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Alternatives Journal Canada Day Reflections

Canada Day Reflections: The Nature of Canada

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Alexandra Scaman Alexander Goddard Shanella Ramkissoon Greta Vaivadaite Teo Guzu

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This Canada Day the Alternatives Journal editorial team were tasked with reflecting on the nature of Canada, what it means to them, and what one aspect of Canada each member appreciates the most.

10 Things at Hillside

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Jessica Burman

That you won't see at any other music festival

Climate Action in the Region of Waterloo

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Nengi Dublin-Green

Waterloo Region’s efforts, programs and progress towards reducing community GHG emissions by 2020 and 2050

Les Larmes D'Une Nation

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Theophile Ossinga

A poem on the floods of Ghana

The Kayanase Connection

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Mimi Shaftoe

Restoring our relationship to the environment and to each other

The Lost Sea

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Iulia Galushina

The Aral Sea was once the fourth-largest lake on the planet. Now, it more closely resembles a desert and carries far-reaching effects for human and ecological health.

Minjimendan, Garden of Remembering

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Andrew Judge Syerra Turry

Mkomosé (Bearwalker) Dr. Andrew Judge presents the Indigenous foods garden, a project rooted in Indigenous philosophy and land-based sustainability practices.

How the Unique Culture of Waterloo Region Got Me a First-Job that I Actually Like

Jul 20 2018 | IN Workplaces | BY Niara van Gaalen

The importance of providing young Canadians with the opportunities they need to succeed.

Could your house hold carbon?

Jan 11 2018 | IN Technology | BY Kristi Mahy

Sustainable housing doesn't go far enough. It's time for net zero housing: where more carbon is sequestered than released in a finished building.

Can We Gentrify Equitably?

Aug 08 2017 | IN Research | BY Mimi Shaftoe

A University of Waterloo study uses a citizen photography exercise to investigate urban change and its impacts in Downtown Kitchener.

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