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Partners in Profile: The Federation of Calgary Communities
As one of the many Partners committed to the imagineCALGARY vision, the Federation of Calgary Communities and its members are helping achieve targets from the imagineCALGARY Plan. Learn more about the contribution of a unique community garden project here. |
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Plan it Hosts Open Houses
The Plan It strategies that emerged from The imagineCALGARY Plan For Long Range Urban Sustainability will be discussed at a public meeting slated for June 23. Open houses have been scheduled so you can learn more about what these proposed plans mean to the community — Calgarians have until June 11 to offer input. |
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Sage Presents IGNITE!: Calgary’s Festival for Emerging Artists
imagineCALGARY Partner Sage Theatre is hosting its fifth annual IGNITE! Festival for emerging artists from June 11th to 13th. Learn more about these and other events on the imagineCALGARY Events page. |
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Charting Calgary’s Carbon Future
The environmental sustainability discussion that was initiated at the imagineCALGARY Inspiring Action: Collective Results Peer Learning Event January 27th is still ongoing. Next steps have included a Roundtable Summit on Calgary’s Carbon Future that is paving the way to achieving some important imagineCALGARY targets. Click here to learn more. |
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Have Your Say With Vital Signs
Interested in the issues facing Calgary and Calgarians? You can share your perspective in the annual Vital Signs Report from The Calgary Foundation. A quick online survey is used to help measure Calgary’s quality of life in 12 key issue areas. Click here to learn how to become a Grader and complete the survey from May 18th to June 30th. |
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Community Sustainability Update
The City of Calgary’s Community Sustainability Project Team has been busy helping to measure and manage our impact on the environment, as well as finding ways for the community to work together to find solutions. Learn more about what they’ve been up to here. |
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imagineCALGARY Top Tip
Learn more about the business logic of sustainability at Ted.com. At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional "take / make / waste" industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares a powerful vision for sustainable commerce. |
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The Last Word
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill |
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