Citizens for a Livable Cranbrook Society provides grassroots leadership and an inclusive process, with a voice for all community members, to ensure that our community grows and develops in a way that incorporates an environmental ethic, offers a range of housing and transportation choices, encourages a vibrant and cultural life and supports sustainable, meaningful employment and business opportunities.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

12 Gifts with 'Local' and 'Sustainability' in Mind

Although most Christmas craft fairs and markets are now over there are still places you can buy locally produced items or something that will lighten your impact on the local environment.

1.   Plastic bag dryers, kits $3 available from Mount Baker School until Thursday December 16th
426-5241 ext.657 or paul.knipe@sd5.bc.ca
To read about this great project go to http://livablecranbrook.blogspot.com/2010/12/santas-workshop-at-green-home.html

2.   Locally blended teas http://www.purcellorganics.com/

3.   Tickets to the Banff Film Festival which will be in Cranbrook on January 8 at the Key City Theatre – tickets $20 at High Country Sports, and Key City Theatre

4.   Memberships in Community Forest Society $10 single $15 family cranbrookcommunityforest@gmail.com

5.   Ice grippers or hiking poles(for more walking through all kinds of weather) available at most sports stores in town

6.   Rotary Film Festival tickets
 http://www.clubrunner.ca/CPrg/Home/storyitem.asp?cid=926&iid=176287
Until Christmas, the 4 movie Silver Pass can be purchased for $35, and the 8 movie Gold Pass for $65. After Christmas they will return to their regular price of $40 and $70.

7. On January 6th, at 7p.m.Rotary will be continuing with our Rotary Rockies Film Series at the Columbia Theatre, by showing Tamara Drewe. " Tickets for Tamara Drewe are also available at Lotus books, for $10. Tickets sold at the door with be $12. The official trailer can be viewed at http://youtu.be/56hwLwCTngc

8.   Timers for your Christmas Lights – inside and out

9.   Biltong meats, http://biltongcanada.com/ecom/index.cfm

10.  Local Affordable Art - Key City Theatre Gallery

11.  Anything locally or home made - e.g Gem soaps avilable at Lotus Books where books by local authors may also be found

12.  Make a gift donation to the SPCA  http://www.spca.bc.ca/branches/east-kootenay/

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