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Escape to Nature

NINE PILLARS OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN DEVELOPED BY NO. 9 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP FOOD SECURITY OPEN GREEN SPACE WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER MANAGEMENT GREEN BUILDING DESIGN TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PUBLIC ART & DESIGN

The people behind No. 9 Gardens, Canada’s first centre for promoting sustainability and indigenous dialogue, have taken on a rather lofty goal: To empower current and future generations to revolutionize what we build and how we live to ensure greater respect for — and with — the land.

Perhaps you have not yet heard of No. 9, the hands-on educational facility located about a half an hour north

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