How 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Sustainability Projects Fund improved campus life over the past 15 years
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Each of these campus initiatives was supported by the聽Sustainability Projects Fund聽(SPF), celebrating its 15th听补苍苍颈惫别谤蝉补谤测.
The SPF, founded by students in 2009, is the largest fund of its kind in Canada, allocating $12 million to more than聽370 environmental projects聽so far.
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鈥淭he Sustainability Project Fund has been an unequivocal success,鈥� said Shona Watt, Associate Director of Operations and Engagement at the Office of Sustainability. 鈥淭he initiatives it has funded over the past 15 years have transformed our campuses for the better.鈥�
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