Dawson’s majestic trees to be replaced
September 22nd, 2020
Facilities Management hired a forest engineer to evaluate Dawson鈥檚聽 trees and nine showed聽major structural problems.
For safety reasons, they needed to be cut down. One native silver maple over 100 years old and four non-native Norway maples were cut on the Sherbrooke side of the building while other smaller chestnut trees and maples were cut on the Atwater Street side.
As part of Dawson鈥檚 climate action and landscape initiatives, a variety of large trees that are native to Quebec will be replacing the cut trees. They will be part of a tree planting effort to maximize shade on paved areas and cool our property during the summer months.
We will welcome these 鈥渓iving machines鈥� that filter air, store carbon, produce oxygen and provide habitat for countless living things this Fall.
Photo credit:聽Debbie Resurreccion
Debbie says this photo is of a聽Norway maple, which was over 100 years old. Now, it serves as a nurse log and fosters biodiversity on campus.
Peace Week continues until this Friday
September 22nd, 2020
Peace Week continues until Friday, Sept. 25.
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Garden gifts and volunteering spread joy
September 22nd, 2020
Despite the pandemic, the Sustainabili-Team volunteers and the Sustainability Office planted vegetable gardens and distributed the produce throughout the summer.
Click Read More for the homepage news story.
Meditation Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
September 8th, 2020
As part of Dawson's commitment to well-being for all, everyone is welcome to聽join faculty members Johanne Rabbat, Madeleine C么t茅 and Daniel Goldsmith for meditation sessions every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2-2:30 p.m. No experience is necessary; instruction will be provided. Sessions begin Tuesday, Sept. 8 and will continue until the end of classes.
Link to join in Read More.
September 8th, 2020
Need good reasons to try cycling? Several of your colleagues have taken up Bixi鈥檌ng as a means to get to Dawson. Give it a try 鈥� Dawson is offering a one-month free trial! Get in touch with Richard Dugas聽of Facilities Management for more information about bicycle routes, deals or ideas or for other bicycle-related questions….
Procedural mask or cloth mask?
September 8th, 2020
Do you know when you should use a reusable cloth mask or a procedural mask? If you are spending more than 15 minutes with someone, a procedural mask is the recommended option.
Click Read More to find out more about the masks and how they are to be used in Dawson's Health and Hygiene Protocols.
August 25th, 2020
This year the Sustainability Office did the Monarch Nursery project a little differently. Usually employees foster Monarch butterfly chrysalises as a team in their offices. This year, employees brought their chrysalises home to share the amazing experience with their families and neighbours. 鈥淒uring these unknown and different times, it seems the monarch chrysalises have brought…
August 25th, 2020
Facilities Management and Dawson Sustainability have formed a bicycle committee in hopes of getting you to consider bicycling to Dawson. The pandemic has seen a substantial rise in people using bicycles and the City of Montreal has accelerated accompanying infrastructure in order to promote this advantageous way of getting around. Bicycling is cheap, solves traffic,…
Add some Dawson imagery to your next Zoom
August 25th, 2020
Why not add a little Dawson touch to your next Zoom class or meeting by using a photo of our Peace Garden or beautiful heritage trees on campus? This is an idea shared by staff in the Office of Academic Development and the Sustainability Office.
You can change your background and add a photo by clicking the arrow next to the 'Stop/start video' and selecting 'choose virtual background'. There, you can choose a Zoom background or add your own photo by clicking the plus sign on the top right corner.
How masks work
August 25th, 2020
The College Nurses, Julie Drolet and Julie Gosselin, recommend a great video about how masks work.
"Wearing masks significantly diminishes the spreading of the virus," said Julie and Julie. "We think this video depicts how effective masks are and we think all students and employees should view it."
Click Read More for the link to the video.
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