Students, faculty, staff and the public are invited to attend Sustainability Days on the St. John’s campus from Mar. 8-10, 2011.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Sustainability Fair

Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Location:  UC, 3^rd Floor

Description:  Visit displays by student and university groups, and community organizations that are concerned with the environment and related social issues. Stop by for knowledge sharing and to

see how people in your community are taking action.

Sponsor: Students for Sustainability Coalition

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Food Court Waste Audit

Time:  11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Location:  UC, 3^rd Floor in The Loft

Description: Memorial’s Sustainability Office and the Department of Geography are launching the St. John’s campus waste audit. Come have a look at the

sorting process and view the many streams of waste generated from the Food Court on a daily basis.

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Food Court Waste Audit Results and Waste Diversion in St. John’s

Time:  2 to 3 p.m.

Location:  UC, 3^rd Floor in The Loft

Description:  Results of the waste audit will be announced and there will be a discussion about waste diversion in St. John’s. This will be presented jointly by

Department of Geography students, the Sustainability Office staff and Shelley Pardy of the City of St. John’s Waste Management Division. Come find out what

makes up the food court’s waste and learn about recycling in St. John’s.

Sponsor: Memorial’s Sustainability Office

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Fresh!  Documentary Screening

Time:  7 to 9:30 p.m.

Location:  Engineering building, EN-2006

Description:  Fresh! celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the

rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural

resources and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet.

Among several main characters, Fresh! features urban farmer and activist, Will Allen, the recipient of MacArthur’s 2008 Genius Award; sustainable farmer and

entrepreneur, Joel Salatin, made famous by Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma; and supermarket owner, David Ball, challenging our Wal-Mart dominated economy.

Free admission, free popcorn (bring your own bowl), with a Q and A discussion to follow.
http://www.freshthemovie.com/

Sponsor: Project Green, BIOS and the Food Security Network (FSN)

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Regional Transportation Forum

Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Location: UC, 3^rd floor in The Loft

Description: Come to a forum to discuss regional transportation issues and generate ideas for possible actions to encourage sustainable transportation. Also, get an

overview of the results of Memorial’s transportation survey.

Sponsor: Sierra Club Canada – Atlantic Canada Chapter

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Mountain Equipment Co-op – Leading the Way in Green Buildings

Time:  7 to 8:30 p.m.

Location:  Engineering building, EN-2006

Description: Mountain Equipment Co-Op’s CFO Sandy Treagus will share his experiences in the design and construction of MEC’s new stores and distribution centre,

and how green building fits into MEC’s business model. MEC is Canada’s largest retail co-operative and one of Canada’s leaders in green building. The challenge

is to create buildings that meet MEC’s specific uses, are built to the highest standards of green building possible, and are economical to construct and operate.

Sponsor: Canada Green Building Council and Memorial’s Sustainability Office

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Memorial Farmers’ Market

Time:  11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Location:  UC, 3^rd Floor

Description: In a similar vein to the Ten Thousand Villages Sale and the International Bazaar, we will be having a market that showcases local and sustainable goods

to students. Vendors will have international food, crafts, local produce, local preserves and other food products.

Sponsor: Students for Sustainability Coalition

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Sustainability Days Keynote Speaker: Adria Vasil

Time:  7 to 8:30 p.m.

Location:  Engineering building, EN-2006

Description: Students for Sustainability will host special guest Adria Vasil, environmental columnist and author of the bestseller Ecoholic: The Most Environmentally-Friendly Products, Services and Lifestyle Choices.

Come out and learn how each of us as consumers and citizens have the power to affect change by making an effort to live greener, smarter and healthier lives.

Sponsor: Students for Sustainability Coalition

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Topic: Mountain Equipment Co-op – Leading the Way in Green Buildings

Presenter:          Sandy Treagus, CFO, MEC

Venue:                 MUN – Engineering Building Room EN2006

Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Sandy Treagus wears two hats. Under one hat he is Mountain Equipment Co-Op’s CFO and responsible for the financial stewardship of Canada’s largest retail co-operative and under the other he is responsible for all of MEC’s real estate development – where MEC is one of Canada’s leaders in building green. 

“The great challenge for me”, says Sandy, is not just to help create buildings that meet MEC’s specific uses and are built to the highest standards of green building possible, they also have to be economical both to construct and operate. True leadership for us, is to build buildings that others will want to replicate because they make business sense as well as being great to look at, to work within and have minimal environmental impact.”  

Sandy will be sharing some of the thinking and experiences in the design and construction of MEC’s new stores and Distribution Centre as well as the design of its planned new Head Office, and how it all works within MEC’s business model.

Free Parking is available in lots 16 and16A.  Also be reminded that Metrobus routes 1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 23 service the St. John’s campus of Memorial.

Presented by the Canada Green Building Council with support of Memorial’s Sustainability Office

For more info:

Lara Ryan

Executive Director

CAGBC Atlantic Chapter

(902) 229-1580

lryan@atl.cagbc.org

http://www.cagbc.org/chapters/atlantic

Outreach and Education for Hunting and Trapping
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 7:30pm
Guest Speakers: Chris Baldwin, Manager Conservation Services-Wildlife Division

Location: Wildlife Division Building, Classroom

117 Riverside Drive

The Wildlife Division’s Stewardship and Education (Conservation Services) Section is responsible for administering programs for new and existing hunters and trappers. Safe, responsible and legal hunting and trapping are important and practical wildlife management tools used by government agencies to help sustain wildlife populations. Developing and administering programs that foster appropriate awareness and ethical behaviors towards wildlife harvest is essential in meeting key wildlife management objectives and is important to its overall mandate. We invite you to come out and hear about some of the programs and projects we are involved in.

