Community News Archive

Community News Archive

The World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) annual greenhouse gas (GHG) bulletin has noted that GHGs reached a record high in 2011.

A summary report highlighting the key outcomes of the Imagine 2012 Conference has be prepared and released to the public.

The Ontario Human Rights Commission has just released a report on human rights issues experienced by people with mental health and addictions.

Meeting the infrastructure needs of a rapidly growing population can often overwhelm the capacity of a city to pay for new infrastructure while maintaining its existing stock of roads, water and wastewater facilities, schools and other public facilities and services.

Developed by students of the Masters in Environment and Management program at Royal Roads University, the Sustainable Food Whiteboard serves as a virtual hub for projects and ideas on re-localizing food.

The Water Research Group was created through the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University for the purpose of promoting water related research and professional activities of faculty and students.

On the weekend of October 26-29th over 1,500 youth from all walks of life, coming from communities all across Canada will come together in Ottawa for a historic gathering to build the movement for a just and sustainable future.

Two new links to resources have been posted on the webpage for our March workshop, Degrowth: A Critical Juncture?, on exploring new meanings for 'growth' and 'progress' and alternatives to the traditional economic model of constant growth:

Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow, QUEST, is a collaborative network of stakeholders who are actively working to make Canada a world leader in the design, development and application of Integrated Community Energy Solutions (ICES).

On March 30th 2012, CRC Research held a workshop entitled, Degrowth: A Critical Juncture?, which explored alternatives to relying on an economic model based on growing perpetually on a finite planet.