{"id":8871,"date":"2019-07-30T22:28:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T22:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/?p=8871"},"modified":"2019-07-30T22:28:44","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T22:28:44","slug":"sustainbleufv-news-summer-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/2019\/07\/30\/sustainbleufv-news-summer-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"SustainbleUFV News! Summer 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Bag-be-Gone!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Your interest and participation in on-campus sustainability projects and programs provided a launching point for this game-changing initiative. Plastic bag distribution is gone because you care!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bag-be-Gone <\/strong>says, <em>we can be successful without needlessly impacting our learning, working, and living environments.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At the Bookstore you\u2019ll find that recyclable paper bags have replaced disposable plastics, so when it comes to discard the bag there are 200+ mixed recycling bins you can utilize at UFV, or, your curbside recycling, or the recycling bins in your apartment building. Easy.<\/p>\n<p>SustainableUFV participant and student extraordinaire, Taylor Breckles, was instrumental in keeping this <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/blog\/2019\/07\/ufv-is-dropping-the-bag-plastic-bags-that-is\/\">initiative<\/a> going. Congratulations Taylor on your success!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Student Sustainability Coordinator(s)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Campus Planning and Facilities Management is hiring two students to lead SustainableUFV engagements, communications, and program development and delivery. Starting in September, these 10h\/wk roles are flexible to ensure the students have success in their academics and other interests.<\/p>\n<p>If you know of any passionate, outgoing, sustainability-minded students, please encourage them to apply the role through the Career Centre\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/jobs\/careerlink\/\"><strong>CareerLink<\/strong> <\/a>\u2013 or email a resume and cover letter to <a href=\"mailto:blair.mcfarlane@ufv.ca\">blair.mcfarlane@ufv.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Posting closes late on August 13th.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/2019\/07\/30\/student-sustainability-coordinator-apply-by-aug-13-2019\/\">VIEW POSTING<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Trike Share<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Trike Share Program is ready for riders! Head on down to (Abbotsford Campus) B150 and take the shiny red trike for a spin around campus, through the farmlands, or over the Salton Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>At B150e you will find:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A trike &amp; lock<\/li>\n<li>Helmets<\/li>\n<li>Terms of Use<\/li>\n<li>Waiver<\/li>\n<li>Sign-in-Sign-out form<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Details will be posted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/sustainability\/\">www.ufv.ca\/sustainability <\/a>page in the next day or two.<\/p>\n<p>Happy relaxing. Happy riding.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>So, <strong>what\u2019s next<\/strong>? Send your comments, concerns, and bright ideas to <a href=\"mailto:sustainability@ufv.ca\">sustainability@ufv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bag-be-Gone! Your interest and participation in on-campus sustainability projects and programs provided a launching point for this game-changing initiative. Plastic bag distribution is gone because you care! Bag-be-Gone says, we can be successful without needlessly impacting our learning, working, and living environments. At the Bookstore you\u2019ll find that recyclable paper bags have replaced disposable plastics, &#8230; <a title=\"SustainbleUFV News! Summer 2019\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/2019\/07\/30\/sustainbleufv-news-summer-2019\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":150,"featured_media":8063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[66,58],"tags":[280],"class_list":["post-8871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-centre-for-environmental-sustainability","category-news","tag-sustainableufv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/150"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8871"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8877,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8871\/revisions\/8877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}