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The Mayor's Expo is Calgary's premier event to celebrate Environment Week. The event is a unique educational and interactive opportunity for students, teachers and parents. There are opportunities to learn more about local and regional initiatives taken by the City and local organizations to address environmental issues in an effort to meet the challenge to reduce our Ecological Footprint and get involved in the community. The official website is here. Camrose
Join representivites from the Battle River Watershed Alliance for a walk and talk to learn about the Battle River Watershed.Located at the Stoney Creek Centre, a multi-purpose facility, 5320-40 Avenue. Edmonton
The City of Edmonton is celebrating Environment Week 2011. Visit www.edmonton.ca/environmentweek to learn more!
Did you know that Edmonton now has 22 more photovoltaic solar installations than it did last year? Up until last September there were a handful of intrepid people who had installed solar panels on their homes. Then in September the City of Edmonton offered a $3 per watt subsidy for people and businesses that wanted to install solar panels. The results were immediate. By December 31 there were 17 new residential and five new commercial solar electric projects installed in Edmonton. Solar panels are pretty interesting but there are many different technologies that can be incorporated into a home to make it more efficient. Each year in Edmonton the Eco-Solar Home Tour offers a free tour that features renewable energy, energy efficiency, water efficiency, low emission technologies and natural landscaping. The Eco-Solar Home Tour is a self-directed tour of the nine homes. The owners, builders, contractors and volunteers will be on hand to describe the technologies and to show you how they work. They will answer questions on how much things cost, how things worked out and where they had problems. The best way to take the tour is to go to the web site and note down the houses you want to see. Then you can plan the most effective way to see all the things you want to see. Go to www.ecosolar.ca for more details.
Gather your family and friends together and come on down for an afternoon celebrating the world around us. Get “caught” enjoying a waste-free picnic and receive free tree seedlings while supplies last. This family event includes: kids games and activities; solar heating panel demonstration; mobile air monitoring lab (MAML); Prius (and possibly electric) car; kite-flying; entertainment; and fashion show using re-used materials. Enter to win Environment Week prizes, including a complete solar system, hot air balloon flights, Valley Zoo family passes, ETS monthly passes and much more. Total prize value is $7,000! Exhibitors include: Alberta Motor Association Green Team; City of Edmonton; Clean Air Strategic Alliance; Alberta Environment’s Mobile Air Monitoring Lab; Earth’s General Store; Solar Energy Society of Alberta; That Solar Place; University of Alberta Office of Sustainability; Alberta Lung Association. Presentations & Times
Eat local with urban food production. Eat fresh, eat local. Eat clean. These three simple terms can go a long way in saving our planet. Urban food production using sustainable organic growing practices is the solution to many of our environmental issues and the pending food crisis. Come and see this private garden and connect with this passionate gardener; learn some simple ways to plant your own food and alternatives to a traditional lawn.
Bikeology Movie Mondays at Metro "Small Changes Add Up" - a made-in-Edmonton documentary premiere! 55 minutes
Drop in and interact with some little creatures that live in our streams, ponds and wetlands. Receive your own dip net and ID chart. Also, lots of information about backyard and worm composting is available.
In this workshop-style session, participants will cook a meal using sustainably-sourced food and discover how simple it can be to incorporate more seasonal, organic and local food choices into your daily life. All ingredients and recipes will be supplied for participants, and an experienced cook will guide you through the process. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about sustainable cooking and enjoy a delicious meal! No cost. RSVP required here. Location: University of Alberta, International Centre Lobby (HUB Basement). Space is limited, so please register soon
Check out the Try-It Library, where you can try all sorts of self-propelled locomotion; displays by The Way We Green, Sustainable Transportation, Edmonton Transit, Waste Management, Walkable Edmonton, Alberta Motor Association and others; and presentations and displays by EnviroBlast kids and youth. For other city events visit www.edmonton.ca/EnvironmentWeek
Did you know that there's an organic community garden on North Campus at the University of Alberta? Join us to learn more about the garden and enjoy a delicious potluck style salad party. Please bring a salad ingredient to share, and everyone who attends will enjoy a delicious meal together. You can also learn how to get involved with gardening on campus and meet the garden volunteers. Stay to enjoy an evening yoga class as well. Everyone is welcome to attend! No cost. Location: University of Alberta, Community Garden (89 Ave. between 111th and 110th Streets). For more information about the Campus Community Garden, visit http://www.su.ualberta.ca/services/ecos/garden/ and more info here http://www.sustainability.ualberta.ca/details.cfm?ID_event=26585
Learn more about what happens to the trash you’ve picked up by taking a tour of the Edmonton Waste Management Centre on June 8 or 9. Over 100,000 people have visited already. It’s your turn. See recyclables get sorted, garbage composted, e-waste recycled, landfills producing electricity and much more. Reservations are mandatory. Call 780-496-5698 to reserve your seats.
