Acadia ALERT - Campus Closed (Weather)

Today, Monday, February 23, 2026, Acadia University will remain closed, with the exception of residences and Wheelock Dining Hall, due to the forecasted weather. Wheelock Dining Hall may adjust their hours due to the weather and any change in hours will be communicated through Residence Life.

Employees and students are not expected to come to campus and only employees deemed essential are required to report to work. Non-essential employees are not expected to work during the closure. Any events scheduled for today will be postponed or cancelled.

Updates will be posted on www.acadiau.ca and pre-recorded on Acadia’s Information Line: 902-585-4636 (585-INFO). If you need emergency-related information, please contact the Department of Safety and Security by dialing 88 on all 585-phone systems, or by calling 902-585-1103.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Acadia University

Department of Safety & Security

902-585-1103

security@acadiau.ca

(Monday February 23, 2026 @ 5:55 am)

Selected Presentations

Climate Reality for Nova Scotia, keynote speaker, Bridgewater Sustainability Fair, April 2014,

Economic Costs of Hydraulic Fracturing, Kings County Council, February 1014.

Food Security and Climate Matters, Webinar presentation to Women, Innovation and Sustainable Development group at Blekinge Institute for Technology, Sweden, November 2013.

Life Long Learning, Climate Reality Presentation, November, 2013.

Climate Reality for Nova Scotia, NSCC Kingstech, presentation and facilitated discussion with Nova Scotia party leaders, October, 2013.

Student Green Campus Summit, Presentation on Climate Reality and Universities. Wolfville, Nova Scotia, October, 2013.

Ianelist for Perspectives on Local, School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, November 2012.

Community Engagement to Enhance Resilience, UN World Urban Forum, Naples, Italy, September 2012.

Social Movement & Community Engagement for Convergence. Presented to the Global Ecological Integrity Group, 20th annual conference, “Confronting Collapse: What Agencies, Institutions and Strategies Are Needed for a Better World? How to Achieve Environmental Justice?” University of La Rochelle, France, June 18 - 23, 2012. 

Callaghan, Edith, Warner, Alan and Trueman, Cate. 2010. Action Research: Promoting Sustainable Food Consumption. Presentation for the Corporate Responsibility Research Conference 2010
Euromed Management School Marseille, France, Sept 15-17. 

Bissix, G.; Callaghan, E. Colton, J. & Brideau, R. 2010. Connecting the community Genuine Progress Index (cGPI) to Infrastructure and Ecosystem Management. pp 130-139. In: S. Bondrup-Nielsen, K. Beazley, G. Bissix, D. Colville, S. Flemming, T. Herman, M. McPherson, S. Mockford, S. O'Grady (eds) 2010. Ecosystem Based Management: Beyond Boundaries, Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Science and Management of Protected Areas, 21-26 May 2007, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, SAMPAA. ISBN: 978-0-9699338-7-8. Available at: http://sampaa.org/publications/conference-proceedings-1991-2000/sampaa-6-proceedings/human-dimensions/Bissix et al 2010. 

How do we Find Resilience in Nova Scotia? Presentation given to the Nova Scotia Planning Directors Conference. May 20, 2010.

Hannon, Ashley and Callaghan, Edith. 2009.  Executive visioning and organizational practice: Environmental sustainability in the for profit sector.  15th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference.  Utrecht University, Netherlands.  Annual conference presented by the International Sustainable Development Research Society.

Colton, John and Callaghan, Edith. 2006. 'Charting a course toward Sustainable Community in Uncharted Waters: The Wolfville, Nova Scotia Experience' paper presented at the 13th International Conference of the Greening of Industry Network. ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, and Sustainability, (BRASS) Cardiff University.  Presentation (R)