Monthly meeting of the VPO Community citizen’s group has been scheduled: Tues, Aug. 26th, starts at 7:30 p.m., ends at 9:30 p.m.

Catch up on the latest peak oil news, find out who’s doing what to prepare. All welcome. If too many people show up for the room, we’ll split into 2 groups.

NEW VENUE! (Thanks to Brennan & Beth)
SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings St. (downtown)
We’re in room 7000 - the Earl & Jennie Lohn Policy Room
This is convenient to bus, seabus & skytrain to take public transit! (Good practice.) But if you MUST drive…

PARKING
SFU Harbour Centre is on Hastings, but the entrance to the Delta parking lot is accessible only via Seymour or Richards.

CAUTIONARY NOTE: anyone parking in the Delta Hotel parking lot must depart by 10PM because they’ll close the gate and it will be a hassle to get out any cars from that particular parking lot after 10PM. Also, there are plenty of car break-ins in that neighbourhood, so please, if you drive, leave nothing of value in your car, even if you park in the Delta Hotel parking lot.

A Slow Cycle Event

Abandon your fast life for one day of S L O W and join SLOW FOOD CYCLE TOURS. Come to Agassiz (6km from Harrison Hot Springs) on Saturday, August 9th to participate in a self-guided bicycle ride following the popular Circle Farm Tour. Embark on a leisurely cycle and learn more about local food production. Riding your bicycle, you will get to experience and taste local food products produced close to home, while getting to know and supporting your local farmers.

Inspired by the success of Slow Food Cycle Sunday Pemberton and the popular Circle Farm Tour, SLOW FOOD Vancouver and the farmers of Agassiz are hosting this culinary adventure that will explore several farms. Some farms will be open to the public for this day only. For example, you will have a rare glimpse of a large commercial dairy farm, and visit a sustainable land-based salmon farm. You will also see how farming was done in the 1920s, see both heritage and rare breeds of cows and other animals, visit a farm that grows 25 different varieties of garlic and another that makes unique artisan cheeses. Read the complete Post.

Email clo3@sfu.ca to register today!

You are cordially invited to attend Beyond the TurmOIL, a meaningful and thought-provoking dialogue on the current oil crisis, presented by SFU Communications 460: Dialogue and Public Issues.

As you may have observed, oil prices are at a record-breaking high—with price projections soaring up to $200 per barrel. In all of its150-year history, oil has never cost this much. Furthermore, the rapid price increase of oil over a short period of time has created adverse consequences for businesses and consumers alike.

Oil is used for everything: from the clothes we wear, to the cars we drive, to the foods we eat. Our entire lives revolve around the availability of cheap oil.

Why are fuel costs rising?
What impact does it have on you and our environment?

Join us at this public dialogue to explore, learn, and share ideas on how we can move Beyond the TurmOiL.

Fork in the Road: Cultivating Food and Community

Friday, Oct 24th, 7 - 10 pm & Saturday, Oct 25, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
@ Langara College, 100 W 49th Ave, Vancouver

Presented by:
Langara College Continuing Studies, Be’er Necessities Sustainable Solutions, Ecovillage Vancouver, NOWBC (Neighbours Organic Weekly Buying Clubs), Salon d’Elan Vital

* Learn how to eat, buy and grow food in a just and sustainable manner
* Understand the social justice and environmental issues related to food production, distribution and accessibility
* Join with your neighbours, friends, and local groups to take positive action to create a local, sustainable, just and equitable food system
* We invite you to engage with us in a fun and evocative popular theatre experience that will illuminate the key issues in our current food system, lead to a vision of what’s possible and inspire you to make meaningful change in your community.

For further information: Ross Moster: 604-742-9881/ rmoster@flash.net Leslie Kemp: 604-323-5981/ lkemp@langara.bc.ca

Registration
Fees (include lunch)
$40 early-bird registration
$50 full price
Register by phone: 604-323-5322
In Person:
Langara College Continuing Studies
100 W. 49 Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Y 2Z6