List of Partners Community Partner Profiles 
St. Lawrence College is located along the shores of the St. Lawrence River, SLC has three campuses in Brockville, Cornwall and Kingston. St. Lawrence College boasts 6,500 full-time students from Canada, and more than 40 countries worldwide. The college community includes 20,000 part-time students, 1,000 staff, and more than 70,000 alumni. They also serve more than 3,000 Employment Services clients annually. The college has recently invested in the development of Applied Research with many exciting projects in progress. In addition revitalization of their campuses is underway to support new and innovate new programs including; Wind Turbine Technician, Game Development Technician, and Fine Arts, among others.
| Action | Target | Status | Themes |
Provide applied research services to Eastern Ontario SMEs in the renewable energy industry. | Ongoing | Primary theme: EC3 All themes by pillar Environmental: EN1 Social: SO1 | |
Targeted Academic Programs (Energy Systems Engineering Technologist, Wind Turbine Technician, Geothermal Engineering Technician) | Train a growing workforce in renewable energy development, installation and maintenance. | Ongoing | Primary theme: EC1 All themes by pillar Environmental: EN1 Social: SO1 |
Re-Book Program | Divert reusable paper from the recycling stream. | Ongoing | Primary theme: EN3 All themes by pillar Cultural: CU3 Environmental: EN3 Social: SO1 |
Hydration Stations / Blue W Program | Encourage the use of municipal water as a healthy and affordable beverage choice. | Ongoing | Primary theme: EN2 All themes by pillar |
Living Cities Urban Farm at SLC | Support local food production in developed areas; planted space to feed 50 people for 5 months. | Ongoing | Primary theme: EC6 All themes by pillar Environmental: EN1 |
Green Procurement Policy | Procure responsible environmentally friendly and energy efficient products and services wherever possible. | Ongoing | Primary theme: EN1 All themes by pillar |
Footprint Campus hub for information, discussion and action on sustainability. | Actively engage and educate students and staff on campus and community sustainability. | Ongoing | Primary theme: SO1 All themes by pillar Cultural: CU3 |
We All Share the Air Limited designated smoking areas on campus. | Minimize contaminants entering building air, visitor exposure to unhealthy air, and littering of butts in campus green space. | Ongoing | Primary theme: SO2 All themes by pillar Environmental: EN4 Social: SO2 |
Plastic Garbage Bag Reduction Office bins no longer lined with bags. | Divert 20,000 plastic garbage bin liners from landfill each year. | Ongoing | Primary theme: EN3 All themes by pillar Environmental: EN3 |
Coffee Cup Recycling Program | To increase coffee cup recycling. | Ongoing | Primary theme: EN3 All themes by pillar Environmental: EN3 Social: SO1 |
Green Fee Projects There is a $7.50 fee per student per semester used for student-defined projects on campus | Increased green space and outdoor amenities on campus | Ongoing | Primary theme: CU3 All themes by pillar Cultural: CU3 Environmental: EN4 Social: SO2 |
Campus Energy Efficiency Retrofits and Energy Management Plan | Tricampus annual savings of $5,000 and 1400t of GHG emissions. | Ongoing | Primary theme: EN1 All themes by pillar Economic: EC1 Environmental: EN1 |
250kW Rooftop Solar Installation The largest post-secondary installation in Canada | Over $200,000 in annual revenue generation; varied hardware and design choice to generate industry data and educational opportunities. | Completed Spring 2012 | Primary theme: EN1 All themes by pillar Economic: EC1 Environmental: EN1 Social: SO1 |