Check out displays by The Way We Green, Waste Management and Office of Natural Areas. For other city events visit www.edmonton.ca/EnvironmentWeek
Learn more about the diversity of sustainability-related research happening now and enjoy some free pizza! Leading their field in sustainability innovation and technologies, U of A Faculty members will speak to their research and the value of it. This unique opportunity allows the greater community to learn more about the academics of sustainability and discover the diversity of this field. Everyone is welcome to attend! No cost. List of speakers will be available soon. Location: University of Alberta, ETLC 2-001, RSVP suggested here.
Witness first-hand some of the innovative sustainability features on campus. Everyone is welcome to attend this 1.5 hour glimpse into the efforts the U of A is making to reduce its ecological impact. Come check out what we are doing to incorporate sustainability into areas such as building design, waste disposal and cleaning practices. Everyone is welcome to attend!
RSVP required here.
Join us for a fun day of hands-on activities for the whole family! Free pancake breakfast at 10am. There's lots to do! Take a ride in a voyageur canoe, raft the North Saskatchewan, try stand up paddling, watch water rescue and boat safety demos, take in some of the new river related displays for 2011, learn to fish, try out a canoe or kayak, water quality testing/Pond critters exhibit and canoe polo demos. Learn more here.
Recommendations will be made to City Council about adopting renewable energies and implementing actions designed to promote green building in Edmonton. Share your thoughts and feedback at the open house. Displays at the open house include: green roofs; straw bale construction; solar energy; co-generation; and geothermal Visit www.edmonton.ca/greenbuilding Edson
Edson & District Recycling Society will help seniors with their recycling while the seniors are treated to a BBQ, refreshments, goodies, and special Environment Week prize draws.We appreciate the many contributions that seniors have and continue to make our community.
This is the sixth year for this eagerly anticipated event. Each school will record daily the number of students and staff riding or walking to school. Children who cannot bike or walk to school (take a school bus) also participate by doing some form of environmentally themed work to qualify. The data is compiled by the EDRS and daily results are being reported to the schools to help build the excitement of this event. We plan on various giveaways and prizes for all schools, including a pizza party for the entire winning school. As well, every time a child walks or bikes to school or participates in an environmental activity, they can enter their name in for a chance to win a bike and helmet.
New mobile recycling units are being opened in Wildwood and Evansburg during Environment Week. They will provide people from these communities with the opportunity to begin recycling paper, glass, tin cans, cardboard, and compost. To create awareness of these new facilities Edson Recycle Depot employees will be going door to door in these communities to inform the public about the recycling trailers and to answer any questions about their use. As well, Edson Recycle Depot will be setting up a booth at the Wildwood Farmers market. The hope is that by teaching and informing the communities of Evansburg and Wildwood about the importance of the newly developed recycling program that they will be happy to start using the facilities provided.
Evansburg School will be hosting a Women’s Conference where they will be discussing environmental issues at hand. Employees from Edson Recycle Depot will be making a presentation about recycling at this conference. Fort McMurray
Check out the top ten photos from this year's 'Wood Buffalo Landscapes' themed photography contest. Call 780-792-9817 for details.
Keep our environment free of toxic chemicals that can come from e-waste, batteries, paints and other cleaners. Drop off your unwanted household hazardous wastes for proper disposal! Volunteer by calling 780-788-6425.
Pitch in and help us keep our community back roads clean for everyone to enjoy! Volunteer by calling 780-792-9817.
The ‘Yellow Fish Road’ program is Canada’s only national storm water pollution protection program! Join and help ensure storm drains are kept free of toxic cleaners by marking “rainwater only” in this educational event! Contact 780-713-5988 for details.
A Parks Canada representative from Wood Buffalo National Park will visit participating elementary schools with an interactive program on the importance of natural habitat.
Encourages Canadians to leave their cars at home and celebrates active and sustainable transportation. Contact 780-791-8916 for more information.
Stop by for a tour of the new Wastewater Treatment Plant and learn how your wastewater is treated.
Learn about home composting in a FREE workshop! Win a free composter or purchase at cost. Call 780-788-6425 for info.
Learn about the many benefits of cloth diapering including baby's health, cost and the environment. Free but please register, call 780-747-5092 or at www.diaperduty.ca
Walk through the historic Abasand oil sand plant site, historical photos provided by the Oil Sands Discovery Center. Register at 780-799-8643.
