At EWB Vancouver, our focus is to build local awareness and enrich the discussion on international issues by partnering with other development organizations to help coordinate and execute events! Despite the name, EWB is definitely NOT JUST FOR ENGINEERS! If you are interested and passionate about international development, we want you to join us! With our dedicated and talented network of volunteers, we have put on major annual events, such as the Bridging-the Gap Conference (March) and the Run …

There's a big demand for natural buildings, information, as well as training and networking in the craft. This group is for professional networking as well as people completely new to the concept of natural building to get their feet wet. If you are at all interested in healthy building materials, sourced in an ethical and sane way, if you are interested in how communities can teach and share and work safely together to shelter themselves, if you are interested in harmony and craft over mass m …

This group is for anyone who would like to learn more about cohousing, meet others who are interested in cohousing, or live in cohousing in the Metro Vancouver area. For those who are new to the cohousing concept, here’s a definition from Wikipedia: “Cohousing is a type of intentional community composed of private homes supplemented by shared facilities. The community is planned, owned and managed by the residents – who also share activities, which may include cooking, dining, child care …

Some people know how to operate a chainsaw. Others know how to make jam. Sometimes the jam-makers want to be the chainsaw operators and vice-versa. The Golden Ears Transition Initiative is an umbrella organization in Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows that is a community-led response to the pressures of climate change, fossil fuel depletion and increasingly, economic contraction. The Skill Sharing group is about sharing knowledge: jam-making, chain-saw operating, social networking, and more. We h …

This group is for anyone who would like to learn more about cohousing, meet others who are interested in cohousing, or live in cohousing in the Langley area. For those who are new to the cohousing concept, here’s a definition from www.cohousing.org: “Cohousing is a type of collaborative housing in which residents actively participate in the design and operation of their own neighborhoods". "Cohousing facilitates interaction among neighbors for social, practical benefits, economic and environment …