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Gaining Momentum: How Waterloo Region employees are starting to travel wiser
February 13 by Mat Thijssen
There’s an old saying that the definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result. As I poured over countless books, journal articles, and news releases on climate change while doing research for my MA in the summer of 2011, I could not help but feel […]
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Community Update: February 2014
February 10 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
February is upon us and with the grip of the winter comes the exhilaration of so many things happening here at Sustainable Waterloo Region. The big news from January was the launch of Sustainability CoLab, the network created to share the Regional Carbon Initiative model, initially with communities across Ontario. For those businesses that manage […]
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Change is Good
February 6 by Tova Davidson
Evolutionary theory has taught us that it is not the strong that survive, rather it is those that can adapt best to their environment that survive and thrive! As a true lover of change, my faith in this tenet has been tested in the past few weeks, and has remained strong. I have now finished […]
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Sustainability CoLab Launches!
January 23 by Mike Morrice
We finally did it. Three years in the making, we launched Sustainability CoLab at Artscape Wychwood Barns, announcing everything from: The funding: $385,000 of $500,000 required for a three year mandate, coming from a mix of public sector (the Ontario Trillium Foundation), private family foundation (Metcalf Foundation), and Corporate Partners (TD Bank Group and Sun Life Financial) […]
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Community Update: January 2014
January 14 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
I hope you had a restful and rejuvenating time with family and friends over the holiday season! This month I’m glad to announce not only three new Regional Carbon Initiative members, but also a newly converted Silver Pledging Partner: WalterFedy has set a 40% carbon reduction target, after having been a member of the RCI […]
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Sustainable Waterloo Region Announces Tova Davidson as Incoming Executive Director
January 14 by Michelle Sullivan
January 14, 2014 (Waterloo Region, ON) – Sustainable Waterloo Region (SWR) announced today that Tova Davidson will join the organization as incoming Executive Director. This marks the successful conclusion of an 8-month process to find the organization’s next leader. As executive director, Tova will guide the organization’s new strategic direction – launched in December 2013, […]
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Introducing Tova Davidson, Our Incoming Executive Director
January 9 by Mike Morrice
Back in June, we announced Sustainable Waterloo Region was launching the search for our next Executive Director – someone to build on the organization’s exponential growth over the past five years, and propel it into its next chapter. Today, we have exciting news to share. On behalf of the community representatives that guide the direction […]
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Connecting Local to Global: Why Municipal Action on Climate Change Matters
December 24 by Melissa Gerrard
It was sometime in the middle of the week while I was sitting in the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland this past November, that I was hit with an overwhelming sense of unease and disappointment. Though I had heard it from many other NGO observers and colleagues previously, it was at that moment that the […]
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When 3 Months Turns to 3 Years: My Journey with ClimateActionWR
December 19 by Sarah Brown
Have you ever started something and vastly underestimated how much impact it would eventually have? Maybe it’s a casual first date that becomes a life partner, a lecture that grows to be a sweeping passion, or a few wistful lines that transform into an autobiography. For me, it has been the journey over the past […]
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Community Update: December 2013
December 11 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
What a month! While we had three Regional Carbon Initiative members set targets to reduce their carbon impact – including the City of Waterloo – I’m also thrilled to share Sustainable Waterloo Region’s renewed mission, vision and strategic direction, as well as a 2-minute video that describes our work more clearly than ever. Meanwhile, over […]
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