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Environment : Approaches for Tomorrow
The Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, Quebec,has an extensive collection of architectural prints, drawings, photographs and archives as well as a changing exhibition schedule. The current show, Environment: Approaches for Tomorrow features
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Zero-Energy Condo Wins Equilibrium Competition
Canada's CMHC has announced one of the winners of the EQuilibrium sustainable housing competition to develop a zero energy house design: Abondance Montréal, a consortium including some of the most experienced developers and architects of low energy
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Moly Kulte is a Cult
Quebeckers have their own special sense of style; more European than Canadian; more eclectic than conventional. Moly Kulte is an eco-fashion shop and a range of clothing with its own original look, located in the heart of hip Montreal. The shop was
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Planète Monde--For the Body and the Soul
Across the street from the most famous bagel store in Montreal, Fairmount Bagels, sits Planète monde. The organic bath and soap shop is a serene and peaceful oasis amidst the hubbub of the Mile End neighbourhood. The store was started when the two
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Chic and Ethique Boutique
Rien à Cacher (nothing to hide) is a Montréal boutique that calls itself "chic & éthique". It is the first ethical clothing boutique in town, located on the hip and upmarket Rue St. Denis. Recently opened, it was started by a Quebecker who was
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Gorilla Composting at McGill University
Who says students are apathetic? Here is a small group of eager beavers at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, who have introduced composting to students living on and near campus. They call themselves Gorilla Composting, because “it is a play on
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Not Just Pretty: Eco Clothes in Victoria, BC
We've recently gone on and on about a variety of (sometimes controversial) Montreal-based designers. Now we're all atwitter over Victoria, where Not Just Pretty offers an impressive range of eco-brands. Get your Undesigned, Veja, Stewart+Brown and much
