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Welcome to the June issue of the PEYA Newsletter. In this Issue In Other News |
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PEYA has a new Summer Coordinator! 
She's back! We are lucky to have Huma Khan join us again as the summer coordinator for PEYA! Huma's role will be to support the PEYA Executive Committee and Advisory Committee as we enter the summer session, in addition to working on the planning of this fall's EcoBuzz Conference. Huma can be reached at info@peyalliance.com Introducing the new PEYA Executive Team! 
Our new Exec for 2010-2011 year was elected at the AGM and 5 Year Celebration held on May 15. PEYA would like to introduce Aisha Stewart, Chantal Wiktorek, Christine Yao, Jagriti Sharma, K. Keshav Sindhwani, Lucas K, and Moe Qureshi! Stay tuned for executive profiles available at peyalliance.com beginning on Friday June 4 Teachers: Professional Development in Whole School Approaches to ESD 
Dates: July 12th – 16th, 9 am - 4 pm EcoSource – in partnership with York University’s Faculty of Education is offering a professional development, university recognized Certificate course in Whole School For more information or to register for the certificate program please contact: Katya Seckar E. kseckar@ecosource.ca P. 905-274-6222. Stop Heart Lake High Rises on June 6 
What: A Peaceful and Family-Friendly protest to stop high rise developments in the Heart Lake community of Brampton Bring as many people (neighbours, family, friends) as you can. Teachers: Monarch Teacher Network Workshops 
Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA) is pleased to partner with the Educational Information and Research Centre (EIRC) to offer the Monarch Teacher Network workshop, Teaching and Learning with Monarch Butterflies. August 9-10, 2010, at the Lake St. George Field Centre, Richmond Hill OR August 11-12, 2010, at Black Creek Pioneer Village, Downsview For more information and to Register, click here Teachers: New AQ Course in Outdoor Experiential Education 
A course in OEE being offered this July has now been officially approved by the Ontario College of Teachers! The course will include both online and face-to-face sessions at the Norval Outdoor School near Brampton / Georgetown, and is primarily designed for K-12 classroom teachers who wish to take their students outdoors within the local community. For full course details, please click here Screening of Waterlife on Tuesday June 1 
WATERLIFE at the NFB Cinema When: Tuesday, June 1 at 7 PM - FREE ADMISSION Waterlife follows the epic cascade of the Great Lakes from Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean, telling the story of the last huge supply of fresh water on Earth. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion. For more details about the event, click here 
A new project called the Young Suburban Growers (YSG) Program is connecting high school students and other residents of Mississauga with local food. It is being undertaken by Craving Change Mississauga, a local not-for-profit community organization. The YSG Program is in its pilot season, connecting high school volunteers with opportunities to grow food in nearby backyards. Students volunteer their time to prepare and maintain these gardens, learn how food is grown, and connect with other community members. The harvest is being distributed between the yard owners and the volunteers. Seeds provided from the Plant a Row Grow a Row initiative are sown to reap produce for a local food bank. For more information and to get involved, click here. Find local food using greenbeltfresh.ca 
Greenbeltfresh.ca, an online database of Greenbelt farm products designed to help meet consumer demand for local food and help Greenbelt farmers find new market opportunities. Greenbeltfresh.ca serves two main audiences: individual consumers, who can type in their postal code to find farmers markets, pick-your-owns, on-farm markets and CSA farms; and commercial buyers who can search some 600 farms for new sources, and will be able to find out products, volume, pack sizes and distribution details. For more information, click here. Grade 12 Students: ECO Canada Scholarship 
Apply NOW for ECO Canada Scholarships! ECO Canada awards four Canadian students annually with $2,500 towards their first-year tuition in an environmental program at any Canadian post-secondary institution. Four $2,500 scholarships will be awarded to Canadian high school students entering into their first year of post-secondary education. The top applicant will also earn the Edit Petrovic Memorial Scholarship, receiving an additional $2,500. Deadline: June 15th, 2010 For more information, click here Job: Urban Agriculture and Gardens Program Assistant 
Organization: EcoSource Job Classification: Full-time, 35hrs per week Deadline for application: June 4, 2010 For the Full Posting, click here Job: Region of Peel Student Transportation Analyst 
Organization: The Region of Peel Transportation Planning Division Job Classification: September to December, full time, with a possibility to extend to eight or twelve months Deadline for application: Thursday June 17, 2010 For the Full Posting, click here |
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