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Read more about: Sustainable Happiness Workshops

Sustainable Happiness Workshops

April 28th, 2020

Secure your spot in an upcoming Sustainable Happiness introductory course (3 hours) or the Sustainable Happiness Certificate (20 hours). The May session for support staff and professionals is already full. Please indicate your interest and get on the waiting list by emailing  sustainability@dawsonscollege.qc.ca Please indicate in your email which of the following courses you would…

Front page news for Dawson on Earth Day

April 28th, 2020

Dawson College made the front page of The Montreal Gazette on the occasion of Earth Day

Global TV and City TV also reported about Dawson's work to live well-being for all, sustainably and on our pledge to be Carbon Neutral Forever.


Take a video tour of our Living Campus in honour of Earth Day

April 21st, 2020

After watching the Living Campus guided tour video, Ivan Freud, Chair of Dawson's Religion Department, had this to say:

"As a teacher I have been involved with Dawson's Peace and Sustainability Communities for a number of years, and yet I was surprised to find some initiatives that I had never heard of in the latest Living Campus Orientation Video. What is being done in terms of peace and sustainability at Dawson is simply incredible! It makes me proud to be part of such a vibrant, visionary, creative, and caring community."

Why not celebrate Earth Day tomorrow by taking time to tour our Living Campus?

Click Read More to go to the Living Campus video.


Bixi discount for Dawson employees

April 21st, 2020

Dawson employees have a 15% discount on Bixi bike sharing memberships.

The regular annual fee is $97 and Dawson employees only pay $82.45, tax included.

To sign up, email sustainability@dawsoncollege.qc.ca 

For information about using the Bixi service during the pandemic, visit: https://www.bixi.com/en/info-covid-19


Read more about: Virtual Earth Week at Dawson

Virtual Earth Week at Dawson

April 21st, 2020

Tomorrow (April 22) is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which is usually celebrated in a big way at Dawson College with a week-long program of events. This year, Earth Week is going virtual at Dawson and all over the world: Virtual presentation by yogipreneur Bhaskar Goswami (pictured) on Wednesday, April 22 via ZOOM meeting…

Read more about: Making peace with the planet: sustainability, action, and peace

Making peace with the planet: sustainability, action, and peace

April 21st, 2020

The environment has long been the casualty of war, destruction, and ignorance. The violence of armed conflict not only annihilates humanity, shattering ways of life, it also devastates the environment as it becomes either collateral damage, or suffers from the deliberate destruction to accumulate power, leading to the “plunder[ing] of natural resources and the collapse…

Board game and e-book advancing sustainable campuses

April 7th, 2020

Gisela Frias (Coordinator of North-South Studies) was in Mexico last month to promote a board game and an e-book produced as part of the Sustainable Campuses Initiative.

Click Read More for the homepage news story.


Read more about: A reflection by one of Dawson’s plant caretakers

A reflection by one of Dawson’s plant caretakers

March 31st, 2020

There are 77 people signed up for plant care, feeding fish or taking care of vermi-composts. Some of these individuals represent entire areas like the library and others are individual offices. The first week we actually counted 379 plants and then the second wave of emails came in. I would estimate that we are watering…

Read more about: Caring for Dawson’s plants and creatures

Caring for Dawson’s plants and creatures

March 24th, 2020

Dawson employees care for hundreds of plants in their offices and work areas. This beautiful orchid, pictured, was blooming when the Sustainability Office came by on their plant-care rounds on Friday. The team is ensuring that everyone’s plants are taken care of during the College closure. Any employee who has plants that need care at…

Look who came to visit

March 17th, 2020

This little racoon came to visit the Communications Office March 6. He hung out on the outside of this window, napping and grooming himself, for at least five and a half hours. He attracted a lot of attention and we enjoyed his visit! Chris Adam of the Sustainability Office said that when it gets mild, they go out exploring looking for something to eat. If you spot wildlife on campus, or your new home campus, send us a photo and description of your encounter using the news contribution form.


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