of waste and always recycle. Her holidays are spent at home with her family an hour away in Perth, Ontario. B - Mateo lives with his partner in an old house in downtown Montreal. It's a beautiful historic building with high ceilings and old windows. As a result, his heating and cooling bills are very high, but he doesn't mind because the place worth it. They are not particularly concerned with conserving energy, and they get their energy from a non-renewable source. They produce an average amount of waste but usually forget to recycle. John tries to walk when he can but has to use his car to commute every day. His commute is about an hour each way. He and his partner eat meat occasionally and they try to get most of their fresh food from local farms when it's in season. Every year they go on an adventure holiday abroad and this year they are planning to go to Japan. C - Niko lives with his family (partner and 2 children) in a big house in the suburbs of Vancouver and as a result their heating and cooling bills are quite high. The family is very busy, and they are always taking their family van to get from one activity to the next. The children have been learning about environmental issues at school and have encouraged the family to reduce their waste and always recycle. They also buy their electricity from renewable sources and are learning how to conserve energy. They have a hectic schedule and as a result they eat a lot of prepackaged (convenience) foods, and they eat meat regularly. They love to fly and spend their holidays exploring different parts of Canada and the US. D - Alia lives with her parents and two brothers in the country near Picton, Ontario. They grow a lot of their own food and buy the rest from local farmers when they can. As a family they love to cook good, fresh food with meat at most meals. They live in a large farmhouse, and it is hard to keep their energy costs down. Their bills are high, but their electricity comes from renewable sources. Alia works about an hour away and drives back and forth at least five times a week, often six. They don't have regular recycling pick-up at home, and they produce a lot of garbage between the five of them. They go on holiday once a year to visit family in India