After a brief Olympic disappearance Kitsilano’s unofficial outdoor thrift store is back in action on the Northwest corner of 4th Ave and Macdonald Street.  Here the frugal shopper can choose from an ever-changing array of goods displayed on a chain-link fence.

“Even more difficult for me to understand is the burgeoning feeling of something spiritual and sacred in the ordinary act of walking.  I start to feel that each step taken is part of an invisible journey, for which there is no map and few road signs.  I am not sure I am prepared, and the discomfort both frightens and excites me.”

I had my hair cut last week. While she was cutting my hair, Kelli and I were talking about the Gulf Oil Spill. As she swept the clumps of hair off her salon's floor she said, "that is a nice contribution". Explaining herself, Kelli proudly pulled out a large garbage bag full of hair that she was ready to ship off to the Gulf to help suck up some of that waste oil before it poisons more water and kills more wild life.

By Paul Kilpatrick, Sustainability Television   June 2009