Jennifer WallaceJennifer Wallace

Third Sunday of the month

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Our next Queer Joy Potluck is December 17th following the service.  Open to all in the Queer community. A small selection of main dishes will be provided, please feel free to bring a salad or side dish, fruit etc. to round out the table.  You are welcome here; we look forward to sharing with you.

Do you really need that Santa Claus cookie jar?

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Limiting consumption or “buying less stuff” is an important way to reduce personal and household greenhouse gas emissions. Our collective consumer habits generate emissions here in Canada but also in other countries like China where many consumer items are produced. Holiday season gift buying tends to be a major focus of concern about environmental impacts.  … Read more

Let’s Shrink our Holiday Footprint

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or is it?  The seasonal holiday celebrations bring light to the darkest time of the year but there is an environmental impact. According to researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute the 3 days of Christmas celebrations on December 24th, 25th, and 26th account for 5.5% of our … Read more

How community housing investments could boost our economy by up to $136 billion

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A new study done for the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association shows building more non-profit housing units would boost Canada’s lagging economic productivity.  To grasp the connection between having enough affordable housing and economic productivity, let’s start with what productivity is. Productivity is a measure of efficiency. It measures how much output we get from … Read more

Indigenous Book Study Group

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This group sponsors very interesting webinars and study sessions.  Their Indigenous Book Study (please see attached schedule of forthcoming books to be discussed) is open to all.   Their November book (already discussed), Up Ghost River, is well worth a read.  Next Gathering is Monday, February 5. Book is: Life in the City of Dirty Water: A Memoir … Read more