Events
- May 08 4:30 pm - 6:30 pmLocation: Wesbrook Discovery Centre, 3345 Shrum Lane
- May 09 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- May 15 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmLocation: Old Barn Community Centre, 6308 Thunderbird BoulevardPlease join us for an evening with Stephen Owen as we acknowledge the strong partnership between the University of British Columbia and the University Neighbourhoods Association over the last five years.
Light refreshments will be provided. - May 26 10:45 am - 11:45 amLocation: Modern Green Development Auditorium, Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability, 2260 West MallWhat if there was a new way of approaching sustainability? What if the old environmental agenda of doing things “less bad”—using less energy, taking shorter showers, sacrificing our Western lifestyle—wasn’t the best way forward? What if instead we built buildings and neighbourhoods that actually contributed to the wellbeing of the planet and those that live on it?
- May 26 12:45 pm - 1:45 amLocation: Partyroom, UBC Student Union Building, 6138 Student Union BoulevardVancouver has the second most expensive real estate market in the world, with a ratio of price to income of 10, nearly double what it was a decade ago. Housing is a critical issue, not just for low-income Vancouverites, but increasingly for middle-income workers as well. The question is, what can be done about it?
