Rob Barrs Wayblaze

Canada

About me

I am an urban planner and have been developing community plans with a focus on health, livability and sustainability for twenty years. I've seen a lot of great ideas fall by the wayside for lack of on-going engagement or resources. I co-founded Wayblaze to provide a platform to help communities with implementation and on-going engagement around great ideas.

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Ideas I have posted...

Indigenous cultural art project

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 27th Jan 2022

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Semiqu’ela heritage walking tour app

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 27th Jan 2022

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A slice through trees that have had to be removed showing tree rings linked to historical events

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 27th Jan 2022

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Preserve, maintain and celebrate the significant trees of the arboretum

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 27th Jan 2022

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Indigenous street and place names

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 27th Jan 2022

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Re-purpose one of the heritage buildings as a Semiq’ela / Riverview Centre for Memory

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 25th Jan 2022

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Rob test idea – Solar Panels on non-buildable Slopes

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 4th Nov 2021

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Outdoor movie nights

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 7th May 2021

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Create a festival of light

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 5th Apr 2021

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Turn Sidney in the direction of a Boulder Colorado or Burlington Vermont with no cars on Beacon

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 22nd Feb 2021

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Ladner Harbour

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 18th Feb 2021

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New Infill Housing

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 18th Feb 2021

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Spot on the Water park

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 18th Feb 2021

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Old Collapsed Wharf – next to Seven Seas Building

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 18th Feb 2021

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Ladner Wharf

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 18th Feb 2021

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Old Municipal Hall – Corner of Delta St. and Bridge St.

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 18th Feb 2021

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48th Avenue – Historic Retail Facade1

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 18th Feb 2021

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Chisholm Street – looking east

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 18th Feb 2021

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Seven Seas

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 18th Feb 2021

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Rob test idea

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 29th Sep 2020

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Rob test idea

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 10th Sep 2020

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Big views of Fraser River

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 8th Sep 2020

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Allow 4 to 6 units of housing on a single-detached lot, securing 50% as affordable

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 7th Sep 2020

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Fort Berens Winery

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 7th Sep 2020

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Widen the sidewalks downtown

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 11th Aug 2020

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Support Local Delivery Businesses

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 15th Apr 2020

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Buy Local Whenever Possible

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 15th Apr 2020

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My kids could afford to stay

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 6th Jul 2018

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People had more time to socialize and spent less time working to pay for housing

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 6th Jul 2018

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Grow food on rooftops

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 6th Jul 2018

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Organize block sharing captains

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 9th Apr 2018

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Celebrate with light

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 27th Mar 2018

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Make Lakelse a Shared Street

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 19th Jan 2018

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Get more people living downtown

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 15th Jan 2018

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Grow food temporarily on vacant land

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 23rd Oct 2017

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Use rooftop space for gardens and greenhouses

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 18th Oct 2017

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Start a home energy retrofit program implemented by local people who get skills training

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 13th Sep 2017

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Ideas Campaigns I have started...

What bold steps can Canadian cities take to become more equitable, sustainable & resilient post-pandemic?

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 7th Sep 2020

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What are your ideas for the future of Lillooet?

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 11th Aug 2020

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How can we make Downtown Kitimat a more liveable, successful, people-friendly place?

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 30th Mar 2018

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Inspirations I have added...

Ice Box Challenge

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 2nd May 2021

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Nature sculptures in Robert Burnaby Park

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 20th Feb 2021

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Sandown Centre for Regenerative Agriculture

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 10th Jan 2021

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Wildlife Rescue Association of BC

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 24th Sep 2017

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Projects, Ideas, Inspirations and Ideas Campaigns I like...

Invest in a climate-saving hydrogen technology and earn 14% interest

by Harold Zibell | Added: 1st Mar 2022

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$24,500 CAD
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A Home for the Children of Lesotho: The Peka Project

by Matthew Harrison | Added: 19th Jan 2022

$21,400 CAD
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Improve sight lines to the gorgeous mountains and inlet north of campus. Places to sit to take it in

by Alisa Stanton | Added: 8th Dec 2021

Mural competition for student to submit ideas & vote on art submissions to cover campus space

by Reilly Baldwin | Added: 11th Nov 2021

Create outdoor covered gazebo and garden space for meditation/yoga/chilling

by Melissa L | Added: 28th Oct 2021

Enhance wayfinding to promote physical activity (signs for buildings, outdoor attractions, etc.)

by Melissa L | Added: 28th Oct 2021

Host an open mic, where students perform music, comedy or recite poetry.

