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Food researchers from around the world gathered at Dawson

May 23rd, 2024

Industrialized food production and international food supply chains significantly increase food insecurity, worsen environmental degradation, and lead to inadequate livelihoods especially for women and youth. Food systems have the potential to be multi-functional levers for change. Small-scale, Indigenous, and traditional approaches can offer needed solutions for transformation.

Last week at ÕŰÙÇÇÅ®ÓÑÂãÕÕ, a group of food researchers from Kenya, Mexico, Brazil, Australia and other parts of Canada met each other for the first time as part of a new major international project to identify, measure, and tell the stories of regional sustainable food systems. The project is called FLOW (Food, Learning and Growing) Partnership: Seeding Sustainability Transformation.

Visit the link for the homepage news story.


Read more about: Fueling Dawson with Dawson Dinin’ three days a week

Fueling Dawson with Dawson Dinin’ three days a week

May 22nd, 2024

Over a decade ago, the Dawson Student Union began to address food insecurity at the College introducing Dawson Dinin’, a free vegan lunch service, offered once per week to the whole community.  In Winter 2024, the Office of Sustainability, the ÕŰÙÇÇÅ®ÓÑÂãÕÕ Peace Centre, and the Dawson Student Union joined together to expand the service…

Read more about: Eco-landscaping students make two new gardens

Eco-landscaping students make two new gardens

May 9th, 2024

Students in Paul Wasacz’s Physical Education course, Eco-landscaping, built two new gardens on the west side of the campus over the weekend of May 4-5. Chris Adam and Jenn de Vera from the Office of Sustainability were also both present to guide the students. “We were able to use fillers such as large branches and…

Read more about: BioBlitz and spring weather brings species count to 900

BioBlitz and spring weather brings species count to 900

May 9th, 2024

Over the last two weeks, the Dawson community and friends have collectively added over 1,300 observations from 200 new observers. The number of new species added is 64, bringing our 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days count to 900. On Monday, April 29, about 100 people attended the worldwide BioBlitz at Dawson. Participants included students, faculty,…

Read more about: Story behind the beautiful scilla blooms

Story behind the beautiful scilla blooms

April 25th, 2024

A photo of the scilla bulbs blooming on the Sherbrooke Street West side of the Dawson campus, published in the April 18 D Announcements, brought back memories for Eleftheria Styliaras, a technician in the biology department. Eleftheria wrote to the Communications team: “I wanted to share the story behind these beautiful blooms. These scilla were planted…

New Student Mental Health resources

April 25th, 2024

In time for Mental Health Week, May 6 to 12, there is a new resource for student mental health.

The MHE Station (Station SME in French) is the place to go to support the mental health of college and university students. It provides access to a wealth of credible information and practical tools. There’s advice on managing stress, information on mental health, tips on maintaining healthy relationships, and more. Station SME also offers resources to strengthen your expertise and create study environments conducive to student well-being.

There is a and you can explore staff resources here:


Dawson in the news

April 25th, 2024

CBC Montreal's Evening News Anchor Debra Arbec visited Dawson on April 22 for an Earth Day feature interview with Chris Adam, Head of Sustainability at Dawson.

Visit the link for the six-minute video feature.


Earth Weeks at Dawson 2024

April 24th, 2024

This year's Earth Weeks once again promoted well-being for our students and employees and brought back some favourite activities and events while introducing new ones.

On April 23, Kaye Francis led a cooking workshop, which was the crowd favourite.

"I wanted to inspire participants to bring out their inner chef," she said. Kaye, a trained French chef who likes to inject Caribbean influences into her cooking, presented couscous and suggested many different ways to use it or other grains as a base to create flavourful, healthy and satisfying meals. "People get stuck on recipes, I wanted to focus on methods," she said.

Couscous is a blank canvas and you can create different meals by adding vegetables, protein, and dressing/sauce. Here is Kaye's recipe for Italian or Greek couscous.

Photo credit: Christine Layne


Read more about: Large Peace Garden photo collage celebrates 1,000 Species project

Large Peace Garden photo collage celebrates 1,000 Species project

April 24th, 2024

During this final push to get 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days identified on Dawson’s downtown Montreal campus, a gorgeous photo collage celebrating the project has been printed and posted around the college. It was created by Doug Smyth, a faculty member in Physical Education. Doug has photographed hundreds of species and taken thousands of photos…

Read more about: Limited spots for Faculty Retreat!

Limited spots for Faculty Retreat!

April 23rd, 2024

Attention Dawson faculty! There are still spots available for the UDL’s upcoming all-inclusive two-day retreat at the Kio-O Center in Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides on June 12-13. Join a transformative experience dedicated to fostering inclusion and wellness in your classrooms, all while benefitting from rejuvenating group wellness activities, including nature hiking, yoga and stand-up paddleboard. Secure your spot…

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