Sustainability

• 20th annual Shifting Gears sustainable transport challenge underway in Peterborough area

  'Shifting Gears is a monthly challenge where we invite people to get out of their cars and instead walk, cycle, take transit or even telecommute during the month of May.'

  Environment

  May 9
  
• Queen’s holds 2nd annual ‘second-hand shuffle’

  An annual event at Queen's university allows students to donate clothing, appliances and furniture after moving out, which is then available for free to members of the community.

  Canada

  Apr 28
  
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• Calgary-area Earth Day display uses comic book art to promote sustainability

  Shoppers at a Calgary-area mall are getting some new perspectives on going green.

  Features

  Apr 19
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• Alberta beef producers launch new effort to reduce food waste

  Some committed Calgarians are taking a new sustainability campaign across the country this spring.

  Environment

  Mar 29
• U of S students launch Re-Colour, crayon recycling program

  A handful of students from the University of Saskatchewan are looking to recolour the way crayons are recycled.

  Canada

  Jan 28
• Lab-grown meat has sustainability potential, but a long way off for consumers: food scientist

  “It’s meat produced by taking cells from an animal, and then you grow them in big fermentation vats,” says Jim House, a food sciences professor at the University of Manitoba.

  Science

  Oct 16, 2023
• Montreal mayor joins mayors of New York, Paris on UN sustainability advisory group

  The United Nations new Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments consists of 20 elected officials from five continents, including Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2023
• ‘Lake over life’: Windsor aboiteau closure sparks environmental concerns in Nova Scotia

  An emergency order to close the Windsor aboiteau and refill Lake Pisiquid during the Nova Scotia wildfires has fishers, conservationists and Indigenous groups crying foul.

  Environment

  Jun 13, 2023
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• New demonstration garden promotes sustainability in Calgary

  A sustainability effort for Calgary gardeners includes a free event that will be held in southwest Calgary this weekend.

  Environment

  May 30, 2023
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• Fashion’s Greenwashing Problem: How Canadian shoppers might be misled by eco claims

  Fashion’s greenwashing problem: how some experts believe Canadian shoppers are potentially being misled by eco-claims.

  Consumer

  May 27, 2023