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PREFERRED VENDORS n McCallum Printing www.mcprint.ca n Xerox www.xerox.com thePrairieUrbanFarm; thiswasan ideaof ourFaculty ofAgricultural,Life,andEnvironmental Sciences.They haveabout anacreof landwhere theyarebringing inthecommunityto learnabouturbanfarmingtech- niquesandtheyalsosell theirproduceat the farmers markethereoncampus.Anothergarden isonour francophonecampus,CampusSaint-Jean.It’sagreat wayto invitecommunitymembers into learnabout the campusandwhat they’redoing.” AnotherwayinwhichtheUofAspreads its sustain- ableethos throughout thegreater communityisvia outreachtothearea’s school children.“Wehavebeen invited,onanumberof occasions,tospeaktoelemen- taryorhighschool classesonvarious topics,suchas carbonemissions,solarpower,or energyefficiency,and lessons learned,andwhat thingswearedoingoncam- pus intermsof energyandrenewable technologies,” saysVersteege.“Everyyear,wealsoconduct a‘Voicesof Nature’concert,wherewebring inclasses fromgrades four andfive.Aperformingartsgroupwill perform,sing, anddanceaboutvarious topics relatingtosustainabil- ity.They’ll picka theme; oneyear itmightbeawater theme,itmightbeenergy,waste,or recycling.We’ll bring thestudents inandthey’ll beactiveparticipants inthe concert; their familiesandthebroader campuscommu- nityarealso invitedtoattend.” THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA InadditiontobeingrecognizedasoneofCanada’s greenest employers fornineyears ina row,Innes re- ports that theUofAhas justbeenacceptedtobecome partof the International SustainableCampusNetwork. “Thatnetworkonlylets in institutions thathavea recordofperformance,”Innesconcludes,proudly.“We’re oneof asmall numberof schoolsaroundtheworld thathavebeenaccepted.”