Hi everyone!
This weekend I attended the Sierra Youth Coalition’s Sustainable Campuses Conference (an Atlantic regional gathering) with 5 other students and it was an amazing experience! The conference was a great opportunity to meet with other students who are working on making their campuses a little greener and it gave me a chance to hear about initiatives and projects that are happening at other schools.
There are so many success stories in the Atlantic region! For example MUN has started a bike sharing program, St. FX has implemented a surcharge on all disposable cups and styrofoam to encourage waste reduction and use of reusable mugs, and Acadia University is in the process of creating an organic farm on campus which will supply the cafeterias with produce. While so many schools have achieved so much, they have faced many hurdles in the process and the conference provided an opportunity to learn from their mistakes as well as their successes.
Essentially, this conference was really great for making contacts at other universities, building a regional support network for initiatives here at Dal, and most importantly, for re-igniting my passion and dedication to making Dalhousie a more sustainable institution. It is vital that we reduce Dal’s ecological foot print, and this conference reminded me that students can play one of the biggest roles in bringing that about.
Emily Rideout,
Coordinator
DSU Sustainability Office
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