Challenge Question PIP*: How can we help a municipality support the community move from fossil fuel property maintenance devices (lawnmowers/snow blowers etc.) to renewable energy sources? Partner: Markham Environmental Advisory Council *PIP Partner Intensive Project: This project has goals and parameters that are driven by the designated project partner. It is expected that the student team […]
Challenge Question How can we develop supports for people who have challenges with daily tasks of dressing? Partner: March of Dimes Project Summary The March of Dimes Canada provides programs and services to people with disabilities in order to increase their confidence and independence. One such program called DesignAbility encourages skilled volunteers to use their […]
Challenge Question How can we disseminate hydrological risk mapping of 22 watersheds to communities and local government in Chile? Partner: Surnorte Inc. Project Summary Chile is a beautiful country where extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, have led to disasters. Recent events include the central and southern […]
Challenge Question How can fair trade be brought into service for greater systemic change? Partner: Green Campus Cooperative and the Fair Trade Campus Steering Committee Project Summary A Fair Trade Campus Steering Committee at York is currently working towards joining 41 other campuses across Canada in being designated a Fair Trade Campus. The objective of […]
Challenge Question How can the state of affordable housing be tracked at the community level, and how can affordable housing providers assess the impacts of their projects? Partner: Union Co-operative Project Summary Housing affordability is one of the most pressing issues for communities across Canada and is spiraling towards crisis due to the combined effects […]
Challenge Question PIP*: How might we assist students & classes across Canada in measuring the carbon impacts of their sustainability Action Projects? Partner: Learning for a Sustainable Future *PIP Partner Intensive Project: This project has goals and parameters that are driven by the designated project partner. It is expected that the student team will work closely […]
Challenge Question In what way can data relating to water levels in natural water bodies and community use / weather / etc. help us to better manage limited water resources? Partner: TBD Project Summary Water supply organizations face the challenge of forecasting the water level in bodies of water (water spring, lake, river, or aquifer) […]
Challenge Question How can trash and related materials be removed from Toronto's waterways? Partner: Ports Toronto *PIP Partner Intensive Project: This project has goals and parameters that are driven by the designated project partner. It is expected that the student team will work closely with the partner and engage in regular, synchronous collaboration throughout the duration […]
Challenge Question How can York U set up a composting program? Partner: Green Campus Cooperative and the Fair Trade Campus Steering Committee Project Summary York annually ships over 600kgs of organic waste annually to landfills that are over 100 km away. This initiative is one piece of a two-part project (the other being a composting […]
Challenge Question How might current government programs for indigenous communities be implemented for greater community benefit? Partner: TBD Project Summary This project constellates around a community-based evaluation of the practices and services of the Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities by (AHSUNC). AHSUNC is a national community-based early intervention program funded by the […]