Insects are not something you are likely to find on the menu in Canada, but the United Nations suggests they should be.

Published September 27 2013 | Globe and Mail

In fact, they're eaten in other parts of the world and some Canadian business people are creating products to meet demand and be a global resource for what they feel is the food of the future.

Classified as: Research, food, land
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Published on: 2 Oct 2013

A bold new conference at McGill showcases the growing movement of research creation

Published on September 27 2013 | McGill Reporter
By Victoria Leenders-Cheng

Classified as: Research
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Published on: 2 Oct 2013

The PQ government says its worried about young families leaving the island of Montreal.

Published on September 19 2013 | CBC Radio
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Raphael Fischler is the Director of the School of Urban Planning at McGill University. He joined Sue Smith live in studio with his take on the report.

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Published on: 27 Sep 2013

Greg Andrusiak always had a passion for sustainability. In fact, it plays a big part in his role as land negotiator for Encana Corp. in Calgary.

Published on September 23 2013 | Financial Post
Written by Denise Deveau 

Classified as: community, energy
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Published on: 26 Sep 2013

How McGill perpetuates ableism.

Published on September 23 | McGill Daily
Written by Ralph Haddad

Classified as: operations, social justice
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Published on: 25 Sep 2013

A group of McGill students has been awarded $1 million for undernourished communities in urban slums.

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Classified as: Desautels, food, Hult Prize, land, Aspire, Hult
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Published on: 24 Sep 2013

Even if the reputation and rebirth of our city is at stake and there are no shortage of civic subjects to complain about, the will to create change that characterized the provincial election campaign and student strikes last year has yet to be seen or felt with the same passion gearing up for the municipal decision on Nov. 3. So how do we engage a new generation of municipal participants and leaders?

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Published on: 16 Sep 2013

Meals using campus grown food at McGill University or Bikechain, a student-run DIY repair shop at University of Toronto are some of the initiatives you will witness if you take a stroll on some Canadian campuses.

 

Published September 09, 2013 | New Indian Express
Written by Shilpa Vasudevan

Classified as: operations, Administration and Governance
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Published on: 9 Sep 2013

Les outils des urbanistes sont désormais à la portée des Montréalais qui désirent repenser les lignes de leur métropole, et ce, gratuitement.

Published on August 20, 2013 | Journal de Montreal
Written by Emmanuel Delacour (Agence QMI)

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Published on: 7 Sep 2013

Zero emission vehicle perfect for sensitive air-quality research 

Published on August 14, 2013 | McGill Reporter
Written by Neale McDevitt

Classified as: energy
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Published on: 7 Sep 2013

Les élèves ayant des problèmes d'apprentissage ou encore des troubles de déficit de l'attention sont bien présents dans les écoles primaires et secondaires.

Published August 6, 2013 | CBC Radio-Canada

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Published on: 7 Sep 2013

Published August 2013

Shaping the Next

Design contrains at Montreal's Mount Royal McGill University's McIntyre Pavillion, a cutting-edge medical research and teaching facility, led to innovative electromechanical systems that significantly reduced the energy consumption of the building. 

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Classified as: energy, operations
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Published on: 7 Sep 2013

Organizers have dubbed the event the Battle of the Beets.

Published on September 3, 2013 | Gazette
Written by Susan Schwartz

Classified as: community, food
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Published on: 7 Sep 2013

Published on July 31, 2013 | Radio-Canada TV (Téléjournal 18 h)

Les universités québécoises se sont mises à l'heure du développement durable.

Les campus de la province, qui ont souvent l'importance de petites villes, sont soucieux de réduire leur empreinte écologique. À l'Université de Montréal et à l'Université McGill, ça passe notamment par l'agriculture urbaine et la production de miel en plein centre- ville.

Classified as: food, CBC, land
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Published on: 7 Sep 2013

The University of Toronto uses solar panels to heat water for athletes’ showers and McGill University imposes a student fee of 50 Canadian cents per credit that is matched by the university for its Sustainability Projects Fund.

Published July 23, 2013 | Environmental Leader

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Published on: 7 Sep 2013

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