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Issue 6: TransformersDean's Message
Introducing our 6th installment of ENVISION
As the COVID-19 pandemic and the fight for racial justice transform our society, our Environment community is coming together, charting a path for a sustainable and inclusive future
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Issue 6: TransformersFirst line of defence
Environment's Intact Centre takes action to turn the tide against climate change
If there is one resoundingly positive lesson learned from Covid-19, it’s the power people have to adapt when our lives are on the line. Blair Feltmate and the ICCA are empowering communities to stand up to the threat of extreme weather.
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Issue 6: TransformersDon’t call me an urban planning pioneer
Katie Turriff’s reconnection with her Mohawk heritage sparked interest in decolonizing her profession
“If we’re serious about decolonizing, I would start with changing the names of our cities. Naming something is an act of ownership. But real decolonization must be way more uncomfortable than that. In the realm of planning, things like renaming are only the start.”
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Issue 6: TransformersThe brews and the bees
Brought together by love and a sense of duty to the environment, meet two alumni who transformed an old family farm into a business and a community
Willibald Farm Distillery and Brewery and sustainable cosmetics company Boosh are the definition of a triple bottom line success story... even better, their products are really really good.
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Issue 6: TransformersSmall businesses, big changes
What large grocery chains can learn from sustainable community shops as a result of the pandemic
Unlike mammoth grocery-store chains who faced bare shelves, unpredictable supply demands and worried customers rushing tills, Full Circle Foods relied on local suppliers and a shared sense of community to thrive during the pandemic.
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Issue 6: TransformersENV Connect helps beat those COVID-19 career blues
Powered by Ten Thousand Coffees and supported by RBC Future Launch, Environment’s new career networking platform is helping our community come together to raise each other up
Environment’s new Ten Thousand Coffees-power platform is helping our community come together to raise each other up.
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Issue 6: Transformers2020 Faculty of Environment Alumni Awards announced
A shared passion for sustainability have propelled this year’s recipients to achieve great things
They are from different backgrounds and different industries but a shared passion for sustainability have propelled this year’s alumni award recipients to achieve great things.
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