Written by Northern Groove
Thursday, 04 March 2010 23:14
The City of Fort St. John is excited to announce a series of upcoming events aimed at promoting environmental awareness, energy conservation and emissions reductions.
Thursday, March 4
The City of Fort St. John Presents: Awareness Film Series at the Lido.
Fifth in the city's Awareness Film Series, the evening will feature a Canadian documentary film that explores the challenges and rewards of living more lightly. The film runs about 45 minutes in length and will be followed by three presenters from the community outlining what they are doing to support living more lightly and offering advice on steps anyone can take to be the change. Presentation topics covered will include:
Community Gardens in Fort St. John
Sustainable Building Options
Save Green â The Benefits of Green Real-estate
Admission is free! Doors open at 6:30pm. Show starts at 7:00pm.
Thursday, March 11
The City of Fort St. John Presents: âBe the Change â Fort St. Johnâ at the North Peace Cultural Centre.
This event features a powerful musical performance by Holly Arntzen and Kevin Wright - the Voices of Nature (more info about them below) accompanied by a choir of 130 local school children, keynote speaker Tzeporah Berman , and an unveiling of our new Community Energy & Emissions Plan by our Mayor and the City Manager. This event is sure to inspire you to be the change.
Admission is free! Doors open at 6:30pm. Show starts at 7:00pm.
Tzeporah Berman is executive director of PowerUp Canada â Canadians for Climate Leadership. She's different kind of environmentalist -- one with deep roots in the nascent environmental movement, but also armed with uncanny business and media smarts. At the not-for-profit Forest Ethics, she works with massive corporations to transform their buying habits and reinvigorate their public image. The companies she partners with -- including Home Depot, Dell and Staples, the world's largest paper retailer -- have boosted employee morale, extended the public life of their brands, and saved millions in costs (and inpotentially ruinous boycotts). The Globe and Mail calls her "one of the most prominent environmentalists in Canada." In the States, The Utne Reader named her One of the 50 Visionaries Changing the World. Through her work at Forest Ethics, Berman has helped save over 12 million acres of endangered forests in Canada, the United States, and Chile.
A young star of the environmental movement, Berman appearaed in Leonardo DiCaprio's documentary The 11th Hour. She was also nominated for the Schwab Social Entrepreneur Award, and named by the BC Royal Museum as one of the 150 people who have changed BC's history. She has been featured in The Globe and Mail, Green Living and The Vancouver Sun, among other publications. In her uplifting keynotes, she draws from her groundbreaking work -- in the boardroom, in the legislature and in forests -- to show us that the notion of activists vs. corporations, of good vs. evil, no longer applies in the age of global climate change. It's about creating dialogue, and finding the solutions that will be mutually beneficial to all. "It's not about whether or not it's nice to have forests anymore," she says, "It's about our future."
Friday, March 12
Here is an opportunity to enjoy some upbeat music, enjoy complimentary coffee, snacks, and find out more information on the Community Energy & Emissions Plan.
Admission is free! Show starts at 7:00pm.
Based on Vancouver Island, BC, Holly Arntzen and Kevin Wright perform music about sustainability, ecology and the human dilemma: folk pop to rock your world! They are creating the new edge of environmental music by blending their very diverse musical backgrounds and weaving them into songs that touch peopleâs souls and make them think about the world around them. When Holly and Kevin sing together - think Joni Mitchell and Bon Scott. With Holly on slide dulcimer and piano and Kevin playing percussion and sax, they produce a wide range of sound and feeling.
With over 30 years as a folk/jazz performer, Holly has appeared at most major music festivals in Canada and has shared the stage with artists such as Bruce Cockburn, Stan Rogers and Herbie Hancock. Since the mid-80s, Kevin has been a pioneering member of the Victoria rock scene performing in seminal bands such as Armoros, Turk and the Rat (Rocktoria 1 winner) and After Dark.
Holly and Kevin form the core of the Artist Response Team (ART) - a ground breaking production house that delivers fabulous Voices of Nature community outreach events throughout BC and Alberta. Using their award winning and provincially recommended Cycle of Life learning resources, they travel the land bringing music and science education to entire school communities.