Rebecca Rooney, a professor and wetland ecologist in the Department of Biology, discusses Ontario’s More Homes Built Faster Act and allowing development in the Greenbelt. Following the hate-motivated attack on campus, the president, provost and vice-president, administration and finance participated in two campus forums, now available online.  Volunteers are needed for student orientation and move-in days. And the Centre for Work-Integrated Learning has a new website that combines the previous WatPD and EDGE websites, while also highlighting newer programs and initiatives.

Links and resources: 

Community Forums: 
https://uwaterloo.ca/university-relations/uwaterloo-community-forum-july-2023

WIL: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-work-integrated-learning/

Waterloo Orientation: https://uwaterloo.ca/welcome-warriors/waterloo-orientation

Move-in and Orientation Volunteer Sign-up: https://app.initlive.com/web-admin/app/#/join-party?k=lo3gat4b8ainpb&fromOpp 

Save Ontario Wetlands site: https://saveontariowetlands.weebly.com/take-action.html

Special Report on Changes to the Greenbelt: https://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/news/specials_newsreleases/ataglance_Greenbelt_EN.pdf

Save Ontario Wetlands on Greenbelt special report: https://saveontariowetlands.weebly.com/response-to-auditor-general-report.html

Wetlands and climate:  https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/extent-wetlands.html

Beyond the Bulletin

Episode 158 - Disappearing Wetlands, Community Forums, Orientation

A weekly podcast from the University of Waterloo with hosts Pamela Smyth and Brandon Sweet highlighting news, events and commentary from the Daily Bulletin. Feature interviews with students, faculty and staff showcase the depth and breadth of the expertise on campus and the vibrancy of our community.

Episode transcripts available on request. 

Intro music: 
Nightstop – Harrison Ford: https://youtu.be/Iij7U6eE5lo
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Outro music: 
Eastridge Turnstile by The Loyalist | https://soundcloud.com/the_loyalist_official 
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com 
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Additional sounds by Jon Linney, Soundsnap https://www.soundsnap.com and Zapsplat https://www.zapsplat.com .

Episode 158 - Disappearing Wetlands, Community Forums, Orientation

Beyond the Bulletin Podcast