Sustainable Waterloo Region’s 3rd Annual Photo Contest

Taylor Jackson, A Backyard Beauty (Natural Environment)

Sustainable Waterloo Region is pleased to announce the launch of its 3rd Annual Photo Contest! To date, our Photo Contests have been a great way to integrate the community into our Year-End Report and we are excited to do so again this year. This marks the third year where, instead of using generic stock photos [...]

Reflecting on a Community Built on Action

The Team - March 2011

What a week! Last Tuesday we hosted Sustainable Waterloo Region’s 2nd Annual Evening of Recognition, and released our 2010 Report, titled “Celebrating a Community Built on Action”. Again this year we were thrilled to have over 300 sustainability-focused people from across Waterloo Region join us to mark the achievements of Regional Carbon Initiative (RCI) members [...]

Sharing the Model

Last Wednesday morning, I was a part of a very special event: Niagara Sustainability Initiative’s first Educational Forum. As I excitedly walked up to the registration table at the event, three very pleasant volunteers asked me my name, provided me with a nametag, and followed up this very typical registration process with an unusual, yet [...]

Finally Facebook

It is the biggest social networking site of this generation. Boasting over 500 million active users, it’s the first thing that comes to mind when someone says the words “social media.” 700 billion minutes are spent browsing the site every month. And yet, before today, you would not find an official Sustainable Waterloo Region presence [...]

Why is Community so Important in Creating a Sustainable Future?

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” I love Margaret Mead’s famous quote because of its simple truth. I’ve been fortunate in my life to know people who believe in themselves, in good causes, and in the community around [...]