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Students: Apply for the Youth for Climate Action
Working Group
By Francis Racine • Give young people a voice members are graduating this year, weather events and the future of
about climate change issues, giving so there will be several vacancies our planet,
re you a student in Grade 7 members the platform to influence to fill,” said Angie Parker, the • in Grade 7 to 12 as of September
Ato 12 looking to give a voice and have their say about how the City of Cornwall’s Sustainability 16, 2022,
to your generation when it comes City responds to climate change Project Coordinator. “This working • a resident of Cornwall (residents
to climate change issues and the and extreme weather events. group allows youth to voice their of SDG will be considered), and
environment? Then consider • Give young people insight opinions and concerns when it • available to meet one Monday
becoming a member of Cornwall’s about how the City tackles climate comes to municipal climate change of every month at 2:30 pm (must
Youth for Climate Action Working change issues. strategies. Students also can be a obtain permission from teachers
Group. • Assist the City to empower part of many outreach initiatives.” to leave school early for these
The group is helping to bring residents to take action against meetings).
about an attractive, zero carbon, climate change, providing insight Apply before September 16, Cornwall students can apply
and climate resilient Cornwall into how to encourage people 2022, at 4 p.m. to join the Youth for online using this form. They
where all people will feel safe and to take responsibility for their Climate Action Working Group! must also be nominated by an
are proud to live and work. It also behaviours. Please consider applying if you are: organization.
happens to be looking for members “This will be the second year for • passionate about the
for the 2022-2023 school year! the City’s Youth for Climate Action environment and climate change, Learn more about the Working
The purpose of Cornwall’s Youth Working Group. Many of the current • concerned about extreme Group, including its terms of
for Climate Action is to: reference, on our website.
