Sustainability at Selkirk
This page contains links to resources that you might find useful as you work toward reducing your own ecological footprint, or that of your school, your workplace or your community. Sustainability-related events in the region will also be featured. And, our people - students, staff and faculty - are working hard to make Selkirk College a greener place.
Greener Campus Initiatives
Environmental Benchmark Study
Derek Marcoux, an instructor in our Renewable Resources program, has written a report that benchmarks Selkirk College against a set of indicators of environmental sustainability. Derek used the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) indicators for the environmental sector as a baseline for the report. The report covers such areas as energy consumption, emissions, effluent, and waste, water consumption, biodiversity and land management, products and services, and environmental compliance.
Baseline data collection was carried out by two Selkirk College students hired by the college to assist with the project. Students collected data on total compost produced through the kitchens, transportation, and total recycling outputs.
Read the Environmental impact baseline report here.
Campus Recycling
The Heritage Credit Union recently donated two Recycling Stations to the Castlegar Campus of Selkirk College. The recycling stations, made of recycled plastic, will create awareness of environmental sustainability initiatives undertaken by the college and encourage staff, students and the community to recycle their cans, glass, plastics and mixed paper. The Kootenay Society for Community Living (KSCL) has had the contract to manage recycling at the college for the past twelve years and is responsible for managing the units.
From left to right; Sandrelle Fraser, Nova Pearson, Terry Turner and Allan Kyzuk of KSCL, Mike Dion, Vice President of Finance and Administration, Carol Retzlaff, Instructor and Chair of the Environmental Sustainability Committee at Selkirk College and Dan Wack, Chair of the Heritage Credit Union Board of Directors.
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Environmental Policy
Selkirk College Policy 4300: Environmental Sustainability outlines how the college will implement practices to promote a healthy environment and create a culture of sustainability through education.
Land Use Plan
The Selkirk College Land Use Plan guides future land development on the Castlegar and Silver King (Nelson) campuses, while protecting important land use characteristics.
Going Greener Tips
Canadians are among the highest producers of greenhouse gases per capita in the world. Try the One Less Tonne tool to see how you can join those who are making a difference.
