Centre for Civic Governance

Through The Green Glass

This collection of presentations is based on a conference held in January 2008 that brought together over 20 experts to speak on a variety of education-related sustainability issues.

In this book you will find:

Filed in:

• Best Practices
• By-laws
• Documents
• Green Schools
• Policy

| February 6, 2009 | A Columbia Institute Publication

When More Is Less

NEWS RELEASE
Centre for Civic Governance
Tuesday February 3, 2009
Research Institute Calls On Provincial Government To Include Education Funding In Economic Stimulus Budget
The Centre for Civic Governance at Columbia Institute today called on the BC
government to correct flawed funding for public education in the upcoming budget.

New Poll on Municipal Election Raises Concern About Low Voter Turnout

The Centre for Civic Governance at Columbia Institute released poll results today that underscore concerns about low voter turn-out in the November civic elections. Only 7.2 percent of British Columbians were able to name November 15th as the date of the municipal election while 28 percent correctly chose "some time in November."A whopping 44.5 percent didn't even venture a guess.

"These results underscore a very real concernabout low voter turn-out," said Executive Director Charley Beresford.

Carbon Offsets: The Real Deal?

An essential guide for individuals and organizations who may be contemplating purchasing offsets. This guide provides

• Background information on carbon offsets
• The downsides and benefits of their use

Filed in:

• Climate Change
• Documents
• Environment

| October 2, 2008 | A Columbia Institute Publication

Columbia Institute Poll 2008

In a recent poll by the Columbia Institute, 15.8% of British Columbians have named housing and homelessness as the most important problem facing their community, up from 14.3% last year.  Columbia Institute Executive Director Charley Beresford says “These numbers show a rising concern about housing and homelessness in communities across BC.  They are a call to action.”

 

For the second year in a row, British Columbians have put the same five issues at the top of the heap in response to the open-ended question “What is the most important problem facing your community?” Besides housing and homelessness, British Columbians named crime/safety, transportation, and healthcare as their top five concerns. To view a presentation of the poll click here.