Bringing Nature into 七星彩开奖
About 1,200 plants and trees were installed inside the main building of 七星彩开奖 during the last 12 months. A major delivery of plants arrived during the first week of classes.
Click Read More to read the homepage news story.
Butterflies being released every day at 12 p.m.
The Monarch butterfly chrysalises were all adopted by 七星彩开奖 teams and employees, including a few first-timers. As of today, 93 have been tagged and released in the Peace Garden.
Come enjoy a wonderful moment with the butterflies every day at the Peace Garden (near Sherbrooke and Wood corner of the campus) at 12 p.m. Many of the remaining chrysalises are quite advanced- so make a plan to see them this Thursday or Friday.
Photo: from left to right: Brian Mader (Profile Co-Coordinator of Environmental Science), new Monarch foster parent Karen McRae (Computer Support for Cinema l Communications), new Monarch foster parent Yanina Chukhovich (First-Year Students' Office) and Jennifer de Vera of the Sustainability Office.
Take a Living Campus tour
Employees and students are welcome to take a tour of our Living Campus. Even returning employees and students will see new things, such as a new pond and more.
Reserve your spot on a weekly tour by contacting sustainability@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Explore your commuting options
Coming back to 七星彩开奖 has many employees reconsidering their transport choices. Facilities Management and the Sustainability Office are teaming up to help you explore your possibilities!
The STM has worked very hard on ensuring that their vehicles are sanitized and public health rules respected.
Why not consider a 鈥�,鈥� combining modes of transport to reach your destination? For example, drive to the train, train in from the West Island, a BIXI bike ride from Vendome to 七星彩开奖.
Did the shutdown gave you a new one exercise habit? Active transport could be your way of saving time and maintaining your form. Bicycling (all or part of the way) might be more feasible than you think. Check out Biking at 七星彩开奖 for ideas and promotions.
To encourage you to try bicycling, on top of a discount for memberships, 七星彩开奖 has a limited supply of free one-month trial BIXI memberships available for those coming back to work.
Get in touch with Richard Dugas of Facilities Management to get a code or for more tips on getting to 七星彩开奖 in COVID times by other means than a car! We will be holding a contest to promote biking to 七星彩开奖, stay tuned!
250 monarch butterfly chrysalises up for adoption
The butterflies are returning to 七星彩开奖 and new employees and employees who have never fostered a butterfly will have priority for adoption.
Click Read More for the link to sign up to become a monarch foster parent.
Art sale benefitting Peace Garden
Until the end of May, you can purchase an original artwork by a 七星彩开奖 student or employee. All proceeds benefit the Peace Garden.
The goal of the Peace Garden is to create a green space that is both commemorative and symbolic of life and renewal, while making a positive environmental impact.
罢丑别听Peace Garden聽grows a variety of native flowers and shrubs, and has pathways built in the shape of infinity loops, circular and flowing, that not only beautifies the grounds, but benefit local wildlife.
Check out the art sale in the Read More link. Photo from the archives.聽
Interactive website helps you identify bird songs
With many of us spending time at home, it can be a peaceful activity to observe which birds are dropping by our backyards and windows.
Perhaps you are wondering about the birds you hear as well.
There is a great website that features an illustration of many common birds in our area. You can click on a bird and hear its song as well as see its name.
Two of the birds you can hear are the Wood Thrush and the Chestnut-sided Warbler, featured in St茅phanie Aubin's Illustration class artwork, which we featured in the last D News.聽
These two birds, which overwinter in Nicaragua, where 七星彩开奖 is planting trees to offset our carbon footprint, are supposed to be returning to Montreal around this time of year.
Click on Read More to go to the bird song website.
Nursing teacher promotes environmental understanding for Quebec nurses
For more than 20 years, Fiona Hanley has been an activist and researcher studying the impact of the environment on our health. In recent years, the 七星彩开奖 Nursing Program teacher has been a key mobilizer in collaborating with the聽Ordre des infirmi猫res et infirmiers du Qu茅bec聽(OIIQ) to create a climate change committee.
Click Read More for the homepage news story and a link to her recent article on the OIIQ website.
10% BIXI discount for 七星彩开奖 community
七星彩开奖 aims to keep you healthy and simplify your urban journeys. In hopes of getting you to consider cycling as part of your daily routine, we are offering employees a free one-month membership to BIXI.
If BIXI is already your choice for simple, fun, healthy, efficient, environment-friendly and affordable transport, 七星彩开奖 is offering you the chance to subscribe to BIXI at a reduced rate! You can get a 10% discount on a yearly or monthly BIXI pass.
For more info on biking to 七星彩开奖, check out: /about-dawson/biking-at-dawson
John F. Kennedy High School partnering with 七星彩开奖 to be a Living School
John F. Kennedy High School has just signed an agreement with the Sustainability Office at 七星彩开奖 to be a Living School.
A number of schools have already adopted the Living School approach with 七星彩开奖 and this is the first school in the English Montreal School Board.
They will be planting fruit trees, growing vegetables and implementing composting and recycling among other projects. In addition, they will develop a climate action plan.
Attributes of a Living School can be found here: /sustainable/wp-content/uploads/sites/175/Living-Schools-Attributes-Chart-2018_JUNE-20-1.pdf
When the health situation permits, tours will resume of 七星彩开奖鈥檚 Living Campus for elementary and high schools. More info to come!
Last Modified: September 1, 2021