Fun for the whole family - CEMA and Royal Alberta Museum are once again partnering up with exciting exhibits and an Aboriginal theme. All are welcome to this event and free BBQ.
Swap your extra plants at the annual Woodland Garden Society event. Come by Helen Pacholko Park in Thickwood (Signal Road) near Safeway. Contact 780-792-2388 for info.
Join the Wood Buffalo Adventure for a two hour fun and engaging hike from Rotary Campground (off Hwy 69). Contact 780-838-4853 for info.
Volunteer to clean-up the Clearwater River parkway. Boaters welcome! Prize giveaways, refreshments, kids activities and a BBQ at Borealis Park. Call 780-799-8643 for details. Jasper
Environment Canada and Parks Canada have partnered to organise a Geocaching Contest throughout Canada. What is geocaching? It’s a game of hiding and seeking treasure! This game is played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, which are hidden outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaches containing a password have been placed in National Parks, National Historic Sites and National Wildlife Areas throughout the country! To have a chance to win a prize, you must visit the website and get a password. So celebrate Canadian Environment Week this year by taking the time to visit our beautiful National Parks, Historic Sites and National Wildlife Areas! Find the geocaches in Jasper National Park! For more info visit: http://www.ec.gc.ca/sce-cew/default.asp?lang=En&n=C70E04FE-1
Bike Town is a community program that increases awareness about environmental issues. It provides a great opportunity to educate people about climate change and demonstrate how small changes like riding your bike to work can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality and save money by reducing the need to gas up. Bike Town not only achieves environmental goals but it also promotes sustainable living - healthy lifestyle, quality of life and a sense of community. Participants are chosen based on an essay that they submit describing why they want a bike for the summer. People can submit essays for themselves or nominate others. Bike Town encourages people to discover for themselves how physical activity can improve their life and make them feel good about doing their part for the environment. Apply by May 31. For the past six years the local bike shop Freecycle Cycle has sponsored Bike Town. In 2008, a new twist was added with the purchase of the Kona Africabike.
In honour of Clean Air Day Jasper elementary school students dress up and find creative, environmentally-friendly ways to get to school on WWWW. WWWW raises awareness about alternatives to having parents drive their children to school.
Organizations throughout Jasper are participating in the Commuter Challenge. Employees at various workplaces walk or bike to work rather than taking the car. Local workplaces have issued a friendly to another claiming they will have the most employees participating in the challenge. In Jasper, it’s easy to leave the car at home.
Every year on Stewardship Day, all non-essential Parks Canada and Municipality of Jasper staff from leave their regular duties and join forces to pick up litter and recyclables along Highways 16 and 93, high visitor use areas and throughout the townsite. The day ends with a staff and family BBQ at the Jasper Airfield picnic area.
The whole family will enjoy the Enviro Fair. There will be environment themed displays and booths, local musicians and entertainment, a kids craft and game area and a street hockey tournament. The annual Take-it or Leave-it – imagine a huge garage sale only everything is free – will be on as well as the annual ewaste and HHW Round-up. Residents can bring unwanted computers, TV’s and paint to the Round-up for safe disposal. Winners of the Bike Town competition will be announced. Every year the local bike Freewheel Cycle partners with the Environmental Stewardship program to give several lucky people town bikes to ride for the summer. Applicants write a short essay describing how a bike would be useful or improve their life during the summer. The Jasper Environmental Stewardship Award winners will be announced at the Enviro Fair. These awards recognize and celebrate leading local businesses, schools and individuals who are helping to make Jasper a green community.
This is like a huge community garage sale – only everything is free for the taking! Bring useful items that you no longer want and take home items that you do. This is the ultimate reuse/recycle event.
Bring your old computers, TVs, paint and other household hazardous waste to be recycled or disposed of safely.
Canadians love their hockey! When the snow and ice melt they turn to...street hockey. Come and watch the tournament! Red Deer
Based on the theme of the Red Deer Environmental Master Plan (EMP), which is “Our Environment, Our Future”. The EMP has seven focus areas: Water; Ecology; Built Environment; Transportation; Air; Energy; and Waste. All The City’s activities will be aligned with one of these focus areas. The City’s goal is to launch the EMP by unveiling three programs: Naturescaping to reduce water use in the yard, encouraging businesses to go Idle Free, and using Kill-a-Watts to identify energy use in the home.
Choose from the sessions listed below. Remember to bring your re-useable coffee mug or water bottle to enjoy the coffee and water that will be provided. Please feel free to bring your lunch.
