About Us
The Silverhill Institute of Environmental Research and Conservation is committed to providing balanced, reliable, and evidence-based information to individuals and organizations.
The Silverhill Institute of Environmental Research and Conservation was established as a charitable foundation in 2004. This foundation was established according to the Canada Corporations Act.
Four of our Board Members have been recently recognized for their achievements:
Four of our Board Members have been recently recognized for their achievements:
- Lawrence Armstrong was selected as the 2012 Lawyer of the Year by the Victoria Bar Association for his groundbreaking Supreme Court human rights case victory for federal government employed nurses.
- Sonja Homenuck was recently named a Finalist for the Lexpert Rising Stars 2012 awards competition (top 40 under 40) and a "corporate lawyer to watch" in Lexpert's 2013 Lexpert/ALM Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada.
- Peter Leeds' new book - Penny Stocks for Dummies - was released by Wiley and Company in April 2013.
- Peter Homenuck was honoured at the 2013 Urban Affairs Association Conference in San Francisco for "outstanding leadership and commitment to the organization and its members".
Two New Reports Just Released
- What is a Green Job?
- "The Environmental Apocalypse"
Silverhill's two NEW Projects:
Living Wall Project - We just completed a project with Rose Avenue Junior Public School in Toronto on building a living 'green' wall in their school with the Grade 5 students! Students had an opportunity to participate in a number of educational and hands-on workshops on biodiversity, sustainability and personal action. This report provides curriculum materials and a framework to follow for any schools, clubs or organizations that want to a build a living wall. Click the link for a summary of the project.
Indigenous Ecological Knowledge Project - This project was intended to help preserve and disseminate Indigenous Knowledge. We worked with a Knowledge Holder and other supporters from Birch Island and the Whitefish River First Nation. The project took place during three field trips-in different seasons-involved taking Indigenous youth on to the land to learn more about Indigenous Knowledge including their culture and medicinal plants. Click the link to see the details.