One of the central promises in the 2018 platform of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party was to “clean up the hydro mess.” And a mess there certainly is with the costs of subsidies out of general provincial revenues to artificially lower hydro rates now approaching the level of the province’s total pre-COVID-19 deficit. There is […]
In late spring 2020, the premier of Ontario, alongside the mayor of Toronto, lifted the first COVID-19 lockdown in this city. Stores re-opened, restaurants re-gained some business via patio dining. The warm weather spurred Torontonians, tired of being cooped up in their homes, to venture outside. In fact, they flooded the streets. But the virus […]
Competition for affluent condo buyers has developers piling on frills—car fleets, meditation walls and even perks that assuage the social conscience By Aaron HutchinsFebruary 23, 2021 The marketing material for Vancouver House listed 20 reasons to buy a home inside the residential skyscraper overlooking False Creek. Among them: use of a fleet of BMWs; access to […]
Research is at the heart of EUC. The time and effort that faculty members devote to securing research funding and to engaging in knowledge mobilization activities help our faculty, postdoctoral fellows/visitors, and students get involved in innovative research that showcases the interdisciplinarity and the broad relevance of our work. Our research culture, however, goes far […]
Laural Raine MES'07, Director, Service Planning & Integrity at City of Toronto comments. By Donovan Vincent via thestar.com New data that allows the city of Toronto to more closely track the number of homeless people accessing the shelter system shows a steady increase in the amount of new users per month. This week the city released […]
York University Contract Faculty and Research Associate Mark Terry's ongoing research project, the Youth Climate Report, is having a good year. Not only did it win an SDG Action Award in January, but it has just partnered with the world's largest environmental education organization, the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), and its Young Reporters for the Environment program. The new partnership brings together […]
Congratulations! You have been admitted to Cities, Regions, Planning (BES) with the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change at York University. We are dedicated to making positive change for people and the planet and are very excited to have you join our dynamic, diverse and dedicated community of changemakers. WELCOME TO EUC!
About Szimbah Hanley What made you choose your program at York University? Why did you decide on your major? I chose to pursue a post graduate degree in Environmental Studies and Education. I was inspired by the teachings of His Imperial Majesty Haile' Selassie who said: "Education is a means of sharpening the mind of […]
This February marks the 25th anniversary of the first time Black History Month was officially commemorated in Canada. Black History Month is an opportunity to celebrate Black culture, and recognize the contributions made by the Black students, faculty and alumni of EUC. Throughout the month, visit our website and our social media channels for our […]
About Tina Garnett Tina Garnett is 6th generation Canadian, the descendent of an escape slave John Henry who arrived at the Great Lakes Black Settlement in 1831. Tina has been developing human rights based equity and inclusion policies and services with marginalized communities for over two decades. She is the current Human Rights & Inclusion […]