Last week, I came across the twitter account for a new business here in Sooke called Salish Sea Salts. I had not heard of them before nor seen their products, so I decided to check out their website to see what was up. As it turns out, they are a small local company that producesContinue reading “Salish Sea Salts *Contest*”
Tag Archives: Sustainability
Victoria Real Estate Board Green Task Force Tours Eco-Sense Sustainable Home
As a volunteer on the Victoria Real Estate Board‘s Green Task Force, I was fortunate enough to visit a truly one-of-a-kind project in the Highlands District near Victoria yesterday. Ann and Gord Baird are the people behind Eco-Sense. Part lifestyle, part science experiment, part eco-pioneering, this truly amazing and simply fascinating home is nearing completionContinue reading “Victoria Real Estate Board Green Task Force Tours Eco-Sense Sustainable Home”
Westhills, Victoria BC – A Green Revolution
Langford Master-planned Community Has a Vision For a Green Future. As a volunteer on the Victoria Real Estate Board‘s Green Task Force, I was invited to a presentation at the Westhills Community Planning Office, at 957 Langford Parkway. The 20-year plan, which envisions an eventual 6,000 housing units made up of condominiums, townhouses, and detachedContinue reading “Westhills, Victoria BC – A Green Revolution”
Radius Victoria – A True Urban Village
Radius Victoria Presentation Centre Opens Urban Village offers many amenities for condo owners, business in downtown Victoria, BC. Over the past 5-8 years, many new construction projects have been built in the Victoria area. Still more are now under construction or have been planned. One project that has captured my interest more than others isContinue reading “Radius Victoria – A True Urban Village”
Sooke’s Sun River Estates Goes Green
As I was browsing the Homes section of the Times Colonist from Saturday, September 15, 2007, I came across a full page ad for Sooke‘s Sun River Estates development. The homes are now being advertised as conforming to the Built Green™ standard of construction. The Built Green™ Web site describes the standard as “… anContinue reading “Sooke’s Sun River Estates Goes Green”