#BeTheChange: Edible Home Gardens
Have you ever tasted a tomato, fresh off the vine, deep red and still warm from the summer sun? I reminisce about those…
Gardening for Wildlife
When we work, we contribute to society, create, innovate, and support ourselves and our families. When we volunteer, we build social networks…
#BeTheChange: Embracing the “Waste Not, Want Not” Philosophy
Growing up with grandparents who founded their values on scarcities through a World War and global depression, they based their principles of raising their…
#BeTheChange: Habitat at Home
Nearly all of us have personal or public outdoor spaces that we spend time in and have a connection to, whether they be our…
#BeTheChange: Bird Friendly Coffee
The connection between the coffee we consume and the native songbirds that flock to our province each year may not immediately be clear to…
#BeTheChange: Slow Fashion
The fashion industry is one of the worst polluters in the world, second only to the oil industry. Let that sink in. It’s…
#BeTheChange: Residential Geothermal Heating & Cooling Systems
Construction of a new home or cottage on an empty lot is akin to starting a new painting with a blank canvas. We are…
#BeTheChange: One Meal a Day for the Planet
“Through small shifts big change can happen.” When I was a kid, I had the opportunity to live on a farm where I…
Introducing #BeTheChange: Taking Climate Action Further, Faster
The 2021 release of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report has leaders around the world talking. The effects of climate…
#RVAFlex with Fatema Khalfan
Working mothers continue to marvel us. How they manage to balance and maintain their focus between career, caregiving, and themselves is incredibly inspiring. That’s…
An #RVAFlex Testimonial
Building a culture of flexibility isn’t just a means to an end. We do it to celebrate the rich diversity of people in…
#RVAFlex with Mark Bruder
In this latest installment in our #RVAFlex series, Mark Bruder, RVA’s Structural Engineer, tells us how you can truly…