The habit of commuting by bike is on the rise here in Gossamer Threads’ home city of Vancouver. The mayor, Gregor Roberts, has done some pretty amazing things in 2010 around the city for the safety and comfort of bike riders (including the mayor himself). The biggest of these has been the installation of two segregated bike routes on two of the main arteries that pour into the central nervous system that is Downtown Vancouver. With all of this new accessibility, cycling is much more popular in Vancouver than ever before and there are a lot of folks at GT jumping on the bandwagon!

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On May 9, 13 members of the Gossamer Threads office participated in a longstanding Vancouver tradition that’s become a big part of office life here at GT: The Vancouver Sun Run!

And They’re Off!

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Gossamer Threads’ commitment to environmental sustainability doesn’t begin and end with our fabulous green roof, no siree Bob. Currently, we’re up to our elbows in worms.

You heard us, worms.

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The Tyee is a politics and culture magazine dedicated to covering events here in British Columbia, Canada. In the fast-paced world of news coverage, being able to deliver your content to your readers as quickly and clearly as possible is key. That’s why The Tyee uses Bricolage to manage their workflow.

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As part of Gossamer Threads’ ongoing commitment to sustainability, we’ve partnered with our landlord DeeCorp and fellow tenant TBWA\ to create a green roof on the building of our new office.

At the time, there was not much happening up on that flat tar & gravel expanse, but that was all to change soon enough!

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