Acadia ALERT - Campus Closed (Hazardous Conditions)

Today, Monday January 19, 2026, Acadia University will remain closed, with the exception of residences and Wheelock Dining Hall, due to the hazardous campus conditions. Wheelock Dining Hall may adjust their hours 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) and on 585 phone system voicemail. 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 January 19, 2026 @ 10:52 am)

Dr. Alan Warner

 

Professor Emeritus

Please note: Alan is not accepting new Master’s degree students under his supervision.

Teaching Areas
  • Environmental Education
Scholarly Interests and Expertise
  • Environmental Education
  • Sustainable Food Systems
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Community Youth Leadership
Community Service
Did you know that Alan...
  • is leading a Nova Scotia provincial strategy to train leaders to help children and youth to re-connect with nature.
  • has designed numerous award-winning experiential environmental education programs in partnership with the HRM Adventure Earth Centre, involving more than 60,000 children and youth
  • has accompanied students on fourth-year community development projects to live and work with Arawak peoples in the rainforests of Guyana, and with Indian villagers in the remote Himalaya.
  • has twice been the Canadian Environmental Educator of the Year.
  • co-founded and lives in a small intentional community that includes an organic farm and a sustainably managed woodlot.
  • has biked across Canada and loves to travel the world on environmental and outdoor adventures.
  • spends a lot of time in nature with his grandkids discovering the magic in nature through their eyes

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