One of the greatest things about this tour is seeing the cool stuff that people in communities all across the country are doing in their own hometowns. Maple Ridge is no exception. Standing on stage with the folks from CEED who are working hard to get a pesticide bylaw passed in their municipality, listening to Councillor Crag Spears who is championing their cause was great, but it was a question from the audience that was the highlight for me. A woman stepped up to the microphone and told the crowd about how she's planting a new tree in her yard and then asked the Doc: "I want to plant the kind of tree that absorbs the most greenhouse gases - which type should I plant?"

Now, needless to say, David didn't know right off the top of his head and it may seem an odd inquiry, but personally, I was quite blown away. It shows the level of thinking and detail that people are putting into the fight against global warming. And sure, it's just one tree, but what if everyone on her street, in her neighborhood, hell, in Maple Ridge, is thinking the same thing? It was a great question and a great moment.

--Don Hauka, Communications guru