Canada's Environmental Voice
I’m an undergraduate student rapidly nearing the end of my degree, which is a terrifying and exhilarating realization. In just a few months, I’ll have to start applying to grad schools if I decide that’s the right path for me… but how do I make that decision? How do I […]
Do you like reading, writing, and have an interest in environmental issues? If you answered “yes” to all of the above, we’d like to give you an opportunity to be published in one of A\J’s 2021 magazine issues! A/J is looking for a few volunteer writers to join our team […]
Introduction: Community School Gardens The traditional purpose of gardens was to grow and cultivate plants for food and medicine. For centuries, it has provided individuals with the opportunity to learn more about the environment and better appreciate nature. Gardens have become a widespread practice in schools across the globe. Implementing […]
When I was 15, I had my first job working at Tim Hortons. I was that typical new, compliant underdog on staff, and since I could stay so calm in stressful situations, never letting my frustration show, all the older people I worked with threw me into every situation that […]
The Power of Taking a Walk Around the Block Over the past week or so, my world has been very high-energy, productive, and busy, busy, busy! I have been maximizing my time at A\J by writing, thinking, creating, editing, and giving as much of myself to my work as I […]
The month of January symbolizes new beginnings and tends to bring changes along with it. With a new year comes new opportunities. For me, as a co-op student, a new year usually means I am about to begin a work placement. It is always an exciting and overwhelming time for […]
A/J is looking for a graphic designer to join our team in creating our next issue, Playbook for Progress! This is a great opportunity for a young designer looking to hone their skills or a freelancer looking to spread their wings. The selected candidate will assist the A/J Editorial Team […]
One third of the forest sector’s workforce is set to retire in the next decade. Mentorship is an important way to inspire and help recruit the next generation of forest leaders. Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada), an initiative of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), launched its Green Mentor program (#MyGreenMentor) last spring […]
Full disclosure: I love my green job at the Project Learning Tree Canada – an initiative of SFI. Every day, I have the privilege of working alongside a creative, diverse, passionate and collaborative team of professionals—each deeply committed to a common vision of providing every young person with the resources, […]
“The right to land and to self-government. The right to self-determination. Those causes are right in any society.” Being Métis, that statement by Jim Sinclair to the 1987 First Ministers’ Conference often plays in my mind. Self-determination—the ability to freely pursue one’s own destiny—is a basic human right. It is enshrined […]
