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Welcome!At the University of Victoria we strive to model sustainability—applying ingenuity to find new and creative solutions and practices that can serve as examples for others. This website is the digital hub for sustainability on the University of Victoria campus. We invite you to explore our green initiatives on the ground, in the classroom and in our research activities. Connect with student groups, learn tips to reduce your impact and find out how you can get involved. Featured EventsSPOIL Film and Discussion Feb 8th, 6:30 to 9 PM, SSM A110 Hosted by WW2, Sierra Club and Environmental Studies. Watch the film and join a discussion with Cathlyn Vernon, author of "Nowhere Else on Earth: Standing Tall for the Great Bear Rainforest". See facebook for more info. BC's Magnificent Parks: The First Hundred Years Feb 14th, 7:30 PM, Fraser, Room 159 Join author James Anderson for a discussion about the 100th anniversary of BC's Park system. See Victoria Natura History Society website for more info. First Nations Renewable Energy Symposium Feb 15 & 16, First Peoples House For First Nations community leaders, students, youth, renewable enerty industry, government and academia intersted in potential renewable energy projects with First Nation. See website for more info and registration. Why We Disagree About Climate Change: Understanding Controversy, Opportunity & Inaction Feb 15th, 5 - 7 PM, SFU Harbour Centre Free public lecture by UK scientist and author Dr. Mike Hume. Watch live on the internet via PICS website. Sustainable Campuses Conference Feb 16 to 19th, SFU campus The goBEYOUND Campus Climate Network hosts annual conference on sustainable campus leadership. See poster and website for more details.Note new pricing - only $45! Seedy Saturday Feb 18th, 10 AM - 4 P, Victoria Conference Centre Annual seed and garden show featuring speakers, exhibits, food and fun! Find out more on the website. On The Line Feb 23rd, 4:30 - 7 PM, Fraser, Room 159 Screening documentary On The Line and presentation by the filmmakers on their adventure walking, biking and kayaking along the entire route of the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline. Free, but register here.
Campus Sustainability PolicyIn a world in which the most challenging problems are shared, co-operative international solutions are required. The University of Victoria has both a role and a responsibility to respond and take action. Check out UVic's Sustainability Policy—it outlines our commitment to integrating sustainability into our teaching, research, community partnerships and campus operations.
About The Office of Planning and SustainabilityOur Vision: To improve quality of life on campus and in the community by ensuring that sustainability is integral in campus operations, teaching, research and partnerships.
Why should UVic focus on sustainability?We have a responsibility and desire to educate members of the university community to engage effectively as global citizens, steward our natural resources in a responsible manner and work towards a sustainable future in cooperation with organizations at the local, provincial, national and global level. What are the benefits to integrating the triple bottom line into everything we do? more... |
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The next call for proposals for project funding from the Revolving Sustainability Fund is now out. Dealine for applications is Feb 29th.
Check out the new video on sustainability at UVic here.
SFU hosts this year's Sustainable Campuses Conference, Feb 16 to 19th. Watch this site. The Progress Report on the Sustainability Action Plan is here! Find out how we're doing on our path to sustainability with the short booklet of highlights.
UVSP is again offering The Good Food Box, local and organic food boxes ordered online and picked up in SUB. Find out more here.
UVSP is giving out grants of up to $500 for campus sustainability projects. Get more info and the grant application here.
Ready, Set, Solve a Great Success! Students from UVic placed 2nd in this competition to help create solutions to real world climate change issues in our community.
UVic and the City of Victoria sign agreement to collaborate on research of mutual interest including green mapping and sustainability. Read more here.
Congratulations to student Julia Warren who won an iPod Shuffle for "liking" our Facebook page.
UVic's new Cycling Advisory Committee had it's first meeting Dec 5th. Read the Terms of Reference and let us know at action@uvic.ca if you would like to get involved.
Macleans magazine declares UVic Canada's Top Cycling School. See website for full story.
UVic Facilities Management launches comprehensive review of campus building energy effeciency. See memo for details.
Thanks to the volunteers who helped hand out free turtle lights to cyclists leaving campus in the dark. Nice letter to the editor in TC.
Congratulations to Kyle Sharf - the winner of the iPad2 from Love-A-Mug week! See poster and info.
New report on food security fromUVic-led Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions says our province is much too reliant on imported food. Full report can be found here.
Composting Reminder: Please do NOT put plastic bags in the compost totes even if they say "biodegradable" - they are not compost!
The new student pizza lunch was a successful "zero waste" event with a 95% waste diversion rate. Congrats to all who made this such a success!
Indoor composting coming to the SUB food court this fall! Thanks to UVSP to helping to drive this and other special recycling efforts in SUB.
PICS has launched Climate Insights 101: Climate Science Demystified free interactive presentations for use in classrooms, meetings, or just for yourself! Watch here.
Important changes are coming in September to classroom recycling systems - you'll now have to sort all waste into hallway sorting statiosn - see flyer for more info. UVic receives $1.19 million from the federal government to create the world's first plug-in hybrid ship! See details here.
UVic's First People's House achieves LEED Gold status - our fifth one to do so! Read more about it here.
The UVic portable water bottle filling station, the WaterFillz, is now operational. See photo here. To feature this machine at your next campus, event, contact ritaf@uvic.ca.
UVic has a new Victoria Car Share Vehicle on campus. Check out our new shared wheels here.
UVic's first Sustainability Awards have been given out! Heather Seymour from Food Services is the winner in the individual UVic Sustainability Champion Award for her amazing work in sustainable food purchasing and production. In the Sustainability Action Team category, the Business & Economics building won for energy conservation and the Fraser building won for waste reduction. Congratulations to our winners and all our sustainability champions across campus!
UVic building users can now monitor their building's energy consumption via an online Energy Dashboard. Check it out here.
Check out our new Green IT booklet and find out how you can make your computing a little more sustainable.
The UVic Green Guide is here! Learn how to work sustainably by reducing energy and waste in your office, lab or classroom, and how to make your commute a green one.
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