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Late Thursday afternoon I called my friend and colleague Andrew Weaver and threw down a Movember challenge. “I bet you can’t grow a better mustache than me,” I said. There was a little hesitation on the other end of the line but in the spirit of supporting a great cause, Andrew took the challenge.

Movember’s vision is to have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health. During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of millions of moustaches around the world. Through the power of the moustache, vital funds and awareness are raised to combat prostate and testicular cancer and mental health challenges (ca.movember.com/about)

Throughout the past week I have been thinking a lot about small and local business and celebrating the contribution they make to our communities.

Over the next twenty years, BC Hydro has forecasted that our energy needs will increase by about 40% as a consequence of both population and economic growth. To meet this growing electricity demand, BC Hydro has proposed to build the Site C dam on the Peace River near Fort St. John (see Figures 1–3). Here I explore whether or not there are better ways from an economic, social and environmental perspective  to meet our future power needs.

Today is the day we pause to give thanks.

First, I’m thankful that in 1957, the Canadian government set aside the second Monday of October to acknowledge the “bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed.”

The BC Green Party joins the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in celebrating World Mental Health Day. 2013 is dedicated to highlighting Mental Health and Older People.

The WFMH and WHO are working to highlight the tremendous challenges of global mental health. In British Columbia mental health issues continue to challenge our communities.