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Concordia City Farm coordinator wins Laure Waridel bursary
For the 5th year in a row, our members have joined forces with the Caisse d’économie solidaire to encourage the next generation of environmental leaders. This year's winner, Marcus Lobb, an undergraduate student in Geography and the Human Environment at Concordia, impressed the selection committee with his Concordia City Farm School project, which adheres to the social...
Actualité - 8 April 2013 - Tag : Caisse d'Économie Solidaire, Environmental and social issues, Laure Waridel bursary, Research, Sharing expertise
New group fights cynicism in Quebec
A new initiative to inspire public debate in Quebec was launched last night in Montreal. Sortie 13 brings together 13 Gen X and Y leaders, each of whom specializes in a different societal issue, ranging from transportation to entrepreneurship to immigration. Equiterre's Steven Guilbeault is the group's resident environmentalist.
Actualité - 14 September 2011 - Tag : Environmental and social issues, Fair and sustainable society, Organization, Social movement, Sortie 13, Steven Guilbeault
Midnight deadline to apply for the Laure Waridel bursary
Are you a student in a BA or MA program? Or a recent graduate working to disseminate your research?  Apply for the Laure Waridel bursary, offered for the fourth year in a row by Equiterre and Caisse d'économie solidaire Desjardins.
Événement - 6 September 2011 - Tag : Caisse d'Économie Solidaire, Environmental and social issues, Équiterre Activities, Laure Waridel bursary, Research, Sharing expertise
Now accepting applications for the 2011 Laure Waridel bursary
Are you a student in a BA or MA program? Or a recent graduate working to disseminate your research?  Apply for the Laure Waridel bursary, offered for the fourth year in a row by Equiterre and Caisse d'économie solidaire Desjardins.
Actualité - 6 September 2011 - Tag : Caisse d'Économie Solidaire, Environmental and social issues, Laure Waridel bursary, Research, Sharing expertise
2010 Laure Waridel bursary
Marie-Eve Arbour, a young woman with an impressive commitment to social and environmental causes, is the proud recipient of the 2010 Laure Waridel bursary, which comes with a prize of $9000. The UQAM communications grad won for her research and awareness-raising project, V.I.S.A.G.E.S., which looks at organic agriculture, eco-friendly homes and citizen action in Quebec's...
Solution - 6 June 2011 - Tag : Engaged citizenry, Environmental and social issues, Laure Waridel bursary, Research, Sharing expertise, Sustainable development
2008 Laure Waridel bursary
Congratulations to Julie Guicheteau! Julie Guicheteau is an MA student in civil engineering with an environmental concentration at Montreal's École Polytechnique. Julie's project looks at success factors for clean transportation initiatives. 
Solution - 6 June 2011 - Tag : Environmental and social issues, Laure Waridel bursary, Research, Sharing expertise
2009 Laure Waridel bursary
Vincent Galarneau, an MA student in anthropology at Université Laval, won the Laure Waridel bursary for his project: a guide to eco-solidarity practices on farms. The project looks at the direct and indirect benefits of an approach to agriculture that is based on human and environmental solidarity – as seen today on Quebec's organic and biodynamic farms....
Solution - 6 June 2011 - Tag : Engaged citizenry, Environmental and social issues, Laure Waridel bursary, Research, Sharing expertise, Sustainable development
Who can apply?
Deadline to apply: December 1, 2012, at midnight. The Laure Waridel bursary recognizes student research on environmental and social action.  To qualify, you must be: enrolled in either a BA, MA or a post-graduate certificate program at a Quebec university or have graduated in 2012 and be working currently on disseminating your research Required documents:
Solution - 6 June 2011 - Tag : Environmental and social issues, Laure Waridel bursary, Research, Sharing expertise
Winner of the 2010 Laure Waridel bursary
Marie-Eve Arbour, a graduate of UQAM's communications program, won the 2010 Laure Waridel bursary for VISAGES régionaux du Québec*, a research and awareness-raising project on organic agriculture, eco-friendly homes and citizen action. 
Actualité - 27 April 2011 - Tag : Caisse d'Économie Solidaire, Environmental and social issues, Laure Waridel bursary, Research, Sharing expertise
How do the parties compare on the environment?
We joined forces with other Canadian environmental groups to survey the political parties on their environmental priorities for Election 2011.  The Conservatives were the only party to ignore our request. Today we revealed the results of the survey, which included questions on:
Actualité - 18 April 2011 - Tag : Advocacy, Environmental and social issues
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