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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sample — Miss604 is a proud media partner of SPUD.ca Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
From March 7 to 13, 2022 Canada will join with environmental charity WRAP for the first global Food Waste Action Week, with the goal of driving home the message, “Wasting Food Feeds Climate Change.” The international week of action will be delivered through the National Zero Waste Council, an initiative of Metro Vancouver, and its well-known Love Food Hate Waste Canada campaign.
Prevent Food Waste at Home
Canadians produce nearly 10 million tonnes of greenhouse gases each year, simply by wasting perfectly edible food at home — however, there are plenty of simple actions everyone can take to help prevent unnecessary food waste.
Sixty-three per cent of the food Canadian households throw away is considered avoidable, meaning it could have been eaten. Nationwide, that amounts to almost 2.2 million tonnes of edible food wasted each year, at a cost of more than $17 billion. The environmental impact of this waste is equivalent to 9.8 million tonnes of CO2 emissions, or 2.1 million cars on the road.
Globally, around one-third of all food produced is lost or wasted, which accounts for between eight and 10 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions. Fighting food waste at home has a direct impact on these emissions: every tonne of household food waste that is avoided is the equivalent of taking one car off the road each year.
To participate in Food Waste Action Week, Canadians are encouraged to use the food-saving tips shared on the Love Food Hate Waste Canada social channels (Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter) and through the #FoodWasteActionWeek hashtag. From storing food correctly, to using up leftovers and making sure none of the food we love goes to waste, every small change can make a big difference.
Tips from SPUD.ca
My friends at SPUD.ca online grocery delivery proudly partner with vendors that are as strongly committed to sustainability and fighting waste as they are. Here are some ways they are fighting waste through remarkable innovations:
Bee Kind Beeswax wraps are the reusable and biodegradable version of plastic wrap. They can also keep your food fresh and tasty for longer. Each Bee Kind wrap design is lovingly hand-painted by the founder’s mom.
Bottle None Supply Inc. offers a wide range of natural shampoo bars and other zero-waste hair products. Upfront Cosmetics are also taking plastic bottles out of the bathroom. They offer a wide range of zero-waste all-natural shampoo and conditioner bars.
Nature’s Path A family-owned company that has been committed to organics and sustainability for over 30 years, Nature’s Path is on a mission to leave the earth better than they found it. They offer a wide range of organic foods and many of their plastic bags are part of SPUD’s takeback program.
Susgrainable transforms beer “waste” into premium baked goods. Realizing that food waste numbers in Canada were climbing, Susgrainable saw a unique opportunity to take the used barley from breweries that otherwise would have been wasted, and turn it into high fibre, high protein treats and baking mixes.
Goodly was created from the desire to make good food from surplus natural ingredients and to give people with barriers to traditional employment good jobs.
Lita’s Mexican Foods are Certified Plastic Negative. Through a partnership with rePurpose Global, they remove and recover twice as much plastic waste from nature as they produce through their packaging. Lita’s Mexican Foods donates a percentage of every product purchase to fund the collection of 882 lbs of plastic waste from oceans and landfills every year.
Luv the Grub rescues imperfect produce and turns it into delicious chutneys and spreads. Their founder Alia is the daughter of a Ugandan refugee and knowing the barriers newcomers face, they hire newcomer refugees to give them their first Canadian work experience and a new community at Luv the Grub.
Soap Exchange has a comprehensive collection of products which are environment-friendly and 100% biodegradable. They also recycle and re-use their packaging so be sure to return all your empty Soap Exchange bottles in your SPUD bin so they can be reused. Read more about SPUD’s takeback program.
Loop repurposes the outcasts of the food industry by transforming perfectly imperfect fruits and vegetables into mind-blowing cold pressed juices, probiotic sodas and more. With a rescue mission to be a food waste fighting powerhouse, Loop is constantly working on new initiatives such as making soap from rejected cooking oil.
Win a Food Waste Fighting SPUD Box
SPUD.ca wants to send a lucky Miss604 reader a grocery delivery filled with some food waste fighting items from their vendors. Here’s how you can enter to win:
I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Tuesday, March 15, 2022.
For Miss604 Readers/Followers
Not a SPUD customer? Check out with promo code MISS604 and you’ll get $15 off your first order when you spend $50 or more. Already a SPUD customer? Use the same code for $5 off your next order over $50.
Monster Jam roars back into Vancouver for an adrenaline-charged weekend at the Pacific Coliseum at the PNE from March 18–20, 2022 and you can enter to win a family pack of tickets!
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Win Tickets to Monster Jam at the Pacific Coliseum
When: Friday, March 18 to Sunday, March 20, 2022
7:00pm Friday, 1:00pm & 7:00pm on Saturday and Sunday, with Pit Party
Where: Pacific Coliseum at the PNE (2901 East Hastings St., Vancouver)
Tickets: Family-friendly ticket pricing available now. Tickets can be purchased online or in-person at the venue box office.
This. Is. MONSTER JAM™! Marking the much-anticipated return of the first Monster Jam event back in Vancouver in three years following the pandemic pause! Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Monster Jam features world-class athletes locked in intense competitions of speed and skill.
