Waterloo Region Catholic District School Board

Cambridge/North Dumphries, Kitchener, Waterloo/Wilmot

Cambridge/North Dumphries

For your school board, in both administrative and school settings use a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being most important) to best express your position. Feel free to elaborate as you see appropriate.	Max Lombardi	Judy Nairn	Manuel daSilva	Camilla Gunnarson	Joseph Gowing
Strengthening the environmental curriculum in the schools	1: Curriculum is largely dictated by Ontario government				10:C[C1]
The naturalization of portions of schoolyards	3 Laudible goal.				10:C[C2]
Increasing funding for outdoor education centers	3 Laudible goal.				5 C[C3]
Increasing funding for outdoor field trips for students	2 Laudible goal.				5C[C4]
”Green building” approaches as an important part of contracts, specification and construction of building new facilities or modifying existing ones	8 Green investments that pay their own way.				7
New school site locations including criteria of environmental suitability of the site and its location in relation to public transit for students and staff.	10 These decisions yield huge environmental impacts every day.				7C[C5]
Energy use reductions e.g. lightbulbs, temperature	6 Green investments that pay their own way.				10
Stopping corporate sponsorships related to the sale of "junk food and drink" in school facilities	9 Obesity is the leading cause of preventable death. No Junk Food Sales. Period..				9
Increased recycling activities	3 More emphasis needed on Reducing and Reusing.				10
Increased availability of healthy food for students and staff	9 Obesity is the leading cause of preventable death. No Junk Food Sales. Period.				10
A strong nutritional counseling program in schools	10 Healthier people. Healthier consumer behaviour.				8
Policies that will (within existing legislation) encourage local procurement of food, materials and services	10 Yes to local purchasing from local sources.				10C[C6]
Ways to maintain or improve indoor air quality in schools and other board facilities	5 Air quality is important. I would like more information.				9
Funding asbestos removal from my board's buildings where this action is safe	1 I would like more information.				9
Discouraging the profligate use of bottled water in schools	6 Support local municipal water sources.				10
Policies that reduce paper consumption by my board	5 Reduce and Reuse are the FIRST two Rs.				7
The use of non-toxic cleaners and solvent-free paints in all school facilities	9 Accidental poisoning is a leading cause of preventable death.				7
Adopting a board-wide policy of schools as “scent-free” zones	9 Asthma and respiratory illnesses are a growing epidemic.				6

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Kitchener

Questions:	Denise Blum	Wayne Buchholtz	Christopher Gehan	Richard Marchak	Greg Reitzel	Marion Thompson Howell
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For your school board, in both administrative and school settings, please answer the following, using a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being most important) to best express your position. Feel free to elaborate as you see appropriate.				3
Strengthening the environmental curriculum in the schools				7
The naturalization of portions of schoolyards				7
Increasing funding for outdoor education centers				8
Increasing funding for outdoor field trips for students				8
”Green building” approaches as an important part of contracts, specification and construction of building new facilities or modifying existing ones				9
New school site locations including criteria of environmental suitability of the site and its location in relation to public transit for students and staff.				10
Energy use reductions e.g. lightbulbs, temperature				10
Stopping corporate sponsorships related to the sale of "junk food and drink" in school facilities				10
Increased recycling activities				10
Increased availability of healthy food for students and staff				10
A strong nutritional counseling program in schools				10
Policies that will (within existing legislation) encourage local procurement of food, materials and services				10
Ways to maintain or improve indoor air quality in schools and other board facilities				10
Funding asbestos removal from my board's buildings where this action is safe				10
Discouraging the profligate use of bottled water in schools				8
Policies that reduce paper consumption by my board				10
The use of non-toxic cleaners and solvent-free paints in all school facilities				10
Adopting a board-wide policy of schools as “scent-free” zones				Need more information on the definitions. If by this you mean no de-odorants I disagree.

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Waterloo/Wilmot

Environmental Survey 2006 Election Questions For your school board, in both administrative and school settings please use a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being most important) to best express your position. Feel free to elaborate as you see appropriate.	Louise Ervin	Robert Hetu
Strengthening the environmental curriculum in the schools		7
The naturalization of portions of schoolyards		7
Increasing funding for outdoor education centers		7
Increasing funding for outdoor field trips for students		7
”Green building” approaches as an important part of contracts, specification and construction of building new facilities or modifying existing ones		7
New school site locations including criteria of environmental suitability of the site and its location in relation to public transit for students and staff.		9
Energy use reductions e.g. lightbulbs, temperature		7
Stopping corporate sponsorships related to the sale of "junk food and drink" in school facilities		10
Increased recycling activities		9
Increased availability of healthy food for students and staff		9
A strong nutritional counseling program in schools		7
Policies that will (within existing legislation) encourage local procurement of food, materials and services		7
Ways to maintain or improve indoor air quality in schools and other board facilities