Upcoming events, community notices, and updates from Sustainable Kingston.

July 2016 - Upcoming events, community notices, and updates from Sustainable Kingston.

Official Launch
Kingscourt Groundbreakers

On July 19, Red Squirrel Conservation Services, the Kingscourt Community Association (KCA), the City of Kingston and others will be launching Kingscourt Groundbreakers, a community project that will help Kingscourt residents reduce basement flooding by planting rain gardens and implementing other stormwater management measures on their property.

Because of its shallow clay soil (among other contributing factors) some parts of Kingscourt experience flooding after heavy rainfalls or snow melts. In coming weeks, Red Squirrel and the KCA will be canvassing Kingscourt to learn more about the extent of local stormwater flooding so that, next year, community residents can work together to install professionally designed rain gardens and other measures - at no financial cost to them - that will mitigate or eliminate the flooding issues.

More info

Lowlit Arial Arts presents
BENEATH OUR FEET

Part of the 2016 Kick & Push Festival

In a world marked by environmental destruction, how do we deal with the ghosts?

Beneath Our Feet is an acrobatic folk opera spanning 200 000 years of human history and reflecting on the ways were haunted by the loss of the natural world. Combining the talents of a multi-instrumental singer-songwriter with a high flying circus artist, this interdisciplinary duet goes beyond spectacle to explore the relationship between grief and place, memory and time, and the body in the environment. Expect an evocative live musical score, haunting aerial dances and a unique storytelling approach in this one of a kind performance.

More info & Tickets

Embedding Corporate Sustainability: Perspectives on Employee Engagement Workshop

Did you know that engaging employees in sustainability initiatives within your organization can lead to better employee engagement and retention, and increase overall job satisfaction?

In June local businesses joined us for a workshop that provided insights into how to get employees involved by embedding sustainability in workplace culture. Read more...»

A Carnivore's Dilemma

Georgina Preston, our Sustainability Journalist and brand new summer Project & Research Assistant, takes a look at the sustainability of her food choices and offers some suggestions about simple changes we can all make to reduce the environmental impact of the way we eat.

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Love Your Lake - Kingston

Join A Greener Future for a litter cleanup in Kingston! They have four cleanups scheduled on July 22nd & 23rd. These are the final four cleanups of the project. Let's roll up our sleeves and show Lake Ontario a little love!

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Sustainability Survey

What are the big, important moves that Kingston needs to take to enhance social, ecological, and economic well-being and help culture thrive in our community?

Share your thoughts with us via our online survey and help us craft a plan for action. The survey closes July 31st, and Sustainable Kingston's action plan will be released in the fall.

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