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Why Canada Needs More STEM Students

October 30th, 2014; By Christopher TJ Brown

As a wealthy, diverse and constantly growing nation, Canada needs students and workers going into the valuable fields of engineering, technology, science and mathematics. While these can be some of […]


Why We Should Protect the Environment

March 29th, 2014; By Susan Huebert

Cleaning up a mess can be a dull job, but living with dirt and garbage is much worse than that. Have you ever smelled a piece of rotten fruit or […]


All About Apprenticeships

March 25th, 2014; By Gale Blaylock

What is apprenticeship? Apprenticeship is an agreement between a person (an apprentice) who wants to learn a skill and an employer who needs a skilled worker — “earning while learning.” […]


Let’s Celebrate the Gifts of Winter

January 13th, 2014; By David Suzuki Foundation

We Canadians have a special relationship with snow and ice. We ski in it, skate on it, play in it, shovel it, drive through it, sometimes even bicycle through it […]


We Can Make Canada’s Reality Match Its Image

December 12th, 2013; By David Suzuki Foundation

Canada is blessed with some of the last vestiges of pristine nature on Earth — unbroken forests, coastlines and prairies, thousands of rivers, streams and lakes, open skies, abundant fresh […]


Old Growth Forests 101

December 10th, 2013; By Nature Conservancy Canada

Why are old-growth forests important? When thinking about healthy forests, it’s not often that we think about dead, dying or diseased trees but any forest manager will tell you that they’re […]


Comparing Tuition Fees in Canadian Schools

November 23rd, 2013; By Susan Huebert

When children are young, their parents sometimes begin to set aside money for different purposes. Sometimes they start special bank accounts so that their sons or daughters will have some […]