The Manitoba Environmental Youth Network

Mikhail Kolybaba
  • 22, Male
  • Winnipeg
  • Canada
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Mikhail Kolybaba's Friends

  • Raimey Gallant
  • Megan Verrier
  • Nicholas Cherlet
  • Ujjwal Thapa Shrestha
  • Miss Green
  • Ramesh Prasad Bhushal
  • STARVE committee
  • Kitana Degen
  • Dean Medeiros
  • Claire Morrison
  • Sean
  • Roger Fournier
  • Ken Corley
  • Jessica Yestrau
  • Natalie Baird

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Leah Hayward joined Mikhail Kolybaba's group
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Sustainable Development Committee

The Sustainable Development Committee is primarily a student initiative, which encourages youth to reach their full potential in the community. We are currently working on an Alternative Energy Array.
Apr 9
Mikhail Kolybaba left a comment for rcollette
"Hi Rochelle, Welcome to MBEcoYouth!  My name's Mikhail, and I designed, built, and co-founded this network.  I'm a member of the Emerging Green Builders group, which is a subgroup of the CaGBC (I am studying engineering at the U…"
Jun 1, 2011
Raimey Gallant left a comment for Mikhail Kolybaba
"I'm great! I'm surprised actually that we haven't run into each other lately. I've been by the Eco Network at least 3 or 4 times in the past 2-3 months."
Feb 12, 2011
Mikhail Kolybaba and Raimey Gallant are now friends
Feb 10, 2011
elle left a comment for Mikhail Kolybaba
"I posted that years ago.  I edited today to make it private but I guess you also need approval before editing things too.  :P  So I just went ahead and deleted it."
Feb 4, 2011
Mikhail Kolybaba left a comment for elle
"ugh, we had some problems with a spammer a while back, and moderating blog posts was one of the changes I had to make to deal with it.  It worked, but I don't like the fact that things are less open now than they used to…"
Feb 4, 2011
elle left a comment for Mikhail Kolybaba
"DUDE!  Since when did blog posts need to be approved before being posted on this site?  What is this, I don't even..."
Feb 4, 2011
Mikhail Kolybaba left a comment for kec green team
"Hi, Welcome to The Manitoba Environmental Youth Network!  I notice your username is 'KEC Green Team' - I assume that means Kildonan East Collegiate?   I have a friend who used to go there.    My name's Mikhail…"
Dec 13, 2010
Mikhail Kolybaba is attending Erica's event
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GreenSpace 2010 at Notre Dame Recreational Centre

October 7, 2010 to October 8, 2010
GreenSpace is our annual forum for environmental youth in Manitoba.Join us this year for 2 DAYS of:* learning from local activists;* building new skills;* meeting other environmental youth;* planning joint projects;* taking action;* and helping to build a strong environmental youth movement in Manitoba!GreenSpace is organized by the Manitoba Environmental Youth Network Steering Committee, a group of young people who are active in their high schools, workplaces and campuses and who are committed…See More
Oct 6, 2010
Mikhail Kolybaba is attending Erica's event

Youth Activist Retreat at Wildwood Community Centre

August 16, 2010 to August 20, 2010
The Youth Activist Retreat is a 5-day overnight camp that brings together folks who want to create social change so that they can meet each other and explore different issues. Expect workshops, art-making, movies, and hanging out around bonfires.The suggested age-range for participants is 16-20.The retreat is completely FREE; all that is asked for is your time and commitment. Travel subsidies are available for folks who live outside of Winnipeg to come to the retreat.The location is wheechair…See More
Jul 24, 2010
Mikhail Kolybaba left a comment for Kate
"Hi Kate, I just wanted to congratulate you on winning the YWCA Women of Distinction Award. A family friend, Linda Bulka, won the 'Education and Training' category, and I heard about that a while back. I was reading the article in the Free…"
Jun 5, 2010
Mikhail Kolybaba is attending Erica's event

Commuter Challenge at anywhere

May 30, 2010 to June 5, 2010
Walk, cycle, take transit, carpool, telework and give you car a day off. Commuter Challenge is a national program and friendly competition between communities and workplaces that encourages Canadians to walk, cycle, ride-share/carpool, tele-work or take transit instead of driving to work alone. Leading up to the event workplaces pre-register and during the week, employees record their commuting behavour on-line to determine which cities and workplaces have the highest percent of healthy…See More
Jun 1, 2010
Megan Verrier joined Mikhail Kolybaba's group
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Sustainable Development Committee

The Sustainable Development Committee is primarily a student initiative, which encourages youth to reach their full potential in the community. We are currently working on an Alternative Energy Array.
Apr 8, 2010
Caleigh Christie joined Mikhail Kolybaba's group
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Sustainable Development Committee

The Sustainable Development Committee is primarily a student initiative, which encourages youth to reach their full potential in the community. We are currently working on an Alternative Energy Array.
Mar 21, 2010
Mikhail Kolybaba and Nicholas Cherlet are now friends
Mar 3, 2010
Mikhail Kolybaba is attending Erica's event
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GreenSpace Continued at Manitoba Theatre for Young People at the Forks

March 5, 2010 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
What: A half-day environmental youth forum that will build on the success of GreenSpace.We’re bringing back two of the most popular workshops from our fall forum (Water Conservation and Engaging the Enemy?) plus offering two new opportunities for youth working on gardening or alternative energy projects to get together, share their experiences, learn from each other and identify opportunities for collaboration.Who: High school and…See More
Feb 25, 2010

Ethical Web Design

I own and operate Ethical Web Design, a web design firm which specializes in:

- significant discounts for environmental and humanitarian organizations
- low-cost, high-impact websites
- websites for environmental or humanitarian causes
- green and ethical web hosting

Ethical Web Design created and designed the Manitoba Environmental Youth Network website.