The popular Monster Jam Pit Party fan experience returns to Vancouver on both Saturday and Sunday, where fans can see the massive trucks up close, meet their favourite drivers and crews, take pictures and enjoy other family-friendly fun. This unique experience is the only place that allows people to get up close access to the Monster Jam teams and get an insider’s look at how these trucks are built to stand up to the competition. Pit Passes are available for $20 for this VIP experience.
British Columbia motorsports fans will witness heated rivalries, high-flying stunts and fierce head-to-head battles for the Event Championship.
Engineered to perfection, the 12,000-pound Monster Jam trucks push all limits going head-to-head for points in Freestyle, Skills, Donuts and Racing competitions. The Arena Series West Champion will receive a highly coveted automatic bid to the prestigious Monster Jam World Finals® to compete for the title of World Champion, scheduled for May 2022 in Orlando. Monster Jam drivers are trained, world-class male and female athletes who have mastered not only the physical strength and mental stamina needed to compete, but the vital dexterity to control 12,000-pound machines capable of doing backflips, vertical two-wheel skills and racing at speeds up to 70 miles-per-hour to produce jaw-dropping, live motorsports action seen around the world.
The Arena Championship Series West features eight skilled athletes fighting for the championship while putting on a spectacle, constantly innovating and always entertaining. Brandon Vinson gets behind the wheel of the legendary black and green wrecking machine Grave Digger®, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Tristan England returns to competition in Earth Shaker®, Bernard Lyght makes his debut in Megalodon® and Myranda Cozad in Scooby-Doo™ looks to lock in the championship and as one of the youngest female drivers, Kaylyn Migues driving Jailbird hopes to make her mark in the series.
TRUCK LINEUP: Grave Digger driven by Brandon Vinson; Earth Shaker driven by Tristan England; Megalodondriven by Bernard Lyght; Scooby-Doo driven by Myranda Cozad; Jurassic Attack driven by Dave Olfert; Nitro Menace driven by Brad Allen; Jailbird driven by Kaylyn Migues; and Rockwell Red driven by Travis Mowery.
For details about Monster Jam’s Ultimate Lineup for Fan Wellness, visit the website here.
Win Tickets
I have a family four-pack of tickets available for Friday, March 18th at 7:00pm, here’s how you can enter to win:
YWCA Metro Vancouver has announced the 75 nominees for the Women of Distinction Awards, presented by Scotiabank, and they are pleased to return to an in-person awards gala this year on May 26, 2022.
39th Annual YWCA Women of Distinction Awards
Where: JW Marriott Parq Hotel, Vancouver When: Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 6:00pm Tickets:Available now! Until March 31st $249 per person, as of April 1st $299 per person
2022 Nominees
You can view the full list of nominees, along with their bios, online.
March is here and so is a very big event list! Miss604 is proud to sponsor Workout for Women’s Day, on now until March 8th, and next week is the Herstory in Focus Gala for the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre on March 10th. For now, enjoy these things to do around Metro Vancouver this weekend:
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend March 4-6, 2022
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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — Sponsored by CelticFest Vancouver Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
CelticFest Vancouver, the City’s annual celebration of all things Celtic culture, is back for the 17th year with an in-person festival March 16-20, 2022.
CelticFest Vancouver Returns!
A highlight of CelticFest, sponsored by Community Savings Credit Union, is their live program, which includes a free, all-ages outdoor public festival at šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square the weekend of March 19-20. Other CelticFest events include a comedy night at Donnellan’s Irish Pub on March 16, and a breakfast hosted by the Ireland Canada Chamber of Commerce Vancouver on March 17. View the full festival guide here.
Free Weekend Festival Downtown
When: Saturday, March 19 from 11:00am to 9:00pm & Sunday, March 20 from 11:00am to 6:00pm
Where: šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square (north plaza at the Vancouver Art Gallery)
Admission: Free!
As Western Canada’s largest annual Celtic festival, year after year the event has delivered a rich cultural celebration of the Celtic nations’ kinship and community, and this year’s festival will be no different. The free two-day event will showcase a range of events including music from local Celtic favourites like Blackthorn and Fight Outside featuring Brian O’Brien and Paul Caldwell. The festival will be welcoming two artists from Ireland, Ordhan Murphy and Dani Larkin to the main stage, hosted by Culture Ireland.
The North Shore Celtic Ensemble will perform in addition to the kiddie favourite, MomBop. The Family Zone will feature a photo booth and games for all ages. Dancers from the O’Brien School of Irish Dance and Eire Born Irish Dance Company will perform on the main stage and Tourism Ireland and Air Canada will host an incredible giveaway. Stay tuned for details on a local scavenger hunt with a real gold prize at the end of the rainbow. Enjoy the Family Zone, food trucks, a beer tent, shop the marketplace, and more.
“We’re very pleased to be bringing back the live festival and have a great weekend in store for festival-goers of all ages,” shares Harry Cussen, Chairman of the CelticFest Vancouver Board. “We’ve got performances from some incredible local Celtic acts in music and dance and are thrilled to bring the community together to celebrate Celtic culture in BC. Spring is in the air and we’re ready to re-establish our physical presence and return the festival to its former glory days in Vancouver.”
CelticFest Vancouver is a registered non-profit society that has been in existence since 2004. The organization’s mission is to bring together the local community in an annual festival celebration of Celtic Culture, deliver education on global Celtic heritage, art and cultural traditions and promote and showcase local and international Celtic music, dance, spoken word, theatre, film, art, crafts and food/beverage.
