Sustainability
EARTH WEEK – Dawson Dining
The Peace Centre and DSU will be running Dawson Dining for the full 2 weeks of Earth Week, Monday to Friday! Bring your own container and get a free vegan meal, between 12:00-1:00! If you want to volunteer to help in the kitchen shifts are available: 9:00am-11:00am & 11:00am-1:00am Monday & Tuesday and Thursday & Friday … Continue reading EARTH WEEK – Dawson Dining
EARTH WEEK – Eco-Cafe (BYOM)
We will be hosting a Fair Trade Eco-Café in Oliver's all week from 9AM-3PM. Enjoy some live music and stop by with a Reusable Mug (BYOM - Bring your own mug) for some Fair Trade coffee or tea, and grab yourself a honey muffin made with honey harvested from our very own Dawson Rooftop Beehives!
EARTH WEEK – “Speed Dating” with Living Campus
Come to speed dating with Living Campus and learn more about our campus communities’ sustainable initiatives and what we do around campus! We have lots of fun activities and information booths where you can interact and ask questions. On the second week, Friday, April 28we will be joined by students from Mech Tech- Emerging Technologies … Continue reading EARTH WEEK – “Speed Dating” with Living Campus
EARTH WEEK – Living Campus Tour
Take a stroll around the campus grounds both indoors and outdoors to learn about the many Living Campus initiatives where more than 50% were student-led projects! Visit our rooftop gardens, compost tumblers, beehives, the history of the Peace Garden, the fossils within our walls, and more! Dress accordingly. Sign up through the link below!
Environment Seminar: Rapid increase in urban sprawl in Montreal: What is our vision for the future and how could a greenbelt get us there
Current trends in land uptake for urban development across the planet contradict the principles of sustainability. Urban planning has not been able to stop urban sprawl. Urban sprawl causes loss of fertile farmland, soil sealing, and loss of ecological soil functions. It results in higher car dependency, higher greenhouse gas emissions, higher infrastructure cost for … Continue reading Environment Seminar: Rapid increase in urban sprawl in Montreal: What is our vision for the future and how could a greenbelt get us there