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Sharing Wheels: Vancouver car sharing co-op’s success spurs private competition
Article by Erin Empey (The Dominion)
VANCOUVER—I fired up my 1994 Volkswagen Golf. After two weeks of sitting idle, the decrepit car filled my East Vancouver cul-de-sac with thick blue exhaust. At the time—last year—I lived on East 10th Avenue, which is practically a highway for cyclists. I hung my head in shame as I pulled away and some poor biker disappeared, hacking in the toxic plume.
EQuilibriumTM Communities Initiative - A net zero co-operative neighbourhood
The Communitas Group Ltd. has been awarded $481,000 in funding under the EQuilibrium™ Communities Initiative for its Station Pointe neighbourhood development in Edmonton, Alberta. This is a collaborative sustainable community demonstration initiative of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
