Sustainable Waterloo Region has historically been a non-profit focused on service delivery as a means of achieving our mission. Our mission, though it has evolved over the past three years, has always had the word ‘collaborative’ in it. And collaboration has been a core value since the beginning, while continuing to define the organization. Personally, [...]
In the Course of 4 Months
November 29, 2010 By 1 Comment
Sustainable Waterloo Region Photo Contest
November 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sustainable Waterloo Region’s 2009 Report Photo Contest featured contributions from dozens of photographers in Waterloo Region from all skill levels. Their photos garnished our inaugural 2009 Report. But not only did these photos create a local feel to our report (thus avoiding the need to use generic stock photos), they also taught us a few [...]
A Coarse Comparison: Public Transit vs. A Personal Car
November 4, 2010 By 9 Comments
CIGI ’10 – Climate of Action
October 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Earlier this month Waterloo’s own Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) held its annual conference, CIGI’10 – Climate of Action. The conference gathered over 60 experts in climate policy, science, business, and NGOs to discuss the global governance options and opportunities surrounding climate change. Despite an emphasis on how institutions like the UNFCCC (United Nations [...]
How Will our Mayoral Candidates Support an Environmentally Sustainable Waterloo Region?
October 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
With the election less than a month away and mayoral candidates campaigning in full swing, it’s time for residents in Waterloo Region to think hard about the issues that are important to them, and how our elected officials are going to represent us in their respective offices, be they in Cambridge, in Kitchener, in Waterloo, [...]
The Launch of MemberLink
September 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tomorrow is a big day for Sustainable Waterloo Region. Not only are we hosting our first event of our 2010/2011 event season, but we are also launching a new online community for our Regional Carbon Initiative members. MemberLink will provide a central, collaborative space for our Regional Carbon Initiative members to share ideas and resources [...]
The World’s Oldest Living Things
September 20, 2010 By 1 Comment
If you had the chance, what would you ask a 9,550 year old spruce tree? I’ve been thinking about this question for a few days and I’m still not sure. If it was 200 years old, I’d ask it what piece of technology has changed the world the most. If it was 2000 years old [...]
My Doubts Dug up from the Foundation
September 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Planning my first event at Sustainable Waterloo Region clouded my head with the wave of emotions it brought: I was nervous because I was filling in the shoes of a more than capable individual that seemed to have no flaws; I was excited because I love planning and organizing events; I was slightly confused because [...]
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