CHECK YOUR TIRES

Did you know that over 70% of people in Vancouver have one or more of their tires improperly inflated?

If you own a vehicle, take one day this week to make sure your tires are properly inflated. Properly inflated tires allow your car to run more fuel efficiently. Your correct tire pressure is located on the inside of the door frame or on the fuel cap.

For best results get a tire gauge - they are cheap! And check it when the tires are cold (i.e. the car has been stationary for at least 3 hours or has not been driven for more than 2 km).

CHECK OUT YOUR
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT

The Mountain Equipment Co-op website has a quiz you can take to figure out your 'ecological footprint', which is a measure the amount of nature's resources an individual, a community, or a country consumes in a given year.

The concept and process was developed by a professor at the University of British Columbia. Check it out on the MEC website.