Stewards of SustainabilityThe Curb the Rain team, who placed first in the Rain It In Competition in 2021, includes Lauren O’Malley, Nandaraye Choi, Borys Brodziuk, and Tina Elliott. The Curb the Rain team were accepted into the Leap Startup League program presented by ICUBE UTM and Sheridan EDGE. They were also finalists in the Early Stage Finalists category among 4 other start-ups, and they successfully won the ‘Sauga Pitch and Showcase presented by ICUBE UTM, Sheridan EDGE and Mississauga Business Enterprise Centre (MBEC) in December 2021.In addition, they were accepted into the Foresight Canada Clean Tech Acceleration Program in January 2022.Their project proposes an innovative, low-impact solution for the outdated storm water management systems that aims to tackle storm water before it - and the subsequent pollutants – get into the sewer systems. The Curb the Rain team suggests a redesign of existing curb infrastructure with permeable concrete that would withstand the impacts of climate change and mitigate its impacts.

Hear about their challenges and triumphs in the latest episode of VIEW to the U.

Resources- A full transcript of this interview is available at https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/dean/view-u-transcribed-mscsm-students-imi- Find out more about the MScSM program at https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/mscsm/