Vermi-composting is a great way to keep valuable resources out of the landfill, grow better veggies, and teach your families about natures recycling. I will be sharing my experiences on starting my own compost, maintaining it and problem solving along the way. Join me to learn about how you can start one of your own in your home or office space. (Meghan Schmidt)
This presentation, “Basic Concepts on Connecting Residential Solar Generation to the Utility”, includes an introduction of the basics of utility power distribution, the common micro-generation methods, the technical challenges in combining these and the regulatory process currently in place for connecting micro-generation. Participants at this session can also be among the first to borrow Red Deer Public Library’s new “Kill-a-Watt” electricity monitoring devices. (Presenter: Garfield Lee)
This presentation will focus on water wise gardening and how to plan your yard for the most effective water management possible using low maintenance materials, hardy drought tolerant plantings and forest style design. Note that forest style design discusses a layered approach of soil, mulch and layered plantings; this does not mean it will look like a forest. (In addition to the Naturescaping presentation we will be launching the 2011 City of Red Deer Naturescaping Contest. So join us for the official launch as well as to learn more about the principles of Naturescaping and water wise gardening!) (Presenter: Angela Sommers)
This presentation will focus on the environmental, physical and lifestyle benefits of bicycle commuting by drawing on personal experiences. It will also discuss some of the challenges associated with bicycle commuting highlighting ways to overcome these challenges. Tips on general cycling, safety and gear will be presented. (Presenters: Mike Kozlowski and Jeremy Bouw)
This session is offered in celebration of Clean Air Day, where The City of Red Deer will be launching its new Idle Free Businesses toolkit. This presentation will discuss the new Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) for Alberta. The AQHI is used by the general public and at-risk populations to help plan outdoor activities based on forecasting and health messaging. This presentation will explain what the AQHI is, how it functions, some of its drivers, why Alberta is changing over and how the changeover will be implemented and used by airsheds such as the Parkland Airshed Management Zone. (Presenter: Kevin Warren)
“Lawn and Order” is a funny, hilarious and touching documentary that reveals the obsessive fascinations North Americans have with their front yard. The film journeys through inner cities, suburbs, plains and deserts dropping in on everyone from the proud home-owner to the suburbanite to the eccentric inner-city lawn rebel as they share why they do what they do with their front yard. The front yard is the site of fascinating human drama and conflict involving issues of individual rights and freedoms versus community standards and norms. After seeing “Lawn and Order” you will never look at a front yard the same way! Co-hosted with APPI.
This pest management presentation will discuss some of the current problematic insects and diseases that we are seeing around Red Deer, as well as potential invasive threats, such as Bronze Leaf Disease, Dutch Elm Disease and Emerald Ash Borer. You will leave with useful handouts to help put into practice what you have learned. Presented by Elaine Johnson, Urban Forester withThe City of Red Deer. Stony Plain
Arbour Day is a day to plant and nurture trees and to celebrate our community’s green spaces. The inaugural celebration will include community tree planting, a brief ceremony and a community BBQ and will coincide with another event designed to educate the public about another important Town initiative: the revitalization and environmental preservation of the Willow Park Natural Area. The event will be held in Willow Park Natural Area. We invite local residence to walk our trail network to the Park. If you are planning to drive to the event, please park at High Park School, 40 Highridge Way, and follow the trail signs to the event. Sylvan Lake
The Sylvan Lake Enviro Expo & Fish Fry is a public event designed to promote resource sustainability and encourage environmental stewardship. – learn about local ecological concerns and realistic solutions. Presentations, interactive booths and more. 2 - 7 pm Fish fry presented by Joey’s Restaurant, $6/plate at 5 pm until sold out. Tofield
Join the Beaverhill Bird Observatory for our annual BIG Birding Breakfast in celebration of Spring Migration. We will be serving Crepes made by famous Hungarian chef Janos Kovacs. Bacon, fruit, coffee, tea, and juice are also on the menu. Watch bird banding up close, walk the net lanes with our staff and meet the bird observatory executive and volunteers. Cost is $10 per person. www.beaverhillbirds.com Directions Wetaskiwin
This is the fifth year for central Alberta’s Caring for the Watershed. This program, which started in the Battle River Watershed, is now offered across North America. Junior and senior high school students are challenged to answer the question, “What can I do to help my watershed?” and to come up with solutions to address environment concerns that impact their watershed. Come out and see the winning ideas from young Albertans. Directions: Alberta Reynolds Museum is located on the west side of Wetaskiwin on Highway 13 across from the County of Wetaskiwin Buildings |
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