Celebrate the International Year of the Forests with
Nature in Winter ….. Pasadena Ski and Nature Park Clubhouse

A Talk by Henry Mann Friday, Mar 11, 7:30 PM,
A walk & winter foray Sunday, March 13, 2011

Walk leaves the clubhouse on snowshoes at 10:00 AM sharp!
Interpreters/identifiers:
Henry Mann, Andrus Voitk, Gary Warren
Talk & Walk open to the public—no charge, no registration

Sponsored by: Pasadena Ski and Nature Park
Foray Newfoundland and Labrador
Humber Natural History Society

The documentary film FRESH is brought to you by MUN Project Green, MUN Biology Society and the Food Security Network! 
 
DATE: Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
LOCATION: Lecture Theatre, Room 2006, Engineering Building, Memorial University
TIME: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
COST: FREE admission… and FREE popcorn!

This film is being shown as part of the MUN Sustainability Week events! Q & A, and discussion will follow.
 
FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet.

Among several main characters, FRESH features urban farmer and activist, Will Allen, the recipient of MacArthur’s 2008 Genius Award; sustainable farmer and entrepreneur, Joel Salatin, made famous by Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma; and supermarket owner, David Ball, challenging our Wal-Mart dominated economy

For more information about the film, check out: www.freshthemovie.com
 

The Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Educators (NLEE) invite you to join them for their first fundraising event: An Evening of Sustainable Food Education through the ‘Great Meals for a Change’ program.

Take part in an inspiring evening while supporting NLEE – a province wide network of environmental educators! Discover how eating local and sustainable food is accessible, delicious, healthy for us AND our environment!
 
Date: Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Location: Gower Street United Church, 99 Queen’s Road, St. John’s
Time: Appetizers and ‘meet and greet’ will begin at 6:00 pm, with live music from Dan Ficken. Event will begin at 6:30 pm.
Cost: $50.00 a seat (with 6 seats to a table). NLEE Members receive a 10% discount on ticket price.

Enjoy a delicious three course meal, learn fresh meal ideas, and explore the food choices we make every day!
 
* Both meat and vegetarian options are available. Other specific food requirements will be met, if possible. 
 
There are only 36 seats available for this event – space is limited, and you must book early!

To book your seat or table today, please contact us:
Email: info@nlee.ca
Phone: 709.690.0550
Mailing Address: NLEE, c/o The Suncor Energy Fluvarium, 5 Nagle’s Place, St. John’s, NL, A1B 2Z2 

*MMSB is sponsoring 6 tickets, for non-profit organizations to send staff or volunteers to this dinner. For more information about this opportunity, please contact info@nlee.ca, or phone: 690-0550.
 
 
Thank you for supporting the Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Educators!

The winter is coming to an end and we can just start to see nature getting reading for spring.

But who is waking up, who is still asleep? Who is building nests, who is hunting again?

Let’s discover who is getting up and on the move despite the snow!

Saturdays & Sundays at 1:30pm
March 5 – 27, 2011
Program runs approx. 45-60 minutes

Preregistration is recommended

Fluvarium Kids Club Weekend Programs
Have you heard? Kids ages 5–10 and their families are invited to join Fluvarium Kids!

Receive updates, collect stickers, and earn a Fluvarium Kids Fresh Water Friends certificate

when you attend sessions in four different months! 

This Fluvarium Kids program is Family Fun and includes an outdoor component, game, story and craft!

Fluvarium Kids programs are complimentary with admission.
Ask about our Annual Family Pass.

For more information contact:
Denise Hennebury – 754-3474 – dhennebury@fluvarium.ca

Overview:

The full-day session hosted by the NLEN will bring together NLEN members as well as other non-member environmental organisations for a workshop aimed at professional development and networking.

The purpose of the workshop is threefold:

• build the capacity of the participants with respect to proposal writing;
• provide a forum for dialogue between participating organisations and potential funders;
• provide an opportunity for funders to promote their funding programs.

Participant registration fee: 
NLEN members: $20.00
Non-mebers: $30.00

[Note: Lunch and refreshment breaks will be provided to all participants and resource people].

Transportation subsidies for participants:
Transportation subsidies will be provided on a first-come first-serve basis exclusively to NLEN members. For those travelling by car: 15 cents/km; or 25 cents/km for the driver if carpooling with 1 or more workshop participant(s). By air: if flying within the Island, the equivalent of 15 cents/km driving mileage rate towards cost of the airline ticket; or 1/2 the cost of the airline ticket if flying from Labrador.

AGENDA

This workshop is made possible thanks to the financial support of Environment Canada.

For further information:

Chris Hogan (NLEN)
Phone: 709-753-7898  /  Email: nlen.ed@gmail.com

NL public to voice in on Lower Churchill project’s potential environmental impact. It’s coming time for the public word on Nalcor Energy’s Lower Churchill project. Registration to address the review panel during upcoming general environmental consultations closed Feb. 21. The deadline for topic-specific hearings is Feb. 25. Link to the full story from The Independent.

You are invited to view the Environmental Policy Institute’s next film on Wednesday, March 2 @ 7:00 p.m. in the Forest Centre, FC2014.  See poster below or click on  http://www.e2-series.com/ for more information.  Parking is available in area P2 directly across from the front of the Fine Arts Building.