The document provides information about the 14th annual EcoBuzz Conference hosted by the Peel Environmental Youth Alliance. The conference includes various workshops on environmental themes for youth to learn and be inspired to take action. It highlights the keynote speaker, schedule of workshops and presenters, as well as sustainable initiatives taken to reduce the event's environmental impact.

1. Peel environmental youth alliance's
14
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ECOBUZZ CONFERENCE guide
LOUISE ARBOUR SECONDARY SCHOOL
November 9
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2016

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The Peel Environmental Youth Alliance (PEYA) and Ecosource would like to extend our
warmest welcome to all of you attending the 14th Annual EcoBuzz Conference. This year’s
EcoBuzz Conference, like the past ones, is carefully planned and filled with engaging and
educational workshops that will surely inspire you at the end of the day. We are very hon-
oured to be joined by keynote speaker Steve Lee, Executive Director of Foundation for Envi-
ronmental Stewardship, to talk about how youth can be the key solution to climate change.
We have organized a collection of workshops that include themes such as stewardship, sus-
tainability, sustainable transportation, as well as healthy and active living. Our presenters
include distinguished community environmental organizations who have prepared these ex-
citing and informational workshops for you. By attending this conference, you are already
taking the first step to achieving a greener community.
We appreciate your time and participation at the 2016 EcoBuzz Conference and would
like to thank Louise Arbour Secondary School for hosting the event. We hope you enjoy the
workshops and get an opportunity to gain new knowledge, make new friends and most im-
portantly, become inspired to make a positive change to your environment. Please continue
to support PEYA and green initiatives by joining us at our monthly general meetings and
connecting with us through social media.
Sincerely,
The 2016 – 2017 PEYA Executive Team and Coordinator
welcome

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OUR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES
Sustainable Initiatives to Reduce our Carbon Footprint
Communications and Marketing
Reduced Paper Usage
• All registration for presenters, exhibitors, teachers and students was conducted
online
• Used social media platforms (e.g. Facebook and Twitter) as well as electronic
advertising and promotion strategies to minimize printing and to save paper
• Promoted paperless meetings by encouraging the PEYA executive team to bring
and use their laptops, tablets or other mobile devices
Green Procurement
• Used 100% Forest Stewardship Certified (FSC) paper for conference print
material
Re-use
• All badge holders will be collected to reuse at future events
• When making event signs and promotional material we attempted to make them
reusable by not indicating specific information (i.e. dates) so that they can be used in
following years
• All paper collected will be reused as Good On One Side paper
Food and Beverage
Menu
• All food served is either vegetarian or vegan
• All leftover food will be donated to other school clubs or Knights Table

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OUR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES
Sustainable Initiatives to Reduce our Carbon Footprint
Re-use
• All food and beverage is served using tableware, avoiding the use of disposable cutlery
and plastic bottles
Waste Reduction
• All three streams of waste disposal (organic, recycling and garbage) are available in the
cafeteria to improve waste diversion rates (reduce content sent to landfills)
• All condiments (e.g. ketchup, mustard, salad dressing, etc.) are served in bulk rather than
individual packages
Local
• Attempted to create menus using local, in-season products wherever possible
Transportation
• All participants are encouraged to adhere to the idle free zones
• Schools are encouraged to bus-pool with each other to and from the conference
• Presenters/exhibitors are encouraged to carpool with each other to and from the
conference
Procurement
• All PEYA t-shirts provided to students and teachers are 100% certified organic cotton
• All purchases were made from companies that showed a strong level of environmental
commitment
Venue Selection
• Louise Arbour Secondary School is a Certified Eco-School

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Steve Lee is a climate change
activist, a policy advocate to the
United Nations, a global speaker,
and a feminist.
He is the Executive Director of
Foundation for Environmental
Stewardship and its 3% project
(www.3percentproject.com). He is
going on five national tours across
400 towns in two years to educate
and empower 1,000,000 young
Canadians (3% of Canadians) to
solve climate change issues in their
local communities. The result will be
a nation-wide conviction that climate
change is happening right now, that it
is mainly caused by human activities,
and that we are the final generation
with the opportunity to solve climate
change issues.
www.steveleesj.com
KEYNOTE

