Canada's Sustainability Centres

Canada's Sustainability Centres is a network of centres across Canada that are promoting the concepts of Sustainability in all aspects of the works of mankind. The network of centres has formal affiliations with European Federation of Eco sites, in particular with Folkecentre.

September 2005 -- Energy House under construction.

Falls Brook Centre -- Falls Brooke Centre strives to put their values into practice. Through the development and promotion of meaningful demonstrations, they hope to show it is possible to live more lightly in the environment while contributing positively to the local economy. They work on a range of regional and international prosuccessfulgrams that support local communities and organizations to adapt to a sustainable future.

Kortright Centre -- Kortright Centre's vision is for a new kind of city - The Living City - where human settlement can flourish forever as part of nature's beauty and diversity. Their mission is to work with their partners to ensure that The Living City is built upon a natural foundation of healthy rivers and shorelines, green space and bio diversity, and sustainable communities.

St. Lawrence College Energy House -- St. Lawrence College is undertaking a multifaceted initiative to become a leader in the field of sustainable energy. SLC is engaged in an innovative project to install solar walls, biomass, wind power, and photovoltaic technologies at it's research facility and on it's campuses.

Society Promoting Environmental Conservation (SPEC) -- SPEC's mission is to educate, activate and empower citizens to reduce their ecological footprint and build healthy, sustainable cities. Their mission is to bring the "big picture" environmental problems like meeting the Kyoto targets or preserving clean water sources down to a manageable, community and household level, and help citizens learn to change.

David Suzuki Foundation -- Since 1990, the David Suzuki Foundation has worked to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us. Focusing on four program areas - oceans and sustainable fishing, forests and wild lands, climate change and clean energy, and the web of life - the Foundation uses science and education to promote solutions that help conserve nature.

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