A December Announcement

For the first time in its existence, Alternatives Journal will this month move off-campus when it takes up residence in downtown Kitchener on December 19, 2011.

It’s a monumental move for Canada’s environmental magazine, which was launched at Trent University in 1971 and moved to the University of Waterloo in 1984.

As it has for the past 27 years, UW will continue to house Alternatives, but has offered to do so in the office space recently vacated by UW’s Social Innovation Generation. Alternatives will share the space with Community Foundations of Canada, which is opening an office here.

The new office puts the journal in the heart of Kitchener, across the road from the City Hall, around the corner from Sustainable Waterloo Region and the The Tannery District, and on the doorsteps of some of the region's best cafes.

Faculty and students can be confident they’ll still see the Alternatives crew, though. Alternatives will remain a part of the Faculty of Environment, and its mailing address and phone numbers will remain the same. The Journal also plans to host regular events on and near campus, including the popular book sale, ecollectual discussions and issue launches.

Our new physical office location will be Level 2, 195 King Street West, Kitchener. It's the beautiful heritage Public Utilities Building on the corner of King and Gaukel. We will have an open house in the new office once we’re settled, and look forward to welcoming visitors, interns and volunteers into our new downtown space.

We also hope you'll send your good vibes and well wishes to our editor-in-chief Nicola Ross, who as of December 1st is on a year's leave of absence from the magazine. Please continue to send any editorial inquiries and requests to editor[at]alternativesjournal[dot]ca and they will be handled by Tenille Bonoguore.

Best,

The Team at Alternatives

Brian, David, Marcia, Michael and Tenille