Community-crafted ‘motherhood’ games to shine on Mother’s Day weekend
Score points with Mom this weekend by putting yourself in her shoes. A variety of games celebrating motherhood and all...
Brock University to mark solar eclipse with free community event
The Niagara community is invited to join Brock University experts and special guests in celebrating a rare celestial spectacle. On...
Artists: Showcase Your Talent in Community Art Exhibition at Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts (MIWSFPA)
The Department of Visual Arts at Brock University is inviting the Brock and wider communities to participate in an upcoming...
First Studies in Arts and Culture certificate recipient making mark in industry
For the first recipient of Brock University’s Certificate in Arts and Culture Studies, the sky’s the limit. Skye Rogers, who...
Brock LINC launches public workshops exploring inner creativity
While creativity comes naturally to some people, it’s also a skill that can be developed and practised. Starting this month,...
Niagara Choral Workshop Summer 2022
Spend three days this summer in the beautiful Niagara region! AUGUST 24 TO 27, 2022 Workshops, Discussion Groups, Conducting Masterclasses...
Calls for action for climate change and how to take initiative
As our world warms, extreme weather events are projected to increase in frequency and/or intensity, both here in Canada and...
Let’s Adapt To Climate Change: Policy-based Adaptation (Pba)
Governments and the policies they draft have an important role to play in supporting the efforts that all sectors of...
Let’s Adapt To Climate Change: Community-based Adaptation (CBA)
Over the last few weeks, the MEOPAR team has focused on ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) and technology-based adaptation (TbA) options for...
Let’s Adapt To Climate Change
Adaptation Series Post 2 – Technology-based Adaptation (TbA) Technology has the potential to help us adapt to climate change and...
Let’s Adapt To Climate Change: Adaptation Series Post 1 – Ecosystem-based Adaptation (Eba)
Since it began, the MEOPAR project has focused on adaptation to climate change. In our next four blogs, we will...
Changes in Niagara garbage collection schedule: a great step towards a zero-waste future
Waste management continues to be a major challenge across the globe, with improper waste disposal resulting in high levels of...
The Importance of Living Shorelines in the Greater Niagara Region
In our previous posts, we have discussed the changing water levels of the Great Lakes and how these fluctuations could...
MEOPAR Project Blog: Fall Food for Pollinators
The Niagara Region supports a greater number of species than any other ecosystem in Canada.With approximately 2,200 species of of...
A Few Thoughts on Permaculture
Have you ever heard the term permaculture? If you do any gardening or have investigated methods of living more efficiently...
Creative Kitchens: Alternatives to Plastic for Kitchen Use
From daunting news reports to the removal of straws from restaurants and the five cent bag tax, awareness around the...
Community Gardens
Community gardens are a great way for families and individuals to grow fresh and healthy produce and connect with other...
Circular Economy
You may have seen the term circular economy pop up in the news over the past couple of weeks. It...
Transformation: The Next Level of Climate Change Adaptation
We talk a lot in the academic world about transformation—climate change adaptation on steroids! But what does it mean and...
University sends its supplies to Niagara’s front-line workers
Research labs across Brock University have emptied their supply rooms to help the people who are leading Niagara’s fight against...
The Pledge For Planting Two Billion Trees By 2030
During the 2019 election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined teen activist Greta Thunberg at the Climate Strike in Montreal,...
Brock Makerspace producing face shields for local health-care workers
Even before the province officially came asking for help, Tabitha Lewis was on board. As co-ordinator of the Brock University...
Getting outside is good for physical and mental health, say Brock experts
In light of recent park closures by conservation authorities and municipalities to prevent the spread of COVID-19, people need to...
Spring Migration of Birds in the Niagara Region
The Niagara Region and its 12 municipalities are located between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, making it an ideal corridor...
Citizen science: a great way to have everyone involved
Do you know what citizen science is? It’s simple: any observation or measurement taken and reported by someone who is...
MEOPAR-Lincoln Project Research Team Calls for Community Feedback
For the past seven months, the MEOPAR research team has produced weekly blog posts to enhance the understanding of various...
PERDITA, OR THE WINTER’S TALE: our first mainstage for the new decade!
Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts at Brock University Join us for our second Mainstage production of the 2019-20...
The Transportation Sector Can Drive Us Towards Sustainability
Did you know that the oil and gas and transportation sectors are the single largest sources of air pollution and...
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