Category: Student Initiatives
Video: Cool Job – Service Planning at the TTC
Fourth year co-op student Eric talks about his position as a Student Transportation Planning Technician for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).
2011 Green Toronto Award Winners Include Youth, Residents, Non-Profits and Businesses
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – April 15, 2011) - This evening, the City of Toronto in partnership with Green Living, celebrated the people, organizations and neighbourhoods that are helping to lead the way to a greener Toronto. The awards were presented at the seventh annual Green Toronto Awards ceremony held at Exhibition Place. Ten winners, one in each [...]
Cool Job of the Month – February 2010 – Kevin
From YouTube user facultyofenvironment. Kevin Knapp, a 2nd year International Development student. Last summer, he worked as a Wine Consultant at Peller Estates Wineryin Niagara-on-the-Lake. Listen to Kevin speak about his encounters with tourists from other countries and what he learned about other cultures during wine tasting tours.
Frontline Partners with Youth Network
Frontline Partners with Youth Network (FPYN) is a group of bold and dedicated people who work with youth in Toronto. The network started when, in 2005, frontline workers came together to support each other in dealing with the effects of gun violence. Today, FPYN represents people working with youth in all sectors and across the [...]
Journey to an Activist
Student Amasses Thousands for Largest Canadian Rally on Climate Change Posted on behalf of Cheryl McNamara. Gracen Johnson avoided the label ‘activist’ for most of her young life. Now, at 20, the University of Guelph student and self-described environmental advocate, finds herself at the helm of Canada’s largest citizens’ mobilization effort on climate change. Embracing [...]
Student Plans National Climate Change Rally
Grassroots movement calls everyone to Parliament Hill for October 24 Guelph, ON – September 3. – C-Day: Fill The Hill, a Canadian grassroots citizens’ collective, announces the launch of its website www.climateday.ca and citizen mobilization campaign. On October 24 thousands of Canadians will convene on Parliament Hill to affect legislative action on climate change prior [...]
Conservation-minded students celebrate Earth Day by planting trees to restore forest cover
Brighton, ON – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) celebrated Earth Day today with 18 student volunteers from Brighton’s East Northumberland Secondary School. The students and two teachers from the school’s outdoor education program helped plant shrubs and trees in an effort to enhance bird and plant species diversity at Willenroth Woods. Local business owner [...]
Burlington Mall's "ecoHero" program contributes to new green space for students
Burlington ON – In acknowledging “change starts small”, Notre Dame Secondary School, Burlington, has been named the winner of a $1000 prize awarded by Burlington Mall through its Student ecoHero program. In addition to presenting the $1000 prize to the Environmental Club at Notre Dame Secondary School, Burlington Mall management staff will spend two hours [...]
Earth Hour Event by the University of Waterloo Sustainability Project A Success!
Waterloo, Ontario (March 30, 2009) – On Saturday, March 28th, hundreds of students joined the University of Waterloo Sustainability Project (UWSP) to celebrate Earth Hour at the University of Waterloo’s Student Life Centre. From 7pm on, the crowd was entertained by musical performances by both bands and singers and inspired by an art exhibit displaying [...]
The UW Sustainability Project Hosts Earth Hour 2009 at the University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario (March 12, 2009) – Earth Hour began in Sydney, Australia in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks stood in darkness. On March 28th, 2009 [...]
