Boundaries
- Municipal Boundary
- Regional Parks and Greenways
- Watersheds
- Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve
Transportation
- Major Roads
- Sea Bus / Ferry
-
Skytrain
1. Explore the map with a focus on places that are important to you:
- Where is your home? Where is your school?
- Where are other places you care about (e.g. parks, community centre, playing fields etc.)?
2. Reflect on your learning:
- What else did you notice on the map that was significant to you?
- What does the map tell you about how Metro Vancouver services meet the needs of residents?
3. Explore the map with a focus on services for a sustainable region:
Metro Vancouver provides services including drinking water, wastewater treatment, solid waste management, regional planning, air quality, climate change, parks, affordable housing, and more to its residents.
Introduce and explore the many connections to sustainability, systems, and Metro Vancouver services with your students using the following questions and inquiry cards:
- Where does your
water come from? How does it get to you?
- Where does your
wastewater (liquid waste) go? How does it get there?
- Where does your
waste (garbage) go? How does it get there?
- Where are Air Quality Monitoring Stations? What service do they provide? How do these facilities connect to
air quality and climate?
- Where are
regional parks & greenways? What services do these provide?
- What makes Metro Vancouver
livable?
- How do these service support
sustainability?
- What other questions arise for you?
Sustainability activities
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