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    Zero Waste and Recycling Education Campaign

    What is it?

    Raven Recycling recently applied for and received a Community Development Fund grant to develop a year-long education campaign/program focusing on Zero Waste and recycling.  Raven applied for the funding because we have been working hard to support the City of Whitehorse’s stated goal of reaching 50% diversion by 2015.    We know that without education, we won’t get far.  We also know that with a variety of partnerships and collaboration, an education campaign could help improve diversion rates in every community.  Our campaign will focus on students, general consumer and the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional sectors.

    Why is Raven doing this?

    Over the past few years we have sat with the City of Whitehorse, P&M Recycling and Yukon Government on a Recycling Working Group to examine how to have an efficient recycling system territory wide.  We were also a member of the Solid Waste Advisory Committee where education was recognized to be a key component if a renewed waste management system was to be successful. 

    Zero Waste is a lofty goal and it is recognized that although we will never get to zero we do believe we can divert much more than the current rate of 22% (mainly household recycling and compost).  

    Process

    We are looking for partners to help deliver and use the campaign which would start in the fall of 2013.  So far we have met with P&M Recycling, the City of Whitehorse, YG Department of Education, YG Department of Environment, YG Department of Community Services, the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce, Yukon Conservation Society, the Compost Recycling and other Project Committee at Yukon College, Yukon Teacher’s Association and Kwanlin Dun.  We hope to meet with CYFN in the near future and are looking forward to receiving input and feedback from AYC members and Local Advisory councils.  Everyone we have spoken to likes the idea and sees its value to the community.  We currently are collecting input on components of a campaign via a survey as well.

    Next steps:

    All input from surveys and stakeholder meetings will be received by May 17th.  We will then develop a framework and send it back to any organization, business, government or institution who expressed support to make sure we get it right with an eye to a kick off in September!  At that point, we will also be fleshing out costs and potential resources to implement the campaign.

    YTA Members are encouraged to complete the survey (link below) and to help in developing the campaign:

    https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G96K2F6

    Any and all comments are welcome.  We are very excited about this project and look forward to working with you.  

    Kristina Craig
    Lee Vincent

  • Yukon Teachers’ Association     a accepté de prêter son appui au projet Chaque prof, une étude pan canadienne ayant pour but d’identifier et de rendre accessibles les compétences collectives des enseignantes et des enseignants relativement aux pratiques d’éducation inclusives visant les élèves appartenant à une minorité sexuelle ou de genre. Cette étude vise notamment à : connaître ce que les enseignants et les enseignantes pensent du climat qui règne dans les écoles canadiennes quant aux élèves lesbiennes, gai(e)s, bisexuel(le)s, transgenres, bi-spirituel(les)s ou en questionnement (LGBTQ); déterminer les stratégies d’inclusion qui fonctionnent, et dans quel contexte, ainsi que celles qui ne fonctionnent pas; connaître les types d’appuis à la disposition des enseignants dans leurs efforts d’inclusion, de même que les facteurs qui freinent ces efforts.



    Il faut environ de 15 à 20 minutes pour répondre au sondage. Le sondage sera accessible jusqu’au 30 juin 2013, mais nous vous encourageons à y répondre le plus rapidement possible afin de réduire le nombre de rappels de suivi. Les répondants au sondage seront inscrits au tirage d’un iPad.



    Tous les membres de votre organisation ou de votre organisme sont invités à répondre au sondage, y compris les aides-enseignants, les conseillers et les enseignants ayant des responsabilités administratives. Pour participer, rendez-vous à  http://fluidsurveys.com/s/le-projet-chaque-prof/.



    L’équipe du projet Chaque prof est dirigée par Mme Catherine Taylor, Ph. D., de l’Université de Winnipeg, en partenariat avec la Manitoba Teachers’ Society. Le projet est financé par le Conseil de recherche en sciences humaines du Canada.

     
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    Yukon Health and Social Services has a great collection of wellness-related resources. These resources will be relevant to you in two ways – for your own personal wellness AND to integrate into your work with children, youth and families.

    1. The Pathway to Wellness Web Site

    The Pathway to Wellness Web Site has numerous articles and videos on topics  including:

    Healthy Eating
    Brain Development
    Raising Happy Curious Kids
    Supporting Youth to Find Their Passion
    Injury Prevention
    Looking After Your Needs as a Parent

    2. The Pathway to Wellness Background Paper

    The Pathway to Wellness Background Paper paints a picture of the health of our children and families, identifies the factors that influence health, and suggests actions we can take to improve the health and well-being of children, youth and families. Find it Here.

    3. Quick Survey

    By answering a few quick questions, you can help us develop a plan for improving child and family wellness within Yukon.  Click here to take the survey.

    4. Presentations and Discussions

    Are you a member of a group or organization who would like a presentation or discussion tailored to your interests?  Let us know!

    For more information, visit www.yukonwellness.ca and/or contact the “Wellness team” This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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