by Zayed Bin Monsur | Added: 27th Oct 2021

Extend the idea of ‘campus’ to include the forest, and engage with it to build sensory intelligence

by Michael Maser | Added: 19th Oct 2021

Emergency drinking water needed in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

by Josh Hensman | Added: 13th Oct 2021

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$2,125 CAD
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Add a play ground for the growing community of little ones

by ab baab | Added: 29th Jun 2021

Support small and local businesses (We Are a Vibrant SFU Burnaby Community)

by Khanh Doan | Added: 11th Jun 2021

Bring back the bike park

by Khanh Doan | Added: 10th Jun 2021

Food Hall on High Street with authentic, local food offerings with lots of inside/outside seating

by Khanh Doan | Added: 10th Jun 2021

Support campus public art by requiring 1% of building project budgets be allocated to outdoor arts

by Khanh Doan | Added: 7th Jun 2021

Continue to hold the annual StreetFest

by Khanh Doan | Added: 7th Jun 2021

Yoga studio

by Jake Lee | Added: 4th Jun 2021

LED display to show announcements and community events which can be funded by advertisements

by Jake Lee | Added: 4th Jun 2021

Build a SFU sign sculpture that is made out of Red LEDS

by Jake Lee | Added: 4th Jun 2021

Build gazebos for studying and hanging out

by Jake Lee | Added: 4th Jun 2021

Outdoor movie nights

by Jake Lee | Added: 4th Jun 2021

Invite artists to paint grey walls of the SFU.

by Alex B | Added: 3rd Jun 2021

Create Digital Scavenger Hunt to let all students explore different locations on campus

by Khanh Doan | Added: 2nd Jun 2021

Neighbourhood Book Houses for free sharing

by Khanh Doan | Added: 2nd Jun 2021

Build a public park within walking distance of UniverCity

by Vibrancy Plan | Added: 2nd Jun 2021

Bring back the community bike track

by Vibrancy Plan | Added: 2nd Jun 2021

Establish a weekly farmers’ market

by Vibrancy Plan | Added: 2nd Jun 2021

Increase the number of community garden plots

by Vibrancy Plan | Added: 2nd Jun 2021

Have a Share Shed. A covered, dry space for leaving goods/furniture that residents no longer want.

by Bonnie Gillis | Added: 1st Jun 2021

Add a grove of fruit trees for community care and use. And a fall harvest party to share the bounty.

by Holly Andersen | Added: 1st Jun 2021

Have a dedicated dog park for residents!

by David Pereira | Added: 1st Jun 2021

Install an equipment lending library (Thingery) on campus!

by Chris Diplock | Added: 31st May 2021

Have outdoor ping pong tables

by Elaine Collins | Added: 29th May 2021

Gondola may encourage more locals to venture up there if there’s stuff to see and do there.

by Elaine Collins | Added: 29th May 2021

Rain activated pavement for wayfinding (ex. direction to key areas such as the AQ, Convo Mall, MBC)

by Serena Yang | Added: 28th May 2021

Replace Strand parking lot with a vibrant plaza – to hold festivals, food trucks, events,…

by Khanh Doan | Added: 27th May 2021

Fun chalk art events

by Khanh Doan | Added: 27th May 2021

Rain – activated art – invisble art that pops up when it rains

by Khanh Doan | Added: 27th May 2021

Restore/revitalize ecosystems and habitats in Naheeno Park with Indigenous knowledge holders

by Mark Fettes | Added: 27th May 2021

Convert the High Street into a pedestrian friendly shared space street

by Roy Symons | Added: 19th May 2021

Add a pump track and kids play area. Look to Moodyville Park in North Van for inspiration

by Roy Symons | Added: 19th May 2021

A community garden where people can sign up to reserve personal garden plots. Gardening club anyone?

by MILES GARCIA | Added: 19th May 2021

Add a roof top restaurant or patio in UniverCity

by Krystal-Lynn Ness | Added: 17th May 2021

Street Food Festival

by Khanh Doan | Added: 17th May 2021

Multilingual campus signage to acknowledge and respect traditional territory of First Nations

by Mark M | Added: 12th May 2021

Pop-up patios

by Mark M | Added: 12th May 2021

Hold public lectures outside or in open spaces (instead of classrooms or lecture halls).

by Ayumi O. | Added: 10th May 2021

Hold outdoor fitness and dance classes. Encourage clubs, groups and teams to hold practices outside.

by Ayumi O. | Added: 10th May 2021

Place public pianos around campus and have UHE students decorate them.

