Tag: environment
The unappetizing truth about wasted food
Imagine throwing away
a quarter of your groceries as soon you leave the supermarket. The amount of
food waste that occurs in Canada—one of the worst...
U of T source of environmental change
The University of Toronto proves to be a source for environmental changemakers as students Lauren Ead and Christopher Ford were awarded the Youth Environmental...
Zero waste market at UTM
Zero Waste UTM and the University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union teamed up with multiple local stores for a Zero Waste Farmers Market on...
Celebrating Canadian artists under 40
Last Wednesday, Nova Scotia artist Ursula Johnson was awarded the 2017 Sobey Art Award at a gala ceremony held at the University of Toronto...
U of T’s Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
When confronted with the word “environment”, concepts of global warming, climate change, and pollution immediately come into play—depicting only the negative connotations of the...
U of T chooses not to divest
Following more than a year in review and consideration, U of T administration has chosen not to divest in fossil fuel companies as part...
Students show their green at conference
The Undergraduate Commerce Society held its ninth annual Show Me The Green Conference March 12, which saw three UTM students take home the grand...
Reflecting on the aftermath of COP21
If you’re like me, you actively used Facebook over the winter break and may have noticed a trending topic very close to our hearts:...
Mapping UTM’s nature trail for hikers
UTM’s nature trail will soon be dotted with nuggets of enlightenment for curious hikers and eager students alike to uncover.
Maika Seki, a third-year biology...
Wheels keep on turning
On September 10, UTM hosted a community bicycle ride open to all residents of Mississauga.
These community bicycle rides are organized every day in various...
Where do we go from here?
“I chose UTM because of its environmental image,” says Rahul Mehta, a June 2012 UTM graduate. Mehta, an earth sciences major, spent much of...
Environmental Affairs Office restructured
The UTM administration reorganized the Environmental Affairs Office and eliminated Aubrey Iwaniw’s position as environmental project coordinator.
Iwaniw had worked as the environmental project coordinator...