| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.07 |
| Liaison | Michael Chapman |
| Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
Nova Scotia Community College
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Martha
MacGowan Project Assistant- Sustainability Facilities & Engineering |
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1st Partnership
The Shelburne Water Project
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Yes
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Multi-year or ongoing
Which of the following best describes the partnership?:
Sustainability-focused
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? :
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
NSCC's Engineered Technologies Applied Research Lab is working in partnership with Dalhousie University's Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities and Community Health project (ENRICH), the South-End Environmental Injustice Society (SEED) and the Rural Water Watch (RWW) association in the Shelburne's south end community to address the issue of contaminated drinking water that affect individuals living in the south end, a predominately black community adjacent to a former landfill. With residential, industrial, and sometimes medical waste from throughout eastern Shelburne County burned at the dump over the years, SEED feels the dump is a contributing factor to the high rates of cancer and health issues they’ve seen among the people who lived close to it. The Engineered Technologies Applied Research lab is working to uncover a cost-effective, water-filtration solution to purify well water for those impacted by the environmental impact of hazardous materials leaching into the ground and water. This is a 2 year study that is still in progress.
https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/provincial/environmental-racism-water-quality-research-project-in-shelburne-a-turning-point-in-the-community-252462/
https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/provincial/environmental-racism-water-quality-research-project-in-shelburne-a-turning-point-in-the-community-252462/
2nd Partnership
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Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
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Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
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Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
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Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
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A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
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3rd Partnership
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Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
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Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
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Which of the following best describes the partnership? (3rd partnership):
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Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
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A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
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