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Archive for February, 2011

Home movie: the “Crash Course” Tues March 8th

Our next home movie night will feature the 45 minute “short version” of Chris Martenson’s Crash Course – an explanation of how the economy works (and doesn’t work) from a very Transition-esque perspective. He presents everything in a very clear, factual, easy-to-understand way. We’ll also have DVD’s available of the full (3 hour plus) “Crash [...]

February 27, 2011 · ttpr · No Comments
Tags: crash course, economics, economy, film screening, local economy, money, movie, movie night, relocalisation Â· Posted in: Event notices

About Us and How to Get Involved

Transition Town Powell River is an official Transition Initiative affiliated with the international Transition Network. We are located in Powell River, BC, Canada, on the beautiful upper Sunshine Coast (where a lot of the sunshine is liquid, but hey – the gardens love it!), part of the Canadian west coast. As a Transition Initiative we [...]

February 22, 2011 · ttpr · No Comments
Tags: green building, initiating group, solutions, transportation, working groups Â· Posted in: General chat

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