by Ayumi O. | Added: 10th May 2021

Have roaming murals around campus

by Krystal-Lynn Ness | Added: 7th May 2021

Have a brewery on Burnaby Mountain w/ patio space and food trucks

by Krystal-Lynn Ness | Added: 7th May 2021

Host student art gallery display for local high schools and SFU arts students

by Krystal-Lynn Ness | Added: 7th May 2021

Create Outdoor Mini Golf Courses

by Linh Doan | Added: 5th May 2021

Add Outdoor Bowling

by Linh Doan | Added: 5th May 2021

The first ever virtual Science Chase

by Gerald Gongos | Added: 5th May 2021

Create dynamic sculpture opportunities

by Gerald Gongos | Added: 5th May 2021

Cultural food festival

by Alex Pappas | Added: 4th May 2021

Sports tournaments for local youth / students

by Alex Pappas | Added: 4th May 2021

Support for Starry Nights at SFU

by Alex Pappas | Added: 4th May 2021

Seasonal music festival

by Alex Pappas | Added: 4th May 2021

Add outdoor foosball and table tennis activites in courtyard locations

by Krystal-Lynn Ness | Added: 3rd May 2021

Invest in a new green technology to produce hydrogen from oil fields

by Brad Giblin | Added: 3rd May 2021

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Create a festival of light

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 5th Apr 2021

Create a play trail around the campus

by James Barrs | Added: 5th Apr 2021

SPEC’s Master Recycler Program

by Emily McGill | Added: 11th Mar 2021

102%
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$6,120 CAD
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Save Sickle Point, the last remaining intact wetland along Skaha Lake

by Evelyn Kansy | Added: 4th Mar 2021

21%
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$314,275 CAD
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Peachland Ramps Up! Barrier-Free Access for All

by Shelley Sweeney | Added: 1st Mar 2021

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$21,075 CAD
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Seven Seas

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 18th Feb 2021

The sea walk should be accessible at both ends and often in between by wheelchairs.

by Richard FitzZaland | Added: 26th Sep 2020

Adequate protection of Ecologically Sensitive Areas-enforce bylaws, create new ones -protect habitat

by Mar Martínez | Added: 26th Sep 2020

In some parks, plant fruit trees – create small ‘food forests’

by Mar Martínez | Added: 26th Sep 2020

Improve accessibility for all people (lower sidewalks, well marked driveways, etc)

by Mar Martínez | Added: 26th Sep 2020

Create green corridors with native plants instead of lawns – support biodiversity

by Mar Martínez | Added: 26th Sep 2020

Sow local! Support the BC Eco Seed Co-op’s expansion

by BC Eco Seed Co-op | Added: 25th Sep 2020

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$15,395 CAD
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Make Beacon Avenue Canada’s greatest street! (or is it already?)

by Corey Newcomb (Town of Sidney) | Added: 24th Sep 2020

It takes a village to save a Beach

by Jim Simpson | Added: 18th Sep 2020

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Revitalize Main Street – take out two lanes, convert to pedestrian plaza & bike lane. Park at rear.

by Kim North | Added: 11th Sep 2020

Create a community gathering space

by Alix Krahn | Added: 20th Aug 2020

What are your ideas for the future of Lillooet?

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 11th Aug 2020

Robs test 2

by Rob Barrs | Added: 15th Jul 2020

Purchase a special electrically assisted bicycle called a “trishaw” to take seniors for bike rides.

by Mark Young | Added: 21st Apr 2020

111%
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$7,750 CAD
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Support Local Delivery Businesses

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 15th Apr 2020

Buy Local Whenever Possible

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 15th Apr 2020

Ask your lenders if you can do interest-only loan payments

by David VS Wayblaze | Added: 9th Apr 2020

Set up an e-commerce store and offer in-store pickup or delivery

by David VS Wayblaze | Added: 9th Apr 2020

What initiatives could best help small businesses survive the current pandemic?

by James Barrs | Added: 7th Apr 2020

Help us launch Canada’s first Sail Cargo Service in the Salish Sea

by Simon Fawkes | Added: 29th Apr 2019

111%
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$30,540 CAD
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Open Port Moody’s 1st soap refill shop.

by Julie Veres | Added: 10th Dec 2018

106%
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$10,575 CAD
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I could save money by sharing more stuff with my friends and neighbours.

by David VS Wayblaze | Added: 6th Jul 2018

Build and animate this #EastVan parklet – an accessible front porch for our whole neighbourhood!

by Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House | Added: 22nd Jun 2018

