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Education

Empowering Teacher Paige Harris: Building a Better Future

1)  Tell us a bit about yourself My name is Paige Harris. I’m 29 years old and have been a teacher for 6 years. I have had a passion for …

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Elementary Teacher: Rozina
Education

Elementary Teacher Rozina: An Inspiration and Motivator for Young Minds

 1) Tell us a bit about yourself I am an elementary teacher and have been teaching for 12 years now.  I’ve had the honor and privilege of working with diverse …

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Environment

10 Questions with Our Revolutionary Partner: Rethink Bioclean.

1)  Tell us about your organization.    ReThink BioClean is a revolutionary company offering cleaning supplies, equipment and products focusing on a zero waste model.  We provide a unique refillery …

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10 Questions with June’s #LocalHero, Nudi Girls

1)  Tell us a bit about you We are Sara, Alanna, and Jenn – a group of scuba divers who love exploring the underwater world in Nova Scotia and around …

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10 Questions with May’s #LocalHero, Litter Ridder

1)Tell us a bit about Yourself I am an eco-entrepreneur baby boomer and Madi is an eco-entrepreneur Gen Z hippy, together we are the new eco-dream team. Mother and daughter …

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10 Questions with April’s #LocalHero, Kevin Morin

1) Tell us a bit about Yourself I am a small-scale farmer who has been concerned about the environment since high school. I advocate for a decentralized, local economy, and …

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Environment

On-site Reusables Policy

Plastic pollution is a complicated problem that requires innovative thinking and policy solutions. Recently, we’ve seen Canadian governments take many different approaches to tackle the issue of plastic waste. From …

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10 Questions with March’s #LocalHero, Jennifer

1)  Tell us a bit about yourself!  I am currently finishing my last year of undergrad specializing in Finance at the University of Ottawa. One interest of mine is volunteering. …

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Environment

The New “BYO” Trend

We’ve all heard the term BYOB, but there’s a new “BYO” in town that has a goal of minimizing harmful single-use items and the last letter is up to you! …

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