menstrual products
Free menstrual products coming to SFU washrooms by the end of 2025
December 18, 2025By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer A new program to provide free menstrual products will soon launch across all SFU campuses. On the Burnaby campus, dispensers containing both pads and tampons will be installed in 60 high-traffic, gender neutral, and women’s washrooms. A similar rollout is planned for the Surrey campus, targeting 10 to 12 washrooms, and for Vancouver, where existing dispensers will be revamped. The Peak interviewed Krystal Ness, the associate director for buildings and grounds at SFU Facilities, who said the program will be implemented before the end of the year. Ness added that they secured “funding approval for…
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Reasons to consider transitioning to eco-friendly menstrual products
July 27, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate There are a variety of menstrual products and brands to choose from, but the majority of what’s sold in stores are single-use. These disposable products, such as tampon applicators and menstrual pads, are made up…
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Centennial College is addressing the lack of menstrual products in washrooms — it’s time for SFU to step up as well
May 25, 2019By: Encina Roh, Peak Associate Mother Nature is wonderful. Except when she shows up on the day you have a four-hour long lecture, with only a 10-minute break to run to the bathroom and pray that the line isn’t too long.…
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