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Population Caps....why, how, when, US?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Paul Rickett Nov. 6, 2009.
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I just read Doug's Orion magazine article. It's excellent.
What stands out for me is that the transition movement is not focused on political proscriptions. That is, unlike trad environmentalism its focus is on moral regeneration, rather than legisl…
A recent TED talk...
http://www.ted.com/talks/rob_hopkins_transition_to_a_world_without_oil.html
Hi Carol, thanks for chairing the session. It was a small but passionate group and a great start to discussions about the topic of Transition towns. I feel very strongly that this is a great process for developing resiliency and sustainability in ou…
Hi...I thought I'd share the headlines that generated conversations, around the general theme of "Transition Towns".
* Transition Towns - What and Why
* Transition to What?
* What would a Bowen Transition Town Look like?
* What would a Development…
Hoping we can have many good conversations about Transition Towns at the Open Space this afternoon, starting at 1:00 p.m. at IPS....see you there, I hope!
Could you please send out the word to your various networks and community connections that we will be having another Open Space conversation on Sunday Nov 29....and the focus of our conversations might start around "TransitionTowns"...what that mean…
Community Open Space gathering at Island Pacific School
November 29, 2009 from 1pm to 5pm
Our third community Open Space gathering. Topic TBD.
Sally...I would invite, encourage and warmly welcome you to come, and convene a conversation on Transition Towns at the Open Space at the end of the Month (Nov 29). Please come!
In effect, zoning provides a current population cap. Typically this is well below any physical capability. There is no doubt we can build to house many, many times more people than anything anyone on island could contemplate. Simply build upwards an…
In the recent Open Space gathering looking at how to move the OCP Vision to Action, I convened a conversation around the fact that at the last OCP meeting there were many strong opinions held (both pro and con) around the topic of POPULATION CAPS.…
I heard on the radio this morning that the Lower Mainland will welcome 300,000 new residents by 2021...and I wonder what that has to tell us, about seniors aging in place, and provision of services, ...and much else!
Having parents in their mid90's…
From John's post, that the OCP committee "hopes that the IDEAS Forum will provoke conversations about Bowen’s future" it seems to me that we can suggest, without compromising anyone's integrity, that, as Sally has suggested, OUR priority is open par…
Ideas Forum at BICS gym
October 22, 2009 from 7:15pm to 9:30pm
Thursday October 22nd at BICS (7:15PM-9:30PM)
Purpose: to provide an opportunity for organizations and groups to articulate their priorities and interests to the OCP Update Steering Committee, the OCP Update consultants (CitySpaces), and community…
I'm happy to lead this one, or co-lead....and I'd love to learn about others who might be interested in learning more about it, if you know of anyone.
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Conversations from the Open Space on Nove 29
Hi...I thought I'd share the headlines that generated conversations, around the general theme of "Transition Towns".
* Transition Towns - What and Why
* Transition to What?
* What would a Bowen Transition Town Look like?
* What would a Development Policy Framework look like?
Thanks to those who joined our circle...and I wonder if anyone has had any reverberations from our conversations that they'd like to capture here?
* Transition Towns - What and Why
* Transition to What?
* What would a Bowen Transition Town Look like?
* What would a Development Policy Framework look like?
Thanks to those who joined our circle...and I wonder if anyone has had any reverberations from our conversations that they'd like to capture here?
Posted on November 29, 2009 at 4:44pm — 3 Comments
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- At 7:57am on April 23, 2009,
Sara Baker said… - Hello dear Carol! My goodness it'seen so very long. I'm a mainlander now (sniff) ...moved to Dundarave for Lochie since he's in high school now. We're in a great place near the ocean... as Bowen-ish as West Van can get... but still not Bowen! ... my EFT/Spiritual Direction work is building slowly...trying to live the life the Creator asks of me (most of the time! ;-) Hope all's well with you. You're looking gorgeous!!..life must be agreeing with you.
Lots of love,
Sara
- At 6:56am on April 15, 2009,
Peter Rawsthorne said… - Welcome Carol,
Its exciting to see this community growing. I look forward to your contributions.
Peter
- At 6:54am on April 14, 2009,
Carol MacKinnon said…
- Thanks for the navigational guide, John, and all your energy to facilitate Community Building.
- At 10:12pm on April 13, 2009,
John Dumbrille said…
- Hi Carol,
Nice to meet you!
You'll find tools here to encourage group forming, both online and in person, as well as dialogue that can benefit island life. "Left" "Right" leaning, whatever, no problem.
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The site has been built to support self governance; by no means does the scope of this activity have to be confined to the political-issue-of-the-day. To assist dialogue, people can form neighbourhood or issue-related or other types of groups, or participate in wider discussions.
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