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Call For Committee Volunteers
imagineCALGARY’s three committees – Steering, Collaborative Action and Communications and Awareness – are looking for participants. If you are a member of a Partner organization, care about sustainability and have some time to spare, we want to hear from you. |
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Partners in Profile: DIRTT
DIRTT (Doing It Right This Time) is an international leader in sustainability – and there’s no doubt they are setting a high standard for imagineCALGARY Partner accomplishments. Learn more about how DIRTT is walking the sustainability talk here. |
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REAP Calgary Releases Healthy Family, Healthy Planet Report
REAP Calgary, an imagineCALGARY Partner and Calgary's only sustainable business association, has released a report that helps Calgarians protect the health of their families and the planet. Learn more here. |
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Water For Life Conference
imagineCALGARY Partner The University of Calgary hosted a comprehensive conference on water issues this March – you can watch a great video on water resources, check out useful links and learn more about water conservation here. |
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imagineCALGARY Joins Twitter
One suggestion that emerged from the Annual Partner Meeting was that imagineCALGARY have a presence on Twitter. That’s been accomplished – you can follow us here. |
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Earth Day April 22nd
Communities all across the globe are celebrating Earth Day on April 22nd. You can join a Lunch and Learn at the Calgary Public Library, attend the 7th Annual Earth Day Awareness Fair, or choose from more events – learn more here. |
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Walk and Talk in Jane’s Walk
Free tours of Calgary neighborhoods are among the many events on tap in Calgary in coming weeks. With Jane’s Walk May 1 and 2, you can enjoy a weekend of walking tours led by local people that are designed to engage the community. Learn more about Jane’s Walk and other community events here. |
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Vital Conversation April 30th
imagineCALGARY Partners The Calgary Foundation and the Calgary Public Library, and the Ethno-Cultural Council of Calgary are hosting the next discussion in a series of Vital Conversations about our city on April 30th. This event will focus on Getting Started: How can we work collectively to create a more welcoming Calgary for new Canadians? Learn more here. |
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imagineCALGARY In The News
A recent discussion on the Social Capital Review site featured some discussions about imagineCALGARY – and how it has served as a role model for other sustainability planning initiatives across the globe. Click here to read more. |
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imagineCALGARY Top Tip
The State of the Planet 2010 conference took place in New York on March 25, 2010. Funded by The Economist, Ericsson and The Earth Institute at Columbia University, this initiative continues to explore key issues for the planet. Topics like climate change, the economy and poverty are explored on the website, with videos and articles from leaders in these issues. |
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The Last Word
"The flip side of the coin is the enormous economic, social and environmental benefits likely to arise from combating climate change and re-investing in natural infrastructure -- benefits ranging from new green jobs in clean tech and clean energy businesses up to ones in sustainable agriculture and conservation-based enterprises."
- Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director |
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