Tag: Green

Sustainability Week at Queen's

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Sustainability Week returns to Queen’s next week, as students hope to address different elements of environmental sustainability, including local food, transportation, climate change, energy and waste. The weeklong event will take place around campus and Kingston from Oct. 19 to 23. The program includes...

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It’s not easy being green

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Queen’s is well-poised to become one of Canada’s most sustainable university campuses. Rather, it would be, if money was no object. According to sources, the University’s funding for sustainability investments is constrained, which could limit its ability to reach its long-term environmental goals....

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Sharing cars to serve sustainability

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Queen’s and the City of Kingston have paired with VRTUCAR, an Ottawa-based car sharing company, to offer a program that will provide the community with alternative transportation. The car share program allows people to share the one car on campus and two downtown. The members can sign up online to...

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How green is Frosh Week?

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Whether it’s refilling a metal water bottle or registering online, there’s a growing green mindset towards orientation activities at Queen’s. “There’s an overall attitude of sustainability that has really permeated all the way through and throughout Orientation Weeks,” said Orientation Round Table...

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Why the student vote matters

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The second week of classes are underway and the University is buzzing with activity. Students are busy. Your day probably looks something like this: grab a coffee on your way to campus, sort out your OSAP paperwork at Gordon Hall, call home for the first time in weeks to hear about how your little...

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