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pivotgreen2020
Jul 24, 20243 min read
Updated: Youth are planting Deep Roots: a rave from the Canadian Youth Climate Action Award
Check out what our 2023 CYCAA recipients have been up to since winning our award - their good work continues! School's not out for these...
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pivotgreen2020
Jun 27, 20242 min read
Preparing for the worst, building better communities: St James Town's Climate Action CREW's proactive climate resilience program
UPDATE Pivot Greeners Tom Scanlan and Heather Wilson had the honour of presenting the St James Town Climate Action CREW with their...
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pivotgreen2020
Jun 26, 20242 min read
Empowering Youth to Combat Climate Anxiety: The Inspiring Mission of Youth Imagine the Future
Youth Imagine the Future runs a festival for youth in the Kingston-Frontenac region.
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pivotgreen2020
Jun 6, 20242 min read
Canadian Youth Climate Action Awards - our 2024 honourable mentions
The following projects were all presented with an honourable mention Canadian Youth Climate Action Award for their amazing work in the...
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pivotgreen2020
May 31, 20241 min read
Active U: Breaking Down Barriers to Nature and Climate Education for Underserved Youth
Congratulations to Active U for receiving a runner-up Canadian Youth Climate Action Award in recognition of their work combatting climate...
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pivotgreen2020
May 29, 20242 min read
Meet the Youth Shaking Up Canada's Approach to Climate and Social Justice
The Shake Up Your Community project launched in 2023 and since then, has provided 30 youth with the means to connect with local groups.
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pivotgreen2020
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Our Canadian Youth Climate Action Award - our honourable mentions
We had so many great applications to our Canadian Youth Climate Action Award that we decided to create an "honourable mention" category...
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pivotgreen2020
Sep 19, 20232 min read
Seeding a climate-resilient future with the East Scarborough Pop-Up Seed Library
The East Scarborough Pop-Up Seed Library project was created to address food insecurity in the Woburn, Scarborough community. The project...
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pivotgreen2020
Sep 15, 20232 min read
CityHive: supporting youth action for sustainable cities
Update from CityHive, January 2024: "The award was gratefully received and we were happy that it could directly support our climate...
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Betty Muise
Mar 20, 20232 min read
The Flinstonian approach to climate change: a rant (and an important small rave!)
Flintstonian is how I would describe our current approach to protecting our environment and climate change. The Flintstones was a highly...
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Toni Ellis
Nov 14, 20222 min read
Ticketing for Climate Change: Meet Gareth Lind
November 2022 Rave submitted by Toni Ellis
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Betty Muise
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Meet Professor Pricklethorn: a rave by Betty Muise
Before his very recent retirement, Professor Pricklethorn was the parks supervisor for the Toronto Islands and a trained arborist. Over...
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Bob Ramsey
Apr 21, 20223 min read
Global warming, meet global drinking: a rant by Bob Ramsey
This article was originally published in RamsayWrites, November 9, 2021. It is posted here with permission of the author. Last week I...
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Alex Berry
Feb 18, 20223 min read
Turning Hemp into Diamonds to Save the Planet: a rave by Alex Berry
We were standing in the shade of a large maple at a neighbour’s backyard party a couple of summers ago. Their daughter Emily was tossing...
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Heather Wilson
Dec 14, 20212 min read
Poured Coffee: a rave by Heather Wilson
Love the coffee, hate the waste I love my Toronto neighbourhood – it’s bursting with great neighbours and eclectic stores. One of the...
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Bill James-Abra
Sep 30, 20213 min read
Climate Momentum, working across generations: a rave by Bill James-Abra
Climate Momentum (CM) is a community-based climate action group and network of about 400 eco-minded local citizens based in Stratford,...
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Louise Brown
Jun 9, 20213 min read
Yes, we can re-open schools if classes held outside: a rant by Louise Brown
It would have been such a simple, elegant way to re-open schools for the last three weeks. Safe for teachers, a break for parents, and an...
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Toni Ellis
May 3, 20212 min read
A Brand New Solution to Take Away Trash: a rave by Toni Ellis
Most days, I wake up to the dreary news about the state of... well just about everything. BUT this week, as I rolled out of bed, I heard...
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Ann and David Love
Apr 10, 20212 min read
A Healthy Dose of Vitamin N: a rave by Ann and David Love
This wretched pandemic has been – and still is – catastrophic. Indeed, for some, it has been tragic. In looking desperately for a bright...
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Betty Muise
Mar 9, 20213 min read
Trust in Nature: a rant by Betty Muise
If you are reading this “rant”, I probably don’t need to convince you about the vital role of nature and our environment, for the here...
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