If the Cornwall Innovation Centre (CIC) gets its way, the city and SDG will become the epicentre of training for jobs in the agriculture technology — or agritech — industry in Ontario. The centre has decided to open a new institute at the Nav Centre to provide people with the knowledge required to land cutting-edge agritech jobs with salaries that can run up to $80,000 or $90,000. Oh, and by the way, the training is free. On Friday morning the...
Guest post by Hazel Nicholls, Project Coordinator in SD&G for Growing Up Organic You may already know that school gardens are wonderful teaching tools, providing an ideal space for teachers to engage students in hands-on learning across disciplines. Gardens are known to increase physical activity, healthy eating habits, and positively impact student achievement and behaviour. Impressive benefits to be sure! But, did you know that a school gardens can also serve as a tool for building resilient communities? Consider these...
A worthwhile read for parents, relatives, friends, neighbors, or educators and mentors of young people. by Amanda Witman, peakprosperity.com How do we prepare our children for a future that is unlike any we ourselves have ever known? How do we create a world worth inheriting when we are so acutely aware that the abundance our generation has taken for granted will no longer be a given in our children’s future? These questions can frustrate and even paralyze us as parents,...