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  • Mycoremediation of the Oil Sands

    Since the age of 15, Kelcie has been pursuing her own research in an effort to create a method of remediation to combat the tailing ponds created by one of Alberta’s leading industries – the Alberta Oil Sands. Developing a novel method of remediation that utilizes oyster mushrooms, her research showed a substantial reduction of…


  • Phase VII Evance R9000 Wind Turbine

    The Cochrane High School Sustainable Development Committee has been involved in the planning, design and installation of a 5 kW Evance R9000 wind turbine on their school property. This committee’s motto is to be the change they wish to see in this world and their mandate is to transform their school’s operations and activities into…


  • Youth Empowerment


  • Student Led Initiatives for Sustainable Education (SLISE)

    Students are looking at global issues through the lens of the United Nations’ concept of education for sustainable development.  They are champions for positive change and work towards innovative, outside the box thinking for the 21st century.