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TIME ACTIVITY
8:00-9:00 am Volunteers Sign In
9:00-10:00am Schools, Presenters and VIP Sign in/ Seating/ Exhibit Setup
10:00-11:00am Opening by keynote speaker followed by PEYA presentation (breakfast)
11:10-12:20pm Workshop 1
12:20-12:40pm Feedback Session 1 (in Workshop 1 Room)
12:45-1:20pm Lunch 1 / Exhibitor display visit 1
1:20-1:55pm Lunch 2 / Exhibitor display visit 2
2:00-3:00pm Workshop 2
3:05-4:05pm Workshop 3
4:05-4:20pm Feedback Session 2 (in Workshop 3 Room)
4:20-4:35pm Closing with PEYA Executive, Staff, giving out thanks and prizes!
4:35pm School departure
ROOM WORKSHOP 1 WORKSHOP 2 WORKSHOP 3
101 Aliens Invade - Invasive Species Aliens Invade - Invasive Species Aliens Invade - Invasive Species
103 Go Trees Go! Go Trees Go! Go Trees Go!
104 Your Pane Is Their Pain -
Preventing Bird Collisions With
Windows
Your Pane Is Their Pain -
Preventing Bird Collisions With
Windows
Your Pane Is Their Pain -
Preventing Bird Collisions With
Windows
105 Gone Fishin’ Gone Fishin’ Gone Fishin’
111 Love My Tap Water Love My Tap Water Love My Tap Water
112 Pollinator Party Pollinator Party Pollinator Party
113 Sustainable & Active
Transportation in Peel
Sustainable & Active
Transportation in Peel
Sustainable & Active
Transportation in Peel
116 Wild Water Wild Water Wild Water
120 Careers in the Environment Careers in the Environment Careers in the Environment
Library
Indoor Food Growing: Shoots,
sprouts, herbs and more!
Indoor Food Growing: Shoots,
sprouts, herbs and more!
Indoor Food Growing: Shoots,
sprouts, herbs and more!
Library
seminar room
CSI: Special Waste Unit CSI: Special Waste Unit CSI: Special Waste Unit
135
The 10 Step Handbook for
High School Bike Projects
The 10 Step Handbook for
High School Bike Projects
The 10 Step Handbook for High
School Bike Projects
LOCATIONS
SCHEDULE

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SCHOOL LAYOUT
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LIBRARY
EXHIBITORS DISPLAY
REGISTRATION
CAFETERIA/
OPENING
&
CLOSING
CEREM
ONY/
LUNCH
M
AIN
OFFICE
GUIDANCE
OFFICE
LIBRARY
SEM
INAR
ROOM

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INDOOR FOOD GROWING: SHOOTS,
SPROUTS, HERBS AND MORE!
Fresh, healthy, local food is good for you and good
for our communities. In this workshop, we will learn
how to respond to food insecurity in our communi-
ties by growing food - all winter long! Pea shoots,
jar sprouts, and growing and drying herbs are
just some of the indoor growing techniques that
will allow you to stay connected to fresh, local,
and healthy produce even in the colder months.
Come learn about our #growninmississauga initia-
tive and how to take food growing into your own
hands!
WILD WATER
Water is essential for life, but in cities we often
forget that water is a limiting resource. In this
workshop we will explore how the urban water cy-
cle compares to the natural water cycle, and how
people impact water quality locally and globally.
Through a variety of hands-on activities and ex-
periments, we will explore topics such as stormwa-
ter management, water conservation, and access
to clean drinking water. We will also brainstorm
ways schools and individuals can reduce water
consumption and make something to take home to
continue monitoring the urban water cycle.
SUSTAINABLE & ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION IN PEEL
What is sustainable transportation? Why is it im-
portant? In this workshop, participants will explore
issues surrounding this increasingly important en-
vironmental issue. Participants will get a chance to
discuss the challenges and solutions to promoting
sustainable transportation at their school.
CSI: SPECIAL WASTE UNIT:
LEARN HOW TO SOLVE WASTE REDUCTION
CASES IN YOUR SCHOOL!
You realize that you have a major dilemma on your
hands. You’ve uncovered that your school or com-
munity has an unsolved waste reduction case and
you want to do something about it! How do you
start? What do you need? In this workshop, partici-
pants get to the bottom of cases and uncover the
tools needed to put together a successful waste
reduction campaign, and ensure its impacts will be
felt long after justice is served.
WORKSHOPS

