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| New Food Rules for Schools |
| Monday, September 5, 2011 |
| As students return to school on Tuesday, they'll face a whole new menu in the cafeteria and vending machines - even school bake sales - as the province brings in tough rules forcing healthier food and drink offerings and banning candy, sugary drinks and fatty foods.
Peel's public board spent the last school year working with a handful of cafeterias... |
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| A Food Revolution in Schools |
| Thursday, September 1, 2011 |
| The Dieticians of Canada professional association states that modelling healthy food habits at school and in childcare settings, and teaching children how to plan, shop, and prepare healthy foods can affect lifelong eating habits. But what are Canadian schools doing to make this statement a reality? A lot, actually.
Read the full story in Alive Magazine. |
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| Peel Students Create Winning Cafeteria Dishes |
| Monday, May 9, 2011 |
| Food sold to students in Ontario schools will take a dramatic shift this September with the government's new School Food and Beverage Policy (PPM 150), emphasizing healthy menu items. To respond to this upcoming change, secondary students in the Peel District School Board (PDSB) participated directly in creating their own meal option that features local... |
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| Youth Care for Environment |
| Wednesday, May 4, 2011 |
| More than 300 Peel middle and high school students recently planted trees, picked up litter and participated in other activities as part of a local movement aimed at encouraging environmental stewardship among the region's youth... |
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| Peel Board Brings Healthy Food Closer to Home |
| Monday, March 28, 2011 |
| All schools in Ontario will implement the Ministry of Educations School Food and Beverage Policy by September 2011, but the Peel District School Board is taking the nutrition standards one step further by aiming to increase the amount of local food sold in secondary school cafeterias at the same time. Board staff have joined the School Food Action... |
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| Food Bank Looks Like Farm Market |
| Saturday, February 5, 2011 |
| Clients at Eden Community Food Bank may
think they're in the country, not the city, thanks to a new mural at the
Unity Drive Client Centre. EcoSource, the food bank, Iona Catholic
Secondary School students, and local artist Anna Claudette-Ferguson
helped to paint the new mural last night... |
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| Students Talk Revolution |
| Wednesday, November 10, 2010 |
| Teenagers attending a local high school conference were encouraged to join the environmental revolution being led by youth all over the world. The Eighth Annual EcoBuzz Conference attracted more than 300 students from 36 Peel District and Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board high schools... |
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| Bring the Classroom Alive |
| Thursday, August 5, 2010 |
| Using nature as a teaching tool.
The yellow school bus comes to a screeching halt at a cross road in west Mississauga. Red lights flash as 20 kids from Oscar Peterson Public School spill out onto the designated sidewalk. Struggling to balance their backpacks, soccer balls and lunch bags, their tiny arms also encircle planters. As they cross the street... |
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