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Abbotsford Pursues a Different Kind of Pepsi ChallengeThe City of Abbotsford has partnered with Abbotsford Connected Neighbourhoods to take a different type of Pepsi Challenge. - Thursday, September 02, 2010Quesnel Volunteer Fire Department Ready to Celebrate 100 Years of Community ServiceThis year marks the 100th anniversary of the Quesnel Volunteer Fire Department, and its members invite the public to celebrate with them. - Thursday, September 02, 2010Victoria to Focus on Walkable Neighbourhoods in Updated Official Community PlanVictoria City Council has voted in favour of a new land use model for the updated Official Community Plan that would see the development of walkable, complete neighbourhoods for Victoria over the next 30 years. - Wednesday, September 01, 2010Port Moody Seeks Banner Designs to Celebrate International Year of ForestsIn preparation for its 2011 Community Banner Painting Festival and the United Nation's International Year of Forests, the City of Port Moody is announcing two new calls for banner designs based on the theme forest. - Wednesday, September 01, 2010Esquimalt Recreation Continues Partnership with Canadian Sport Centre PacificCanadian Sport Centre Pacific and Esquimalt Recreation have announced that their partnership, which provides easy local access to high performance facilities through the GymWorks program, will continue. - Tuesday, August 31, 2010Cranbrook and Province Partner on Economic DevelopmentThe Province and the City of Cranbrook have signed an agreement that will support the community's future economic development. - Monday, August 30, 2010Green Municipal Fund Supports Delta's Renewable District Energy Project and Sungod Recreation Centre ExpansionThe Corporation of Delta used two GMF grants to conduct two feasibility studies - one that evaluated the use of renewable energy technology in the Ladner Municipal Precinct Area, and the other which considered how to expand and retrofit the Sungod Recreation Centre. - Monday, August 30, 2010
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Grand Forks and Province Partner on Economic DevelopmentThe Province and the City of Grand Forks have signed an agreement that will support the community's future economic development. - Friday, August 27, 2010Styrofoam Recycling Machine Comes to Mid-Island CommunitiesThe Nanaimo Recycling Exchange, in partnership with Mid Island Co-op, is launching a new mobile service to rid householders of their Styrofoam (properly identified as expanded polystyrene, or EPS) and divert it to be processed, recycled and re-used. - Friday, August 27, 2010Federal Government Invests in Trail Regional Airport UpgradeThe Government of Canada is making an important safety investment in the Trail Regional Airport, by investing $215,704 to replace the existing runway sweeper. - Thursday, August 26, 2010Province Approves Capital Regional District's Sewage Treatment PlanThe B.C. government has approved a wastewater management strategy proposed by the Capital Regional District (CRD) that will for the first time treat up to 40 billion litres of sewage per year before it is discharged into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. - Wednesday, August 25, 2010New Westminster Wins 2010 Downtown Merit AwardThe International Downtown Association has recognized the City of New Westminster with a 2010 Downtown Merit Award for the New Westminster Downtown Community Plan - Wednesday, August 25, 2010Green Municipal Fund Supports Sunshine Coast Regional District's Sustainability InitiativeA Green Municipal Fund grant to the Sunshine Coast Regional District will be used toward the development of a governance framework for sustainability. - Tuesday, August 24, 2010Agreement Reached on Reclaimed Water Plant in Dawson CreekThe City of Dawson Creek and Shell recently reached an agreement to build the City’s Reclaimed Water Plant. - Monday, August 23, 2010 Clinton and Province Partner on Economic DevelopmentThe Province and the Village of Clinton have signed an agreement that will support the community's future economic development. - Friday, August 20, 2010Okanagan Falls Awarded a Clean Water Project Grant for South Shore of Skaha LakeToday, volunteers led by the Okanagan Falls Parks and Recreation Department will clean up the peninsula between Christie Memorial Beach and Kenyon Parks Beach on the South Shore of Skaha Lake. - Friday, August 20, 2010Green Municipal Fund Supports Chilliwack's Air Quality, Energy and Greenhouse Gas Action PlanA Green Municipal Fund grant has been awarded to the City of Chilliwack to develop an air quality, energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) action plan addressing municipal and community-wide activities. - Friday, August 20, 2010Capital Regional District Celebrates Official Launch of MyRecyclopediaThe Capital Regional District (CRD) is celebrating the official launch of a new education and reference tool - MyRecyclopedia.ca - to encourage sustainable behaviour across the region. - Thursday, August 19, 2010Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Named Number 5 Top Canadian Investment CitiesThe Real Estate Investment Network (REIN) named Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows as the "#5 top Canadian investment cities"; and for the second consecutive year the "#2 top BC investment towns" and "the place to live for lifestyle." - Wednesday, August 18, 2010New Burnaby Archives Web Initiative Wins International AwardSharing the honour with the Smithsonian Institute, the City of Burnaby Archives is the winner of ArchivesNext's "Best Re-purposing of Descriptive Data" award for "Charting Change: An Interactive Atlas of Burnaby's Heritage" initiative. - Tuesday, August 17, 2010Victoria Proceeds to Referendum to Replace Johnson Street BridgeVictoria City Council has decided to proceed to a referendum on borrowing up to $49.2 million to replace the 86-year old Johnson Street Bridge. - Monday, August 16, 2010New Control System in Port Coquitlam Tested with LED StreetlightsThe LED streetlights being tested in downtown Port Coquitlam are now even more energy-efficient with the addition of an adaptive lighting control system. - Monday, August 16, 2010