A green makeover for Canada's colleges
Meals using campus grown food at Â鶹AV or Bikechain, a student-run DIY repair shop at University of Toronto are some of the initiatives you will witness if you take a stroll on some Canadian campuses.
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Published September 09, 2013 |
Written by Shilpa Vasudevan
Sustainability has become the watch word for Canadian colleges and proof of the same is in the multitude of activities these campuses have come up with.
Sustainability is a top priority for Â鶹AV, one of Canada’s leading universities, says Julia Solomon, a university representative. Â鶹AV’ ideas towards sustainability has mostly come forward from students, adds Solomon. Â鶹AV’s Sustainability Projects Fund is a joint effort put together by passionate students and enthusiastic senior staff members, with both sets being able to convince their peers. Students pay $0.50/credit, which is matched dollar-for-dollar by the Â鶹AV administration. This results in a pot of about $8,40,000 per year, which is available for anyone in the Â鶹AV community to apply to if they have an idea for a project that will help sustainability at Â鶹AV.
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