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Reaching New Heights with Scott – University of Waterloo

| March 15, 2012 | 0 Comments
Reaching New Heights with Scott – University of Waterloo

Shared by facultyofenvironment on Feb 10, 2012 Second year student Scott gives us his unique experiences in the Geography and Aviation program at the University of Waterloo, and why he decided Waterloo was the right fit for him.

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Public Forum on Toxic Substances

| March 15, 2012 | 0 Comments
Public Forum on Toxic Substances

The Public Forum is the venue for the launch of Pollution Probe’s new Primer on Toxic Substances.  The Primer is the most recent publication in Pollution Probe’s series of educational primers intended to inform Canadians about current environmental issues. 

For more information please go to www.pollutionprobe.org or contact us at (416) 926-1907

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Tzeporah Berman On Her New Book This Crazy Time

| March 15, 2012 | 0 Comments
Tzeporah Berman On Her New Book This Crazy Time

A Discussion with Tonya Surman of the Centre for Social Innovation.

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Ontario needs to get ready for climate change: Gord Miller

| March 11, 2012 | 0 Comments
Ontario needs to get ready for climate change: Gord Miller

The Commissioner’s report says the government must improve its strategic plan by prioritizing the actions that are needed, setting specific targets and timelines, identifying dedicated funding, and outlining the responsibilities of key government ministries.

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Ontario snapping turtles face triple threat from hunting, road kill and toxins

| February 18, 2012 | 0 Comments
Ontario snapping turtles face triple threat from hunting, road kill and toxins

A new report documents the plight of Ontario’s imperiled snapping turtles, prehistoric creatures that have been around for 40 million years but are being pushed to the brink of extinction.

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SPRiNG – Marrying Habit-forming Employee Engagement with Organizational Management Systems

| February 15, 2012 | 0 Comments
SPRiNG – Marrying Habit-forming Employee Engagement with Organizational Management Systems

How do we implement employee engagement programs in regards to corporate and organizational sustainability? Kathryn A. Cooper on the Sustainability Learning Centre will lead the SPRiNG dialogue answering this question.

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Environment & Diversity Project Webinar Series: Lessons Learned by Six Environmental NGOs

| February 8, 2012 | 0 Comments
Environment & Diversity Project Webinar Series: Lessons Learned by Six Environmental NGOs

Join us for a series of one-hour webinars as these organizations impart their findings from their projects, and learn from them as they share their experiences in striving to be more diverse and inclusive.

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Ontario Nature: Celebrating World Wetlands Day

| February 4, 2012 | 1 Comment
Ontario Nature: Celebrating World Wetlands Day

Ontario Nature celebrates World Wetlands Day with the Ontario Wetlands Conference, an event devoted to the natural history and preservation of these increasingly rare ecosystems.

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Guelph Organic Conference – January 26-29, 2012

| January 26, 2012 | 0 Comments
Guelph Organic Conference – January 26-29, 2012

The Guelph Organic Conference is this weekend, January 26-29, at the Guelph University Centre. The conference begins on Thursday with a day of workshops about co-ops in recognition of 2012 being the U.N. International Year of Co-operatives. Other workshops throughout the weekend include topics such as Financial Viability, Organic Livestock Care and Management, and Trends in the Organic Cropping World. Throughout the [...]

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Conserving Habitat in Rice Lake Plains

| January 21, 2012 | 0 Comments
Conserving Habitat in Rice Lake Plains

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and the Government of Canada have announced the conservation of the Hazel Bird Nature Reserve in central Ontario’s Rice Lake Plains.

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