The Rivers Institute at BCIT: a look at its first three years

BCIT UPDATE Three years after the launch of The Rivers Institute at BCIT, Chair Emeritus and leading river conservationist and advocate Mark Angelo describes the work of the Institute in a short but compelling video ... Read more →

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Canadian and global energy sustainability focus of lecture Jan. 25

David Hughes, a respected geoscientist and authority on North American and world fossil-fuel reserves, will be speaking on Canadian and global energy sustainability at Vancouver Island University on Wednesday, Jan 25 at 7 pm. Hughes says we face an energy... Friday, January 20, 2012 | full story …

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Kwantlen’s Surrey Library honoured with prestigious environmental certification

Kwantlen News Metro Vancouver, BC – (January 19, 2012) – It uses natural ventilation, consumes 65% less energy compared to the model National Building Code, and more than 40% of its building materials were sourced from within 800km and 26% recycled material. It's these attributes, and more, which have led the Coast...

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VIU researcher and poet take part in inaugural TEDx program in Victoria

Update: Dr. Helen Gurney-Smith, Research Scientist and Head of Shellfish Health & Husbandry Group at the Centre for Shellfish Research talked about her cutting edge work at TEDx Victoria this fall. Her talk, filmed at TEDxVictoria on November 19 2011 is now... Tuesday, January 17, 2012 | full story …

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EarthWorks: Peace Out

January 24, 2012 Chosen as the most popular Canadian documentary at the Vancouver International Film Festival in October 201, Peace Out is preimering at Capilano University... read more

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Research team hopes to inspire worldwide fisheries

A doctoral student under the supervision of Vancouver Island University faculty member Stefanie Duff is on his way to Australia after receiving a prestigious international research award. Brett Favaro received the Australian Endeavour Award and leaves for the... Friday, January 13, 2012 | full story …

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Pen recycling program helps environment, raises funds for VIU

The pen may be mightier than the sword but when it’s used up, it tends to be just more trash destined for the landfill. Vancouver Island University is working with one of its major suppliers to collect and recycle pens, markers and other writing... Thursday, January 05, 2012 | full story …

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Biotechnology instructors champion improved nonhazardous waste recycling

BCIT UPDATE Biotechnology instructors Myra Howell and Bryan Andrews have implemented a system for diverting laboratory plastic waste by developing a set of procedures for sorting nonhazardous plastics at the point of use ... Read more

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Sustainable Business Leadership student project helps Vancouver meet sustainability goals

BCIT UPDATE BCIT’s Sustainable Business Leadership program is directly involving students and instructors in the implementation of Vancouver's Greenest City 2020 goals ... Read more →

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Kwantlen Announces Third Year of the Richmond Farm School

Kwantlen News METRO VANCOUVER, BC – (December 13, 2011) – Kwantlen Polytechnic University and the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture, in cooperation with the Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project, the Richmond Food Security Society, City of Richmond and VanCity, are pleased to announce the third year of the Richmond...

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