tourismvi.ca/2009/12/reducing-business-travel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has often be said that this global economic downturn will bring about significant changes in business, in how we do business. It is also well known that a recession is great time to make changes to your business. So together this means that there is both the opportunity and the need for change. Where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back to Basics &#8211; Easy Green</title>
		<link>http://green.tourismvi.ca/2009/10/back-to-basics-easy-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Tourism Industry, hotels were certainly one of the first sectors to take environmental initiatives. I&#8217;m thinking in particular to the &#8220;please leave dirty towels in the tub&#8221; movement. This certainly was not a revolutionary idea, but does have significant environmental and cost saving benefits. So this got me to thinking what other &#8220;back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Efficiency &#8211; Save Big Naturally</title>
		<link>http://green.tourismvi.ca/2009/07/energy-efficiency-save-big-green-naturally/</link>
		<comments>http://green.tourismvi.ca/2009/07/energy-efficiency-save-big-green-naturally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TourismVI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How does a 1000% return on investment with a payback period of five weeks sound? Too good to be true? Not at all, this is a true example of what can be achieved through energy efficiency improvements. Yes, eco-friendly options may sound like a luxury, but it can save your business big money. The truth [...]]]></description>
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