PostedJan 28, 2026 | Arts & Culture, climate change, community, news
Arbutus Neighbourhood House is opening in response to a need identified by the community. Located in the Arbutus Ridge community and part of the Arbutus Centre redevelopment, the Neighbourhood House is projected to open in 2026. Neighbourhood houses are place-based...
PostedDec 15, 2025 | Arts & Culture, book review, climate change, opinion
Book Review by Ross Thrasher Run Like a Girl: a memoir of ambition, resilience and fighting for change, by Catherine McKenna. Sutherland House, 2025. A competitive swimmer in her teens. A world traveler and UN representative in her 20s. A corporate lawyer, founder of...
PostedNov 25, 2025 | Arts & Culture, climate change, community, Youth
We are all in this together. Climate Change can be overwhelming. No one person, no one organization nor government, municipal, provincial or federal by itself can respond in the way we all need. In opening Canada’s first Climate Response Centre GTEC is grateful to the...
PostedNov 13, 2025 | Arts & Culture, climate change, community, Education, sustainability, Youth
Neighbourhood in the 21st Century: A Climate Adapted Future The Neighbourhood in the 21st Century exhibit celebrates the opening of the pop up GTEC Climate Response Centre at Arbutus Neighbourhood House. This exhibit will take place for 7 days beginning on April 15,...
PostedAug 18, 2025 | Arts & Culture, climate change, community, Education, news
As the impacts of climate change such as the wildfires and smoke across Canada and the tragic flooding in Texas this summer accelerate, neighbourhoods will need to adapt to a future that is very different than the past. With this in mind Vancouver’s Green Technology...
PostedAug 18, 2025 | Arts & Culture, climate change, community, Youth
The GTEC T-Shirt GTEC is excited to announce that its iconic T-Shirt is now available for purchase, featuring an image of a heron with branch created by BC artist, Su Schnee. Blue Heron with Branch symbolizes the Earth as a nest. The heron symbolizes patience and the...