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POLLINATOR PARTY
Pollinators are an integral part of a healthy
eco-system and a critical component in food
growing. A threat to our pollinators is a threat
to our food supplies! In this workshop we’ll
explore the challenges pollinators face through
group discussion and a hands-on game. We’ll
also brainstorm actions that we can take to
help protect pollinators and make something to
take home to extend our commitment to these
essential creatures!
LOVE MY TAP WATER
Thirsty? Learn about the benefits of choosing tap
water and how this action is good for the environ-
ment. The session will also provide information
and guidance to empowering students to host a
tap water challenge “Great Gulp” at their own
schools.
ALIENS INVADE: INVASIVE SPECIES
Aliens are invading or parks!
Invasive species are creating a black hole in
Brampton’s parks. They are killing our native spe-
cies and must be stopped. But how?
Students will learn how to sustain native species
in their parks and investigate invasive species
that are changing our current ecosystem. They
will propose new methods to stop the spread of
invasive species.
THE 10 STEP HANDBOOK FOR
HIGH SCHOOL BIKE PROJECTS
Too many people in our community drive short
distances to get places that could be reached by
walking or biking. All these unnecessary car trips
are hurting the environment and our health. We
need to take action. Based on extensive research
on changing people’s behavior, this handbook
provides detailed ideas, steps and descriptions to
get more people biking at your school in 10 easy
steps.

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GO TREES GO!
Learn how to identify, maintain, and measure
the trees on your school yard. We will discuss the
many benefits of trees and create a DIY device for
measuring the diameter of a tree trunk. Using this
measurement we will learn how to calculate the
carbon stored in a tree.
YOUR PANE IS THEIR PAIN - PREVENTING BIRD
COLLISIONS WITH WINDOWS.
The presentation will highlight the challenges that
migratory birds face and how the built landscape
has changed in such a way to significantly impact
birds. It will focus on the issues concerning light pol-
lution, for both day time and night time, and what
steps/methods are in place to reduce the threat of
birds colliding with windows.
CAREERS IN THE ENVIRONMENT
With global interest in the environment expanding
so rapidly, the market demand for professionals in
the environmental sector continues to grow every
year. Exploring your interests, skills, and strengths
through interactive, hands-on activities, discover
the many, diverse career opportunities within the
environment and how you can begin to discover
your perfect career.
GONE FISHIN’
Fish are indicators of ecosystem health. They can
be monitored and collected using a sampling
method called electrofishing. Fish are collected
and then sorted by species, counted and weighed.
Credit Valley Conservation uses this technique to
monitor the health of the Credit River.
During the “Gone Fishin” workshop, you will be
challenged in a hands-on, interactive activity
where you will take on the role of a “Watershed
Monitoring Technologist.” You will learn about
local fish and minnows, how to ID them, determine
water quality of the Credit River, and how this
type of data can help improve the Credit River.

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PEEL ENVIRONMENTAL
YOUTH ALLIANCE
WWW.PEYALLIANCE.CA
PEYA is a regional network of over 1,200 action
oriented students in Peel concerned about envi-
ronmental issues and determined to make positive
change! PEYA is a youth-initiated organization,
guided by a student Executive Committee and
supported by Ecosource. PEYA unites students
across Peel working to improve the environment in
their schools and neighbourhoods through monthly
networking meetings, and an online community.
We provide a forum for students to learn from one
another and form relationships with local environ-
mental organizations.
PEYA is a project of Ecosource.
Contact:
info@peyalliance.ca
www.peyalliance.ca
905.274.6222
ECOSOURCE
WWW.ECOSOURCE.CA
Ecosource is all about changing the world, right
in our own backyard! We are leaders in grass-
roots environmental education in the Region of
Peel. Our staff works in schools and throughout
the community, delivering interactive learning
experiences that inspire youth and adults to take
actions that make a huge difference to the health
of the planet. We are proud to work with over
30,000 students and teachers in our waste ed-
ucation programs, over 1,200 students with the
Peel Environmental Youth Alliance as well as over
3,000 youth and adults in our community-based
organic gardening and stewardship programs
each year!
Contact:
info@ecosource.ca
www.ecosource.ca
905.274.6222
EXHIBITORS

