PostedMar 5, 2024 | climate change, community, Education, news, sustainability
Shifting the Paradigm: 2024 Conference on Physician Leadership On May 23 in the form of a pre-conference workshop, GTEC executive director Dr. Arden Henley; psychiatrist, education scholar, artist, and associate professor at the University of Toronto, Dr. Diane...
PostedMar 2, 2024 | climate change, community, Education, lifestyle, opinion, sustainability, Youth
REPORTING ON CLIMATE ANXIETY Prepared by Ross Thrasher A recent issue of the e-newsletter Bloomberg Greener Living looks at how climate change is impacting mental health, and how to cope with eco-anxiety. Reporters Olivia Rudgard and Jack Wittels heard from hundreds...
PostedFeb 28, 2024 | climate change, community, Covid-19
We now live in a time where wildfires are a normal and lasting occurrence. In some areas in BC, there are days, weeks, and months in which we do not see blue skies. Additionally, climate change is linked to the increase in pathogen reproduction and transmission of...
PostedFeb 16, 2024 | climate change, community, Education, sustainability
Developed by the Mental Health and Climate Change Alliance, the BC Climate Vulnerability Map enables the user to assess the susceptibility or vulnerability of their BC community to the impacts of climate change. Access the BC Climate Vulnerability Map here. Climate...
PostedFeb 3, 2024 | climate change, community, Education, sustainability
With GTEC Executive Director Arden Henley March 12, 12 – 2:30 pm Appreciation The Green Technology Education Centre (GTEC) would like to extend its appreciation for the work that the VanCity Community Foundation and the organizations that are connected to it do every...
PostedFeb 1, 2024 | Arts & Culture, climate change, community, lifestyle, Youth
Art in Climate Stories Solastalgia recently hosted a successful poetry-writing event in January to explore feelings and experiences with the climate crisis. Their next series of events is Solastalgia Story Circle: Art in Climate Stories, starting Sunday February 4 at...
