Third annual Environmental Awareness Day to be held on campus

OSHAWA, Ont. - Join members of the Durham College and University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) community, and the general public as they participate in Durham College and UOIT's third annual Environmental Awareness Day on Wednesday, March 22.

Hosted by the Student Voice for Sustainable Alternatives (SVSA) at Durham College and UOIT, the event will feature a presentation by well-known environmental speaker Dr.Mark Winfield of the Pembina Institute on the future of Ontario's electrical system and its relationship with the economy and the environment.

Attendees will also be given the opportunity to see, touch and feel the newest products and services designed by organizations that promote and develop environmentally progressive technologies, view a dramatic visual depiction of the amount of garbage created simply by drinking a cup of coffee and tour UOIT's geothermal well field - Canada's largest and North America's second largest.

When:
Wednesday, March 22
Show floor - open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dr.Mark Winfield presentation - 7:30 p.m.

Where:
UOIT Science Building, East Atrium
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario

Parking:
Enter off of Simcoe Street North and proceed to the Founders 1 parking lot

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