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CITY OF MISSISSAUGA - FORESTRY
WWW.MISSISSAUGA.CA/PORTAL/RESIDENTS/
URBANFORESTRY
The City of Mississauga’s Forestry department
runs the One Million Trees program which engag-
es volunteers in tree planting and environmental
stewardship. Schools, community groups, busi-
nesses and individuals can get involved in tree
planting projects in their communities to help
increase natural areas and tree canopy cover
of the urban forest. We run events throughout
Mississauga on City owned parkland and natural
areas. For more information students can visit
www.onemilliontrees.ca to find event listings or for
contact info to plan an event for a group.
MIWAY TRANSIT
WWW.MIWAY.CA
As Ontario’s third largest municipal transit service
provider, MiWay serves a growing population of
752,000 across 179 square kilometres in
Mississauga. MiWay routes create economical
and efficient transportation connections between
popular destinations throughout the city and our
services connect with neighbouring transit
systems including GO Transit, TTC, Brampton
Transit and Oakville Transit.
ASSOCIATION FOR CANADIAN
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (ACER)
WWW.ACRE-ACRE.CA
ACER is a charitable organization founded in
1987 to develop and facilitate the development
of educational materials for life long learning.
Current focus is to provide resources and scien-
tifically-sound, environmentally-based long-term
programs monitoring environmental change for
participating teachers and students, community
leaders, volunteers and members. Students can
get involved by helping a teacher spearhead a
Planting for Change project at their school or by
monitoring the existing trees on their schoolyard.
THE RIVERWOOD CONSERVANCY
WWW.THERIVERWOODCONSERVANCY.ORG
The Riverwood Conservancy is a volunteer and
member-based charity that provides programs
and services to the community in nature and
environmental education, stewardship of River-
wood, and gardening and horticulture. Students
volunteer in our stewardship programs and, with
their teachers, participate in the LEADS program,
learning about science in a beautiful outdoor set-
ting in Mississauga.

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YORK UNIVERSITY - FACULTY OF
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
WWW.FES.YORKU.CA
Since 1968, the Faculty of Environmental Studies
(FES) at York University has been at the forefront
of cutting edge research, teaching and learning.
As the first Environmental Studies program in
Canada, we explore the theoretical and practical
relationships between the natural, social, artistic
and built environments. Offering three innovative
programs – Bachelor in Environmental Studies
(BES), Master in Environmental Studies (MES) and
Doctorate in Environmental Studies (PhD) – our
mandate is to provide unsurpassed opportunities
for our students.
REGION OF PEEL
WWW.WALKANDROLLPEEL.CA
Walk+Roll Peel promotes Peel’s bicycle and
pedestrian initiatives and infrastructure as well
as the benefits of active transportation. We are
committed to getting more people walking and
cycling- instead of driving- for everyday trips.
REGION OF PEEL
WWW.PEELREGION.CA
The Region of Peel serves 1.4 million residents
and approximately 143,000 businesses in Bramp-
ton, Caledon and Mississauga. Our goal it to
inform and educate residents in Peel about envi-
ronmental regional programs, specifically waste
and water and to garner their feedback to reflect
their collective priorities.
Our vision is Community for Life - this means that
Peel is a community where people choose to live
and work for their entire lives because the quality
of life is second to none.
Hundreds of university and college students are
hired each year at the Region of Peel and there is
always lots of opportunity to volunteer in different
areas of the organization as well (www.peelre-
gion.ca/volunteers/)

