For those canned tuna lovers, I hope you can prepare yourself for what’s next… Alright so Greenpeace did some research to investigate the species of fish that actually makes it  into that little can of so called tuna; and turns out that the majority of the major canned tuna brands, such as Clover Leaf and [...]

…you’re sitting at home , there’s three days left before election deadline and you suddenly realize ” I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO VOTE!” well don’t worry www.elections.ca has you covered! Just enter your postal code and it will direct you to your riding. To find out where to vote look to the right under frequently asked questions [...]

Megan Stewart I’m rubber, you’re glue – whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you! I remember saying that when I was a kid, and I didn’t want to admit something. It reminded me of the debate – was there even a question that really got answered? Either way I learned a [...]

I’m back from Costa Rica  and it was the trip of a life time. All 8 days were packed full of amazing things to do, and with a guide like Verny, it couldn’t have been better.  Some of the things we did while there: Visited EARTH University (Universidad EARTH) visited the banana plantation, took a [...]

Today is the 100th Aniversary of International Women’s Day. Women’s right’ s have been ignored for a long time . In the Early 1900′s women decided that they had had enough and started demanding change.  In 1908  15,000 women marched through New York city demanding better pay, more hours and the right to vote. Although [...]

So I am down to the last two weeks before my (first) trip. I’ll be heading to San Jose, Costa Rica on March 16. On the first day we will be visiting a VERY special little university called EARTH University. Next we will be hiking up to the cabin where we will be spending the [...]

Hi, I’m Megan, and I’m the new co-op student at SHS. I’m very excited to spend part of my last year here, instead of sitting in class I can start on my mission to make the  earth a better place for us to live, and where better to start than here! A little bit about me. From [...]

My three month internship at SYC has been an informative first hand look into the non profit industry. I have learned much about the dynamics of a team who is working towards a goal in which they believe in, in this case, sustainability. A big thanks to the SYC staff, Gabriela, Marie-Pierre, Mark and Tracy [...]