Blog by Patricia Houlihan

House not a home? Maybe you need a dog!

July 31st, 2007
OK-this is not my usual blog but...

if any of you would like, or know someone who would like, a calm and friendly female dog- Malamute cross let me know. Needs moderate exercise-walks each day (she's not a triathlon dog like mine so lower maintenance) ....She is old enough to be calm but not too old-around 6.

She is a lovely dog at the Vancouver SPCA (Misty) who has been there since Sept 20 ...

A GREEN Light for Investors

July 13th, 2007

Environics Research Group has found that two-thirds of Canadian consumers would switch their spending to companies that have demonstrated a commitment to green policies even it means paying a higher price .

What does this finding mean to you as an investor? It means that there are growth investment opportunities in environmentally friendly developments. Developing a property to green stan ...

Higher rates mean costlier mortgages

July 12th, 2007

A mortgage broker just forwarded this to me and I thought i would pass it on via blog. If you have any questions, pls email me through this site and I would be happy to discuss. The bottom line is that if you are thinking of buying, you might want to move quickly on it; at the very least, get a mortgage hold to protect your rate. Here is the article:

The Vancouver Sun

Wednesday, July 11, ...

Green Burials-save the real estate for the living

July 4th, 2007

While I intend no disrespect to the dead, I have always been amazed that we still devote vast tracks of land to burial sites. I am also not that keen on the thought of rotting in a box for years with worms crawling through me. My dad is paying to donate his body to science (yes you now pay them to take your body and use it in experimentation) which I think is a good thing) but I am not su ...

Pollution and plastics and asthma and learning problems

July 3rd, 2007

According to a recent article in the Globe and Mail, boys are more sensitive than girls to environmental contaminants such as chemicals, particularly hormone disrupting chemicals found in our homes. The article sites, plastic water bottles, computers, foam, etc. as some examples of problematic items harbouring these chemicals. The article lists man developmental disabilities which may be ...