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CREDIT VALLEY CONSERVATION (CVC)
WWW.CREDITVALLEYCA.CA/
Established in 1964, Credit Valley Conservation
(CVC) works to protect, restore, and manage
the natural areas in the Credit River watershed
through partnership with municipalities, schools,
local businesses, and community organizations.
High school students can volunteer with CVC’s
Conservation Youth Corps program (CYC) to earn
35 volunteer hours. Youth restore terrestrial hab-
itats by planting native trees and shrubs, restore
aquatic habitats such as streams, assist in wildlife
and ecosystem monitoring like electro-fishing,
removing invasive species, assisting in maintaining
local community gardens, and cleaning up gar-
bage from public parks.
High school classes can also participate in the
Branch Out program to plant native plants. Stu-
dents learn about climate change, biodiversity,
habitat loss, storm water pollution, and stream
degradation through an interactive classroom
workshop. At local planting sites, students learn
how to properly plant native trees and shrubs, cal-
culate how much carbon trees sequester, and how
their actions positively impact the ecosystem.
SIERRA CLUB OF CANADA - PEEL
GROUP
WWW.SIERRACLUB.CA/EN/PEEL
Sierra Peel is a non profit organization of volun-
teers actively involved in engaging and enabling
citizens in our community to work together for a
sustainable future. Our campaigns include sus-
tainable transportation, natural heritage protec-
tion, healthy watersheds, growing the greenbelt
through our urban river valleys, reducing and
diverting waste, taking steps to address climate
change action.
We collaborate with local partners such as Credit
Valley CA and Toronto and Region CA, municipal
and regional levels of government, citizen groups,
and other non profits. Activities include collabo-
ration with the city and region on sustainability
initiatives, delegations to Council, attendance at
stakeholder meetings, environmental outreach
and education at local events, biking, tree plant-
ing, natural capital hikes, invasive species pulls,
and shoreline clean ups.

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DADS AGAINST DIRTY AIR (DADA)
WWW.DADACANADA.COM/
We are a parent and student powered NGO
advocating for clean air at schools for health and
safety of students. We help students and teachers
reach out to school bus and parents who drive to
school to BE IDLE FREE FOR THE KIDS.
Breathing clean air is a human right and schools
should be a safe and healthy place to learn.
IDLE FREE SCHOOL kits and resources and
coaching is provided to any school that wants to
educate drivers and the community about a TURN
KEY SOLUTION TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
that will save money, protect our health and show
common courtesy to others. Ask how you can BE
THE POLLUTION SOLUTION!
FATAL LIGHT AWARENESS PROGRAM
(FLAP) CANADA
WWW.FLAP.ORG
Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) Canada
was the first organization in the world to address
the issue of birds collisions with buildings and to
find solutions to prevent this from continuing. We
have developed a number of initiatives and out-
reach programs aimed at creating awareness of
what steps you can take to create a safe passage
for migratory birds.

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Get involved, be active, make a
difference. Join us!
REGION-WIDE STEWARDSHIP DAY: APRIL 26, 2017
A DAY TO GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY AND IMPROVE LOCAL HABITATS
• Intermediate and secondary students learn about their local environment
• Planting native trees and managing invasive species
• Free, healthy snacks provided
Learn more at peyalliance.ca/stewardship-day/
MONTHLY GATHERINGS: SATURDAYS 1:00PM-4:00PM
LEADERSHIP TRAINING, RESOURCES, NETWORKING, AND VOLUNTEER HOURS!
Meetings will be held in Mississauga and Brampton on the following upcoming dates:
December 17
February 18
March 18
April 15
May 20
June 25
TO SIGN UP, VISIT WWW.PEYALLIANCE.CA OR EMAIL INFO@PEYALLIANCE.CA.
SEARCH  peyalliance.ca
FOLLOW  @PEYAlliance
CONNECT  PeelEnvironmentalYouthAlliance
SHARE @peyalliance
CONTACT  905.274.6222  info@peyalliance.ca

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Ecobuzz is presented by:
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