Hello Riley, I'm the founder of a local group (Burnaby) called OSRL (Open Source Resilient Living). We are similar to OSE but much more practicle I think. The group has been around for a couple months now. We're growing every day. Just got the Wiki up a few days ago.
Please take the time to have a look. I would love to have more locals on board.
www.osrliving.org
Thanks,
Damien Gendron
dawgenca@shaw.ca
October 2011