EnviroZine
Environment Canada's Online News-magazine

Issue 89
March 2009

Photo © Environment Canada, 2009.Science and the 21st Century Classroom

Get ready for a new way of learning – an interactive program at the Biosphère is making environmental education available to students across Canada.

Photo © Environment Canada, 2007.Teacher Tools

For teachers looking to integrate environmental education into their classrooms – here are some resources to help you get started!

The Out-on-the-Ice sled sits on the frozen Beaufort sea at sunset. Photo: Sandy Steffen © Environment Canada, 2008.OASIS-Canada Brings Science to Students

Environment Canada is leading an expedition of 10 Canadian scientists onto the frozen Arctic Ocean to learn more about how pollutants move from the air, to the ice and ultimately into the northern ecosystem.

Photo © Parks Canada, 1991.Biodiversity and the City

The biodiversity initiatives adopted by Canadian cities will have an important role to play as Canada works towards the 2010 Target and 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.

An Environment Canada test event at the International Federation of Sport (FIS) Cup ski jumping competition at Olympic Park in the Callaghan Valley. Photo: Mark Barton © Environment Canada, 2008.Acing the test at the Vancouver Olympics

Environment Canada forecasters are putting their skills to the test in the lead-up to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Sampling air quality in simulated contaminated area during ExIT-08. Photo: J. Lang © DRDC, 2008Environmental Emergencies Preparation for the 2010 Olympics

Environment Canada experts are lending their security expertise to a comprehensive program that’s working towards delivering a safe and secure 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Multimedia: Get out!

Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators 2008