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THE ELDERS OF KITCHENUHMAYKOOSIB INNINUWUG (KI) FIRST NATION KNOW that local water flows through their blood, and that their bodies are built of the trout that swim in its clean rivers and lakes. Taking care of their watershed is a sacred responsibility handed down to the KI youth from the […]
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), which owns the Toronto Maple Leafs, Marlies, Raptors and Toronto FC, made a major commitment to become more environmentally friendly in 2008, investing over $5 million over the past five years into reducing their overall carbon footprint at the Air Canada Centre, their home […]
Eager A\J interns (and aspiring urban planners) attended Arriscraft Lecture Series at the School of Architecture at Waterloo along with students and other community members to listen to Toronto’s newly minted chief planner, Jennifer Keesmaat, discuss the best practices in city building and why urbanism truly matters.
Powering the world entirely through renewable energies is going to bring about some logistical challenges, as technological change always does.
Follow Marine Biologist Carl Safina as he takes viewers around the world to show us how today’s ocean issues are being solved in his PBS series “Saving the Ocean.” You can watch full episodes online at the PBS website. Here at A/J he’s giving us a behind the scenes look at […]
There’s been a tremendous amount of media coverage surrounding Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline proposal, which spawned an incredible resistance movement led primarily by indigenous nations of British Columbia. Events such as Defend Our Coast attracted thousands of protestors, while the Yinka Dene Alliance made national headlines with their anti-pipeline tour across […]
Follow Marine Biologist Carl Safina as he takes viewers around the world to show us how today’s ocean issues are being solved in his PBS series “Saving the Ocean.” You can watch full episodes online at the PBS website. Here at A/J he’s giving us a behind the scenes look at […]
Reading the book As Good As Gold, I was struck by the incredible resilience of author and professional cyclist Kathryn Bertine as she attempted to make it to the Beijing Olympics facing issues ranging from flat tires to jellyfish. Perhaps most impressive were the creative solutions she found to these […]
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Like many Canadians, I stood outside this past Sunday, November 11th, at a local cenotaph to commemorate Remembrance Day. I couldn’t help but notice the weather: it was almost 20°C in Toronto and record-breaking weather for Southern Ontario.
