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ALUS in Alberta
ALUS Canada is a community-led, farmer-delivered program that supports stewardship activities on agricultural lands. With the generous support of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, ALUS programs are established in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Prince Edward Island—where it is run by the Province. In all ALUS communities, farmers and ranchers obtain support to enable them to produce…
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Hayley Todesco
Since the age of 10, Hayley has been trying to solve local environmental issues through science fair projects after Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” ignited her zeal for environmentalism. At the age of 16, this passion led her to tackle the environmental issues surrounding the oil sands in her home province, specifically the oil sands…
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Reuse Centre
In 2007, the City of Edmonton opened its Reuse Centre, a drop-off facility for household materials, based on the growing popularity of volunteer-based community Reuse Fairs. The Centre accepts many items not accepted elsewhere, which are made available for purchase by organizations and individuals for a nominal fee. The Centre has grown in popularity, and moved…
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The Classroom Energy Diet Challenge
The Classroom Energy Diet Challenge is an educational program designed to increase energy awareness while improving energy literacy of Canadian students from K–12. Created by Canadian Geographic Education and sponsored by Shell Canada, it’s comprised of 25 energy-themed classroom activities that teach students about biodiversity, transportation, carbon footprints and more. Students and teachers actively address…
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University-Based Community Service-Learning for the Environment
The University of Alberta’s Augustana campus embraces community service-learning (CSL) to create significant environmental achievements on campus and throughout the Camrose community engagement. As a high-impact learning strategy, the objectives of CSL are to integrate meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. Of the…
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Warriors of the Rainbow
According to Cree legend, “Leaders will be those whose actions speak the loudest, the ones that have demonstrated wisdom and courage and have proven that they work for the benefit of all.” Named after the First Nations’ legend of the leaders who will come to restore the health of the Earth, the Clandonald School Warriors…
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Green Calgary
For over a decade, Green Calgary has been developing urban stormwater-management solutions through rainwater-harvesting initiatives. After the 2013 floods, they embarked on a more focused and systematic approach to helping Calgary better prepare for extreme-weather events, the effects of which may be mitigated by green stormwater management practices. In 2014, through a national study with…
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Electronic Recycling Association
In 2004, unwanted tech hardware was sent to landfills and e-waste management regulations were few. In response, Bojan Paduh created the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA). Through awareness events, collection drives, fundraising, partnerships with law enforcement and offering secure, convenient options for disposing of unwanted equipment, the ERA offers the option for e-waste to be processed…
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Echohaven
Echohaven is a community of 25 home sites within Calgary. It was created as a place to group together solar or environmentally improved or net-zero energy or sustainable homes. Six founding families have taken the land from a former acreage to a place where like-minded people can live in a green community. By becoming the…
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Implementing and Sharing Energy Efficiency Innovation
The ConocoPhillips Canada Energy Efficiency Program was established in 2008 to implement energy efficient technology at a large number of well sites and facilities spanning from northeast British Columbia to southeast Alberta. The program’s goal is to make a significant reduction in the company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions footprint. With the assistance of a grant from the Climate…
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