If you are planning a website, or would like to update your existing site, please visit EthicalWebDesign.ca.

Profile Information

About Me:
I'm a student at the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg. I'm studying to become an engineer.

Back in high school (at Vincent Massey), I was a proud member of several school-based organizations, including my role as editor-in-chief of the yearbook (there are two editor-in-chiefs, a dozen-strong editorial staff, and over 30 designers).

My pride and joy in high school was my role in the SDC (Sustainable Development Committee), which I have worked with to install an Alternative Energy Array on the roof of my school... I could give an explanation of this here, but if you're interested please visit the SDC page, or MasseySDC.org (which I designed).

Oh, and I designed this website too -- I'm pretty good at tech stuff, so many groups have found good uses for me... I am also pretty punctual and reliable.

In October of 2008, I was hired as the new IT Systems Manager of the Manitoba Eco Network.

On October 1st, 2009, I launched the new website of the Manitoba Eco-Network - www.mbeconetwork.org.

I also own and operate EthicalWebDesign.ca.
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At 7:32pm on February 12, 2011, Raimey Gallant said…
I'm great! I'm surprised actually that we haven't run into each other lately. I've been by the Eco Network at least 3 or 4 times in the past 2-3 months.
At 4:39pm on February 10, 2011, elle said…

Hi dude!  Just letting you know that I'm one of those people who goes back to  edit what they write constantly.  Lol, so you might have to approve my blogs several times before i'm actually happy with them.

 

Btw, is the spamming problem THAT bad?  How often does this site get spam bots posting?  I can totally volunteer to be a moderator to delete spam blogs if you make it so blog postings don't require approval.  :D

At 5:15pm on February 4, 2011, elle said…

I posted that years ago.  I edited today to make it private but I guess you also need approval before editing things too.  :P  So I just went ahead and deleted it.

At 1:23pm on February 4, 2011, elle said…
DUDE!  Since when did blog posts need to be approved before being posted on this site?  What is this, I don't even...
At 4:35pm on January 23, 2010, Megan Verrier said…
Hi Mikhail,

I am very excited to be a member of mbecoyouth, I have used the site many times before and thought that I should become a member since I am so frequently on it. I also think that the growing local conference will be amazing. I went last year and it was great, I really enjoyed myself and learned alot. You are correct in assuming that exam season is upon us. I have written two exams so far and am going to write my third on Wednesday. So far I wrote my grade 12 Chemistry, my History and I am going to be writing my Pre-Calculus.

Just yesterday after I wrote my History exam I had a meeting with a company that doesn’t rubber paving. It seems very promising and they great ideas are just what we are looking for. They are located on 1455 Buffalo Place, which is just off McGillivray. This is important because it is so close to the school and we would be promoting local business. If we can find funding from different grants we would like to redo the front of the school using rubber pavement. It is much more environmentally friendly then concrete and is made from recycled rubber tires. If there are any grants that you know of that we could apply for please let me know.

I will make sure to keep you up to date on everything that is happening in SDC.

Sincerely,
Megan
At 6:59pm on November 24, 2009, Nicholas Cherlet said…
We took the electronics to Urbanmine on Rothwell Road (near Kenaston). They then shipped everything to a recycler in Ontario who disassembled them. Urbanmine then recycled the metals (their main business is as a metal recycler), and the electronic components were dealt with by a firm in the states.

I believe the reason for this somewhat complicated process is that there isn't anywhere in Manitoba with the capacity to do it all from start to finish on-site.
At 4:42pm on June 15, 2009, Kate said…
Hey Mikhail,

Thanks for your comment, I'm glad you like my blog! Spread it around to people you know, I want this kind of logic to become more widespread.

I have a year left of high school, but I'm way overeager in climate science and often stay up late reading IPCC et al. The other day I read the Paleoclimate chapter, it was fun. I plan on doing a Physical Geo degree at U of M which leads into climatology.
At 10:39pm on June 14, 2009, elle said…
Aww, that is so sweet! Haha, thank you. I'd give you a hug but I think my fat Earth tummy would get in the way. So I'll just include this adorable WWF parody.


I actually fall down a lot. I don't know why I'm so accident prone! I think the first few times were just from me being careless and running without looking. And then every time after that, I'm sure my ankles just give up trying to keep me standing. Maybe there's something wrong with my ankles? I don't know.

My aunt actually thought about sending me to a doctor today but I was too stubborn to go. My philosophy is "if it's not broken, don't fix it." That, and I do honestly believe doctors are not going to take me seriously if something isn't broken anyway. There has been so many times when I've been ignored that I actually find my crazy home remedies and witchcraft is more reliable. Hmm... Maybe I should just join Scientology already? ;)

Thanks again for the flowers. Haha, you have no idea how much that made my night!
At 6:34pm on June 13, 2009, elle said…
This is lovely! I fell and twisted my ankle again today... On the same foot!

It looks like it's going to become a monthly thing now.
At 11:46am on June 12, 2009, elle said…
You should get access anyway. I can sweet talk my programmer friends into coding everything and we'll be good to go!

Man, it sucks that you'll only be in school part time. I can't imagine how it must be for you. There's so many limitations! I admire how strong you've been, though. Honestly, if it were me, I'd probably be wallowing in self pity and hide in the closet (oh wait, I hide in closets anyway! haha).
 
 
 

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