Julie Bélanger

Julie is an urban planning graduate student at the University of Waterloo, focusing on sustainable transportation.

Articles

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Spirit of the Hoser

Jul 2013 | IN Food & Drink 39.4 | BY Eric Rumble Julie Bélanger

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A toast to homegrown micro-distilleries.

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Form With Function

May 2013 | IN Art & Media 39.3 | BY Julie Bélanger

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7 Canadian artists muse on the meaning of environmental art and why we need it.

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Web Exclusive: Resequencing Corporate DNA

Mar 2013 | IN Greenbelts 39.2 | BY Julie Bélanger

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A new report outlines the changes to an organization's operational DNA that are needed for true sustainability. We show how you can also use this framework in your own life.

The Plastic to Oil Machine

Mar 2013 | IN Greenbelts 39.2 | BY Julie Bélanger

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Whitehorse did it. Your community can too.

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Minding the Gap

Mar 2013 | IN Greenbelts 39.2 | BY Julie Bélanger

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The repair and recovery of New York City's subway system is ongoing after the damages left behind by last fall's Hurricane Sandy.

Web Exclusive: DIY Pop-Can Solar Heater

Jan 2013 | IN Lifecycles 39.1 | BY Julie Bélanger

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Our 'Canned Heat' article shows you how aluminum-can solar heaters work – now learn more about building one yourself!

Blogs

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Cycling for our Supper with the Otesha Project's Pedal to Plate Tour

Aug 27 2013 | IN Travel | BY Julie Bélanger

An empowering bike tour inspired A\J to create this photo essay of farms and new friends.

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Kitchener's New Bike Share Gives Back to the Community

Aug 22 2013 | IN Transportation | BY Emily Slofstra, Julie Bélanger

Community Access Bikeshare launches despite bike share controversies around the world.

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Gear up with A\J: How to Be a Bike Advocate

Jun 27 2013 | IN Transportation | BY Julie Bélanger

For the final week of bike month: positively promoting cycling.

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Gear up with A\J: How to Commute by Bike

Jun 20 2013 | IN Transportation | BY Julie Bélanger

For week four of bike month: getting started as a bicycle commuter and promoting cycling at the office.

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New Conference Brings Ecology into the Urban Environment

Jun 17 2013 | IN Planning | BY Julie Bélanger

The Urban Ecologies conference calls for balancing human and environmental needs in our expanding cities.

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Gear up with A\J: How to Be Polite

Jun 13 2013 | IN Transportation | BY Julie Bélanger

For week three of bike month: bicycle etiquette for both cyclists and motorists.

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Gear up with A\J: How to Be Safe

Jun 06 2013 | IN Transportation | BY Julie Bélanger

For week two of bike month: Be an MVP while cycling with these tips from CAN-Bike.

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Gear up with A\J: How to Maintain your Ride

May 30 2013 | IN Transportation | BY Julie Bélanger

For week one of Bike Month: DIY bike maintenance at home or your local community bike resource centre!

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Gear Up for Bike Month with A\J

May 27 2013 | IN Transportation | BY Julie Bélanger

Find out what's coming up on A\J for Bike Month, May 27 to June 30 – and how to win some brilliant bike books!

Roberta Bondar addressing students at the EcoMentors Earth Month Youth Forum.

Youth Forum Inspires Future Leaders

May 02 2013 | IN Students | BY Julie Bélanger

Contagious energy: A\J shares highlights from the Earth Month Youth Forum.

Upcoming Youth Forum Promises to Mobilize Young Environmental Leaders

Apr 10 2013 | IN Students | BY Julie Bélanger

EcoMentors and the ROM team up for the Earth Month Youth Forum: join the chorus of 250 excited voices on April 27.

ClimateActionWR community forum on a local climate action plan.

Taking Local Action on Climate Change

Apr 04 2013 | IN Resilience | BY Julie Bélanger

ClimateActionWR here in Waterloo Region offers a useful model for mitigating climate change on a regional level.

How to Green Your Neighbourhood

Mar 20 2013 | IN Planning | BY Julie Bélanger

Our favourite lessons and ideas from the Golden Horseshoe Sustainable Neighbourhoods Summit.

Protecting Our Places to Grow

Mar 11 2013 | IN Regulation | BY Julie Bélanger

Planning professors from uWaterloo's Faculty of Environment weigh in on the battle for greenspace between the Region of Waterloo and the Ontario Municipal Board.

Canada's Greenest Home

Mar 04 2013 | IN Housing | BY Julie Bélanger

Julie Bélanger interviews Chris Magwood about the Endeavour Centre's project to build the country's most sustainable house.

14 Centuries of Greenbelts

Feb 26 2013 | IN Politicians | BY Julie Bélanger

Get ready for our Greenbelts issue with this primer on greenbelt history!

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February Fun at A\J

Feb 15 2013 | IN A\J | BY Julie Bélanger

This month’s adventures at the A\J office: sweaters, cake, avian courtship valentines, and a new issue on the way!

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Fantastic Flaxtic + Giveaway!

Feb 13 2013 | IN Innovators | BY Julie Bélanger

Julie Bélanger looks at the PELA smartphone case that’s hoping to put eco-friendly plastic on the map – and we’re giving away an iPhone 5 case!

Planning Great Places

Feb 12 2013 | IN Transportation | BY Julie Bélanger

Julie Bélanger discusses Jennifer Keesmaat's Arriscraft Lecture Series talk on why urbanism matters.

Organic Narratives

Feb 08 2013 | IN Health | BY Julie Bélanger

Changing our food systems through stories: Julie Bélanger found storytelling to be a central theme of the 2013 Guelph Organic Conference Community Workshops.

Exercises in Urban Imagination

Dec 14 2012 | IN Innovators | BY Julie Bélanger

Julie Bélanger profiles a panel discussion at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery about realising the potential of cities.

Reviews

The Human Scale

Nov 20 2014 | IN Planning | REVIEWED BY Julie Bélanger

The case for human-oriented planning.

Slow Food Story

Apr 17 2014 | IN Health | REVIEWED BY Julie Bélanger

An intimate portrait of the man behind the slow food movement.

TINY

Nov 19 2013 | IN Housing | REVIEWED BY Julie Bélanger

Size does matter when trying to adopt a simpler lifestyle, according to this rousing documentary.

Blackfish

Jul 11 2013 | IN Wildlife | REVIEWED BY Julie Bélanger

This chilling documentary looks behind the recent death of a SeaWorld trainer to expose the appalling living conditions of captive orcas.

Shattered Sky

Apr 11 2013 | IN Air Quality | REVIEWED BY Julie Bélanger

Directors Dorst and Evans show that if we could save the ozone, we can stop climate change.

Northwords

Apr 03 2013 | IN Travel | REVIEWED BY Julie Bélanger

Five Canadian authors journey to Torngat Mountains National Park, attempting to capture the “idea of the north.”

You’ve Been Trumped

Jan 29 2013 | IN Environmental Justice | REVIEWED BY Julie Bélanger

This documentary film profiles the locals who dared to oppose The Donald’s plans for a megaplex golf resort in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

In Organic We Trust

Jan 09 2013 | IN Food | REVIEWED BY Julie Bélanger

This important film shows how big agriculture and certified organics have become the best of bedfellows, blurring the line between crops and cash.

78 Days

Dec 03 2012 | IN Careers | REVIEWED BY Julie Bélanger

One season of tree planting in Alberta.

Trashed

Oct 23 2012 | IN Waste | REVIEWED BY Julie Bélanger

The world is filled with unprecedented amounts of trash, and we have the garbage mountains and ocean gyres to prove it.

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