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The blue bin charade: what really happens to Canadian recycling

The blue bin charade: what really happens to Canadian recycling

by Natasha Simpson | Jul 17, 2019 | Environmental, News, Provincial, Uncategorized

Before you recycle those unwashed takeout containers, consider where your blue bin recyclables actually end up Graphic by Natalie Inez, Design Director Since Canada’s first implementation of curbside recycling programs in the 1980s, Canadians have dutifully filled our...
Eco-friendly ways to declutter your space

Eco-friendly ways to declutter your space

by Natasha Simpson | May 20, 2019 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle, Uncategorized

How to spring clean, sustainably Stock image accessed via Pixabay Mess happens to the best of us, and in the middle of term, who has time to clean? However, the end of this winter session is the perfect opportunity to discard (read: recycle) the Skip the Dishes refuse...
Why Brunei’s implementation of sharia law is already forgotten

Why Brunei’s implementation of sharia law is already forgotten

by Natasha Simpson | Apr 25, 2019 | Op-eds, Opinions

The hypocrisy of “international outrage” Illustration by Austin Clay Willis, Design Director. Until recently, the Western world saw Brunei as just a tiny country on the island of Borneo. The nation has some interesting quirks — such as Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah’s...
Blood and bruises: inclusive classrooms gone wrong

Blood and bruises: inclusive classrooms gone wrong

by Natasha Simpson | Apr 23, 2019 | Features, News, Provincial

Teachers and students are increasingly at risk of attack in a system that cannot support traumatized and violent children in regular classrooms Illustration by Austin Willis, Design Director. VICTORIA B.C. – In Emily’s* primary school classroom, a student is...
Holodomor bus teaches students about the Ukrainian genocide

Holodomor bus teaches students about the Ukrainian genocide

by Natasha Simpson | Apr 22, 2019 | Campus, National, News

Remembering the Holodomor, remembering our voices Illustration by Austin Willis, Design Director. The bus is impossible to miss. It’s massive, painted with orange wheat fields, blue sky, and “HOLODOMOR — THE UKRAINIAN GENOCIDE” in white capital letters. A sight that...
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