Host contact: Whitteker, Rick]]>Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies]]>Host contact: Carmount, Laurie]]>Department: Sociology]]>
Waste Diversion]]>
The options that the team explored in Chapter 1 include 1) weighing the items donated, 2) using an average weight and applying it to all donations and 3) associating a weight with a specific volume and quantifying the donations through volume. Chapter 2 makes recommendations for how most donations could be measured by the cubic yard using appropriately sized bins. Chapters 2 and 3 both make recommendations for grant programs related to waste diversion and waste reduction that SIRCH could consider applying to. Also in Chapter 3, student explored examples of existing municipal-thrift partnerships, and what practices could be applied to the SIRCH warehouse. The final chapter is a review of thrifting and thrift stores in Canada.]]>
Jaspreet Kaur, Kirandeep Kaur, Pooja Lally, Hetal Solanki, Spencer Yeo, Charlotte Banks, Josh Handley, Harpreet Kaur, Sandeep Kaur, Ramandeep Kaur, Shawn Emmett, Erin Mellor, Mary Katherine Glen, Amandeep Jawandha, Rupinder Kaur, Merin Sara John, Kirandeep Dhaliwal, Sumandeep Kaur, & Kamanpreet Kaur
]]> The objective of this report is to provide information to support the Municipality of Dysart et al’s desire to ban the sale of plastic-bottled water in its municipal buildings and public spaces along with the provision of suitable alternatives and appropriate communication, education and engagement to ensure the public is aware of and adopts the use of these alternatives.]]>
Environmental Studies ]]> Full report & summary available.]]>Summary of the Aging Well Surveys in Haliburton County]]>Host contact: Reid, Heather]]>Departments: Mathematics and Nursing]]>A national report that looks at who is using food banks and why. The number of working Canadians accessing food banks is increasing, showing that many jobs are not keeping up with the rise cost of living. This report challenges many of the commonly held stereotypes about who accesses a food bank and suggests how the problem of food insecurity can be addressed in Canada. Provincial profiles are also included.]]>Independent evaluation study of Community Based Education and the relationship between Trent University and the Haliburton County community.]]>Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> ]]>Department: Sociology]]>Outlines the Riverwalk concept, related economic development, and promotion.]]>Host contact: Butcher, Ron]]>Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies]]>Environmental Studies]]>
The project looks at: 1) existing methodology that can facilitate community engagement with the lake plan, 2) methods that can be used to effectively exchange feedback between a community and a committee, and 3) publication and distribution strategies the committee could use to further the community engagement plan.
]]>Host contact: Butcher, Ron]]>Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies]]>
This report, commissioned by the Haliburton County Forest Land Task Force, provides an overview of the economic ""engines"" in Haliburton at the time.
]]>]]> This paper describes the concepts of land stewardship and landowner contact programs before outlining the structure, terms of reference, objectives, and programs of the Haliburton Highlands Stewardship Council. Issues of public perception, future direction possibilities, and the relationship with the Ministry of Natural Resources are presented.]]>Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]>