102%
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$5,075 CAD
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Unbuilders: A whole building deconstruction company

by James Barrs | Added: 4th May 2018

Free Geek – Reducing the Environmental Impact of Waste Electronics

by Harvinder Aujala | Added: 20th Apr 2018

The “Thingery”, a lending library of things

by Harvinder Aujala | Added: 10th Apr 2018

The Vancouver Tool Library – A cooperative tool lending library in East Vancouver

by Harvinder Aujala | Added: 9th Apr 2018

Sweden Opening A Mall for Repaired and Recycled Goods

by Harvinder Aujala | Added: 9th Apr 2018

These four zero-waste stores are helping shoppers go package-free

by Harvinder Aujala | Added: 6th Apr 2018

How can we make Downtown Kitimat a more liveable, successful, people-friendly place?

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 30th Mar 2018

Support the revitalization of Sprouts, a sustainable non-profit student-run food initiative at UBC

by Meryn Corkery | Added: 21st Mar 2018

133%
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$13,278 CAD
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An office furniture company that remakes old furniture

by David VS Wayblaze | Added: 7th Mar 2018

Vertical Pocket Parks

by Ali Arzouni | Added: 6th Mar 2018

Create a new library as a downtown attraction and an economically vibrant urban space.

by James Alexander | Added: 28th Feb 2018

Have more buildings with awnings or canopies extend out over sidewalks.

by Ken Newman | Added: 14th Feb 2018

Improve sidewalk on Lakelse Ave from Emerson to Sparks

by Ken Newman | Added: 14th Feb 2018

Allow coffee shops and restaurants to set up in a street parking space

by Ken Newman | Added: 14th Feb 2018

Widen the sidewalk on Kalum Street between Lakesle and Greig.

by Ken Newman | Added: 14th Feb 2018

Consolidate information

by Pikiora Wylie | Added: 13th Feb 2018

The Alberni Aquarium and Stewardship Centre

by Melanie Knight | Added: 22nd Jan 2018

Parklets – Converting Street Parking into Public Spaces

by Jayme Lamoureux | Added: 18th Jan 2018

The Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Center @ the Gibsons Public Market

by Melanie Knight | Added: 16th Jan 2018

Get more people living downtown

by Rob Barrs Wayblaze | Added: 15th Jan 2018

A new wave of public aquariums.

by Melanie Knight | Added: 2nd Jan 2018

A reception desk made of old books

by James Barrs | Added: 23rd Nov 2017

A food truck dishing up great eats with a side of social inclusion

by David VS Wayblaze | Added: 21st Nov 2017

Help purchase sheep for a farm held in a land trust for new farmers

by Kevin Morin | Added: 21st Nov 2017

108%
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$7,585 CAD
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Nada: Vancouver’s first package-free grocery store!

by Brianna Brown | Added: 14th Nov 2017

222%
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$55,555 CAD
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Map your water actor network to improve integrated water system management.

by Nelson Jatel | Added: 6th Nov 2017

Create an underwater reef from a sunken boat

by James Barrs | Added: 24th Oct 2017

Feeding the 5000 Vancouver

by Elaine Cheng | Added: 20th Sep 2017

What projects and initiatives would improve water systems for our communities and nature?

by Joanne de Vries | Added: 19th Sep 2017

Cure(eos)city : exploring placemaking through seasonal effective design

by frida&frank | Added: 18th Sep 2017

112%
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$11,155 CAD
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What projects and initiatives would strengthen community capital and infrastructure?

by Joanne de Vries | Added: 18th Sep 2017

What projects and initiatives would enhance local food/agriculture systems and keep food affordable?

by Joanne de Vries | Added: 15th Sep 2017

What projects and initiatives would address climate change issues and create meaningful jobs?

by Joanne de Vries | Added: 15th Sep 2017

Winterhood Placemaking Lab

by frida&frank | Added: 13th Sep 2017

Makerspace / Repair Cafe

by Vaalea Darkke | Added: 21st Jul 2017

Projected images of spawning salmon under the Cambie Bridge, Vancouver

by James Barrs | Added: 16th Jun 2017

Nanaimo Loaves & Fishes Food Bank Warehouse

by James Barrs | Added: 5th May 2017

Yantolo Volunteer House in Peru

by James Barrs | Added: 3rd May 2017

Citizen funded biogas plant in Toronto

by James Barrs | Added: 3rd Apr 2017

Pedal Pub in Minneapolis

by James Barrs | Added: 25th Mar 2017

Renovate Children’s area at the Gibsons & District Public Library

by Gibsons & District Public Library | Added: 11th Sep 2016

200%
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$15,001 CAD
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Rob Barrs Wayblaze

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