News
Oct 25 |
Lakehead University launches a reusable container program with Montreal’s Cano Co. Lakehead University launched a reusable container program in dining facilities on its Thunder Bay campus on October 25.
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Jun 6 |
Lakehead University opens Climate Action Park This afternoon, Lakehead University hosted the grand opening for its Climate Action Park at the newly expanded fire pit with members from the campus... full story |
Jun 5 |
Aramark signs on to the Second Harvest Food Rescue App in Support of the LUSU Food Resource Centre. Second Harvest's Food Rescue App to coordinate increased Food Donations between Aramark the Food Resource Centre. |
Apr 19 |
Office of Sustainability Newsletter The Office of Sustainability has released its 2022/2023 Academic Year Newsletter. |
Mar 30 |
Moving out? Find Homes for Gently Used Items |
Mar 9 |
Lakehead University held a grand opening of electric vehicle charging stations on Friday, March 10 Lakehead hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at the Lot 9 charging stations near the ATAC building. |
Mar 6 |
SDG Week Canada March 6-10 From March 6-10, 2023, Lakehead University will be participating in the first-ever SDG Week Canada! |
Mar 18 |
Lakehead presents professors, students and partners with Year of Climate Action awards for research projects Lakehead University has awarded seven research teams with Year of Climate Action awards worth $5,000 each, which they will use to explore various... full story |
Feb 28 |
Planetary Stewardship is the theme of this year’s Research and Innovation Week held virtually by Lakehead University You are invited to participate in Lakehead University’s 17th annual Research and Innovation Week, being held virtually from Monday, March 7 to Friday... full story |
Nov 3 |
Lakehead University is hosting its first Sustainability Disruption Contest on Friday, Nov. 5 Lakehead University is inviting you to attend the inaugural Sustainability Disruption Contest on Friday, Nov. 5 at 1 pm. |
Oct 14 |
Lakehead University hosting first electric vehicle show in Northwestern Ontario On Saturday, Oct. 16 (rain day Sunday, Oct. 17) from 1 to 3 pm, Lakehead University will host the first ever electric vehicle show in Northwestern... full story |
Sep 3 |
Lakehead University declaring the upcoming school year the Year of Climate Action “Science demands a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in each year of this decade if we want to avoid the worst of human-caused climate... full story |
Apr 23 |
Lakehead University in Top 100 of Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for second time For the second year in a row, Lakehead University has placed in the top 100 of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. |
Nov 26 |
Lakehead University’s Board of Governors announces plan to divest from fossil fuel holdings At its November 26, 2020 meeting, Lakehead University’s Board of Governors approved a motion that will see the institution divest from its fossil... full story |
Jun 5 |
The Spring Sustainability Newsletter is available online Read the latest edition of the Sustainability Newsletter which covers various topics. |
May 11 |
Commuter Challenge Cancelled for 2020 One of our favourite annual campaigns, Commuter Challange, is cancelled this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. The campaign's decision is... full story |
May 1 |
Lakehead University in Top 100 of Times Higher Education Impact Rankings Lakehead University has placed 98th in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings of 766 universities from 85 countries around the world. |
Feb 12 |
Recycle Your Office Supplies On March 24 and 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., drop off your ink and toner cartridges/drum units/writing supplies/batteries at the designated station in... full story |
Feb 5 |
Open Call for Student Nominations to Lakehead's Sustainability Stewardship Council Lakehead University is looking for one student from Thunder Bay and one student from Orillia to act as a representative to the Lakehead University... full story |
Jan 28 |
Participate in Carpool Month this February and Win Prizes! The Office of Sustainability, partnered with Commute Ontario, invites you to participate in this year’s Carpool
Month campaign (carpoolmonth.ca)... full story |
Oct 21 |
Lakehead University has partnered with Commute Ontario: Learn how to access sustainable transportation options Faculty, staff and students can now enjoy free programs to help you adopt healthy and sustainable transportation options. |
Oct 2 |
Lakehead University launches first Sustainability Plan, opens outdoor classroom Lakehead University released its first Sustainability Plan in tandem with one of the Plan’s first projects, an outdoor classroom and stormwater... full story |
Jul 8 |
Commuter Challenge Highlights Testimonials from employees who took the challenge and commuted to work |
Jun 21 |
2019 Commuter Challenge Results: Our Best Year Ever Thanks to your hard work, Lakehead Thunder Bay placed #1 in Thunder Bay for a large institution, winning by almost 2%. Lakehead Thunder Bay has... full story |
Apr 30 |
Congratulations to Erin Knight, who received the 2019 Lakehead Leaders Award in the category of Sustainability. Erin is a member of the Engagement and Operations working groups for the Office of Sustainability, a Research Assistant for LUSU Sustainability, and... full story |
Jan 28 |
Winter 2019 Sustainability Newsletter is out! Learn about Orillia going bottled-water free, the Sustainability Studies Research Grant, LEED buildings at Lakehead, and more. |
Jan 10 |
FAQ On Orillia's Decision To Go Bottled Water Free |
Jan 10 |
Lakehead Orillia institutes campus ban on disposable water bottles Lakehead University Orillia has phased out the sale of bottled water on campus. As the winter semester begins, single-use bottled water will no... full story |
Dec 14 |
Watch and Learn How the Braun Building Rain Garden Was Created It may be winter now, but it was 31 degrees the day we planted the rain garden.
Here is a short video of the installation. Watch to learn more... full story |
Sep 11 |
Fall 2018 edition of the Sustainability Newsletter is out! |
Jul 17 |
The Braun Building Rain Garden is complete! -- Increasingly the evidence suggests that people benefit so much from contact with nature that land conservation can now be viewed as a public... full story |
Jul 16 |
Volunteers hep install Braun Building Rain Garden Ecological restoration is an act of reciprocity and the Earth asks us to turn our gifts to healing the damage we have done.... It is not just the... full story |
Jul 9 |
Breaking Ground on the Braun Building Stormwater Management and Demonstration Site! On Monday morning, July 9, our Physical Plant grounds crew broke ground on the new 34 square metre Braun Building Rain Garden. The Stormwater... full story |
Jun 22 |
Commuter Challenge Highlights for 2018 Thunder Bay placed #1 in Ontario for Commuter Challenge. Let's see how Lakehead contributed! |
Jun 21 |
Commuter Challenge Spotlight Thanks to the following Lakehead University employees for participating in the Commuter Challenge |
Jun 15 |
Students Help Design New Rain Garden for Braun Building Undergraduate and graduate students helped to design the rain garden being built outside the Braun Building, funded by the Great Lakes Guardian Fund. |
May 14 |
Thank you to Rollin' Thunder for donating spring bike tune-ups for early-bird Commuter Challenge registrants! |
May 1 |
Be a RIDE GUIDE for Commuter Challenge week |
Apr 13 |
Students: Design a Rain Garden on Campus |
Apr 11 |
Congratulations to Mallory Vanier and Charlotte McEwen for winning the Lakehead Leadership Award, and Lakehead Luminary Award |
Mar 1 |
Feedback Invited on the Draft Sustainability Action Plan |
Jan 19 |
Call for Proposals - Sustainable Communities Workshop - Deadline: Thursday, Feb. 1 |
Jan 9 |
Sustainability Newsletter: January 2018 Winter Edition January 2018
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Sep 14 |
Exploring Place with an Alternative Campus Tour |
Oct 15 |
Cultivating Leaders in Sustainability and Environmental Education - Teacher Education |