If you were concerned about the outbreaks of contamination of Canadian drinking water, such as the one that affected Walkerton, Ontario, a couple of years ago, and you want to do something about it, you may want to check out the University of Regina's Environmental Systems Engineering (EVSE) program. Students in the program use a hands-on approach to learn about regional engineering services, including waste management, transportation and water management.

Read more:

http://www.uregina.ca/engg/programs/majors.htm
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School Profile for the University of Regina

You can talk to animals, but you can't have a conversation with them (unless they're sign language-using apes). But you can study them and their impact on the environment. McGill University in Montréal offers the Wildlife Biology program, where students can study the "ecology of vertebrate animals, their biological and physical environment and the interactions that are important in the management of ecological communities and wildlife species."

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School Profile for McGill University

Some natural resources are easy to find; others, like oil and natural gas, aren't. The same can be said about understanding our impact on the Earth. Some things, such as global climate changes over long periods of time, can be hard to track. The Computational Geophysics program, offered by Carleton University in Ottawa, teaches students to utilize "geophysical and computational techniques to investigate the Earth's structure" so they can study our impact on the Earth and find those natural resources. Plus, they could learn how to tell the difference between seismic waves caused by an earthquake and a nuclear bomb!

Read more:

http://www.carleton.ca/natsci/compsci/geophysics/index.htm

School Profile for Carleton University

There are lots of schools with programs that focus on natural resources and the environment. Here are some of them (to find out more about the schools and the programs they offer, read the school's SchoolFinder.com profile by clicking on the school name):

Bishop's University

Carleton University

Campion College at the University of Regina

Centennial College

Concordia University

Fleming College

Holland College

Lincien College of Business and Technology

Luther College University

McGill University

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Redeemer University College

Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

St. Francis Xavier University

Trinity Western University

The University of Regina

The University of Windsor

University of Winnipeg

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From forest rangers to geologists to marine biologists, careers in natural resources and the environment will take you outside the office on occasion, and give you hands-on experience in your working life. Environmental studies is not just about tree-hugging, and natural resources is not just sheer exploitation of Earth's precious resources. It's a chance to do something that helps people and the environment.

Here is a listing of careers found on SchoolFinder.com that involve natural resources and the environment:

Agricultural Representatives, Consultants and Specialists
Aquaculture Workers
Biological Technologists and Technicians
Biologists
Environmental Impact Analysts
Farm Workers
Farmers and Farm Managers
Forest Technologists and Technicians
Forestry Professionals
Geological Engineers
Geologists
Horticulturists
Landscape Workers
Meteorologists
Miners
Pest Controllers
Surveyors
Veterinarians
Veterinary Assistants and Animal Health Technologists

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Natural Resources and Environment

Lina's Tips will return next month.

It's hard to think of an invention in the last 100 years that has had such an impact on the environment as the car. In the last century, people would probably travel by train, boat or horse. According to last week's poll - "What mode of transportation do you use most often?" - 41 percent, the largest grouping, said they travel exclusively by car. A healthy 20 percent said they travel by public transit (when it's not on strike, of course). Twelve percent said "these boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do" and prefer to get around on their own two legs. Five percent said they use peddle-power and bike to where they need to go, while three percent used skateboards to get around town. Everyone else, or 19 percent, said they used a combination of the other modes of transport to get from there to here.

Have your say. Vote in our latest poll here:

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This month's scholarship, the Alice Chambers Forest Enhancement Scholarship, comes to us from the University of Winnipeg. It's offered to students who have completed the second year of the Forest Ecology stream of the four-year B.Sc. program with a major in environmental science.

The University of Winnipeg has the distinction of being the first school in Canada to have established an undergraduate degree in environmental science. The program started in 1969.

Search for this and other scholarships at:

http://www.ScholarshipsCanada.com

Learn more about the school at which it is offered:

School Profile for University of Winnipeg

Last month we asked you to send in your thoughts on the Double Cohort and how it affected you. Here's what you had to say:

Scott Wilson, grade 12, Cathedral High School, Hamilton, Ont.: "I am looking at post-secondary schools outside of Ontario, so that if I cannot get into a post-secondary school in Ontario, I have the chance to do my schooling in another province."

Keith Bennie, grade 12, Thorold Secondary School, Thorold, Ont.: "Although I don't like graduating with double the class I would on a normal year, the Double Cohort has pushed me to be better. I have done a lot of community service and explored scholarships for next year, which has greatly prepared me. Bring on the challenge."

Amit Goyal, grade 11, North Albion Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ont.: "I am constantly researching the updates the universities are sending out, in regards to the course selection and averages. I am also writing letters to universities to get more facts, but they don't have it sorted out yet."

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For more information on the Double Cohort, see Rodger Harp's informative article located on SchoolFinder.com:

http://www.schoolfinder.com/news/adtips2.asp

You've probably heard of Marc Hall. The gay student from Oshawa, Ontario, started making headlines across the country when he decided to take his Catholic school board to court after they denied him permission to bring his boyfriend to the prom. Last week, an Ontario Superior Court judge granted Hall his wish and he was finally able to dance with his boyfriend at the prom.

The court had its say. Now it's your turn! Tell us how you feel about students taking same-sex dates to the prom. We want your opinion, whether it's one or two sentences or a short essay (50 words max). We will choose the best three answers and publish them on SchoolFinder.com. If your opinion is selected, we will write you back and ask for your picture. So get typing!

SPEAK OUT! here:

http://www.schoolfinder.com/news