News - Projects
8 May 2013
Laure Waridel will participate in a talk on fair trade to be held at the Centre for Sustainable Devlopment (better known by its official name, Maison du développement durable) as part of a lecture series celebrating Equiterre's 20th anniversary. (In French only.)
Ecosociologist...
8 May 2013
In April, the Green Building Council of Canada awarded Montreal's Centre for Sustainable Development (better known by its official name, Maison du développement durable) a LEED® Platinum NC rating. The Maison, which is home to Equiterre's headquarters, is the first new...
8 May 2013
It has been almost a year since Etienne Théroux began his bike trip of a lifetime, CycloExpedition Americas: 27,000 km across the Americas, to raise awareness about food sovereignty and ecological agriculture.
After eight countries and 15,000 km – following what he calls...
8 May 2013
More than 50,000 Quebecers gathered peacefully in downtown Montreal on Sunday, April 21 to Walk for the Earth and register opposition to pipeline projects that could soon bring tar sands crude from Alberta through Quebec.
The Walk – part of a larger, North American-wide...
8 May 2013
Good news: in a bid to become a leader in promoting Quebec food products, Montreal-based supermarket chain METRO has adopted a new local purchasing policy, which will give more shelf space and improved visibility to food products from Quebec.
How does METRO plan to do this? In...
8 April 2013
This year we Walk for the Earth on Sunday, April 21, leaving from the place des Festivals in Montreal at 2 p.m. Bring your alarm clock or cell to sound the alarm for a collective awakening.
The Walk is part of a global movement aimed at stopping the development of fossil...
8 April 2013
For the 5th year in a row, our members have joined forces with the Caisse d’économie solidaire to encourage the next generation of environmental leaders. This year's winner, Marcus Lobb, an undergraduate student in Geography and the Human Environment at Concordia,...
8 April 2013
In anticipation of National Volunteer Week (NVW), we would like to acknowledge how much we depend on our volunteers.
They are at the heart of everything we do.
We couldn't do it without them.
They are crucial to our mission of building a social movement.
They are energetic...
