Views from the Edge

Conversations from the Edge

Welcome to the CRC blog, where we discuss bleeding edge issues around sustainable community development. The term ‘bleeding edge’ connotes the idea of our failure to somehow or other convince the publics about the urgency of responding to climate change now, and that we need to better communicate the principles and practises of sustainable development to the wider publics. So, yes it takes courage to be 'at the edge', and sometimes one 'bleeds' a lot, but let's start the conversation now.

Let's all Breathe Easier

I have previously blogged on Victoria and Nanaimo's leadership on reducing plastic in the waste…

Making a Difference

Over the last decade I have spent a lot of time thinking about how to improve how we communicate…

Let’s Stand Up for Nature

The Smart Prosperity Leader’s Initiative, a group of respected Canadian leaders from a range of…

Let the Bells Ring

As the New Year begins, we have some good news, big and small.

Re-Enchanting the Natural World

"Little astronaut, where have you gone, and how is your song still torrenting on?" —Robert…

The world she is a changin'

South Australia is delivering on their energy plan thanks to the world’s largest lithium-ion…

Still-Life with Anthropocene and Climate

“I wish to illuminate the damage, the breakage, the fragmentation. Somehow, if I can make it…

Ageism is the Next Boomer Battle

Baby boomers fought for many rights now taken for granted--access to birth control, being able to…

Our waste, our responsibility

As part of a campaign to engage and educate residents of West Vancouver about how “individual…

Asking the Right Questions

Matthew Hoffman, co-director of the Munk School’s Environmental Governance Lab, argues that we need…