Past Events

Join the University of Toronto’s School of the Environment’s, Environmental Finance Advisory Committee on March 22nd to explore Financing Cleantech, A Conversation Between Capital Seekers and Providers and hear the different perspectives of the funders and fund-seekers as they discuss the challenges in building companies and financing cleantech.

The spatial focus of the environmental movement in Canada is changing. In the past, conservation groups dominated the movement with a focus on preserving so-called “natural spaces.” Today, an increasing number of groups focus on what happens in cities.

For many generations, the Asubpeechoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (ANA), also known as Grassy Narrows people relied on the English–Wabigoon river system for subsistence fishing and tourism. However, daily, between 1962 to 1970, a choralkali plant dumped 2–4.5 kg of mercury effluent, totaling more than 10 tonnes, into the river.

MELANIE GOODCHILD, Research Associate & Fellow, Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience, University of Waterloo

For students, Environmental Career Day allows those interested in pursuing environmental careers to have an opportunity to start early and develop marketable skills, experience, and contacts.

MÉLISSA GÉNÉREUX, Public Health Director, Eastern Townships Integrated University Center in Health and Social Services – Sherbrooke Hospital University Center; Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke

Since beginning my position as a teaching faculty member in 2012 I have been responsible for CHM 410-1410 Analytical Environmental Chemistry, a cross-appointed senior undergraduate and graduate student class focused on the analysis of trace environmental contaminants.

We are advised to eat more fish for lean protein, omega-3 fats, vitamins and minerals. However, eating fish can also pose a health risk due to exposure to contaminants in fish.

The challenges presented by governing fast-growing cities in the face of a changing climate demand a new approach to decision-making. Understanding ecology-human society interactions is increasingly important for managing the growth and development of cities.

RAY COPES, Chief, Environmental and Occupational Health, Public Health Ontario, Associate Professor, DLSPH, University of Toronto, Clinical Professor, University of British Columbia