Tag: Environment

  • Airworks Compressors Corp Shakes Up Capitol Hill

    Airworks Compressors Corp Shakes Up Capitol Hill

      Airworks Compressors Corp, a leader in well site emissions technology, was recently invited to Washington D.C. to brief several senate and congressional offices on Airworks’ cutting edge technology with regards to upcoming emission legislation.  Airworks’ latest innovative technology provides solutions for well site emission reduction.  Airworks’ patent pending instrument air package, the Aurora Eco-System™,…

  • MD of Foothills Recycling Event

    MD of Foothills Recycling Event

    The MD of Foothills Recycling Roundup is on!  Bring your old computers, TV’s, Paint and Household Hazardous Waste.  

  • Fuelling the Search for a More Environmentally Friendly Search for Fuel

    Fuelling the Search for a More Environmentally Friendly Search for Fuel

    UAlberta scientist and collaborators receive more than $2M to fuel search to inform best practices for hydraulic fracturing in Alberta. By Jennifer Pascoe, UofA Dan Alessi, Encana Water Chair and assistant professor in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, examines flowback water as part of a $2M study to examine best practices in hydraulic fracturing. Hydraulic fracturing…

  • Don’t Miss the Greatest Show on Earth

    Don’t Miss the Greatest Show on Earth

    Celebrate Spring Migration Week as Canada’s land and skies come alive It’s happening now. Cast members are taking their places. The stage is set. Canada’s grasslands, lakes, marshes and forests are coming alive as millions of migrating birds herald the arrival of spring in one of the greatest shows on Earth. Celebrate this natural spectacle…

  • Town of High River Reminds Residents to Help Protect Trees in Public Spaces

    Town of High River Reminds Residents to Help Protect Trees in Public Spaces

    HIGH RIVER, AB: The Town would like to remind property owners and contractors that trees on town property are protected under the Tree Protection Bylaw and it is not acceptable to attach signs or any other materials to public trees. “During the spring and summer months, it is common for residents to try and advertise…

  • Update from the Sheep River Regional Utility Corporation

    Update from the Sheep River Regional Utility Corporation

    March 2016 – The Town of Turner Valley is pleased to report that the implementation of the Sheep River Regional Utility Corporation (SRRUC) is nearing completion and this municipal corporation will soon take over the administration of the potable water system. The Towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley have joined with the M.D. of…

  • A Voice for Habitat

    A Voice for Habitat

    Canadian pop star Kiesza teams up with the Calgary Zoo to support gorilla conservation Calgary, AB – On the heels of Junos week, international pop sensation Kiesza is partnering with the Calgary Zoo to protect gorilla habitat. The 27-year-old is raising her voice about cell phone recycling to help preserve these gentle giants. “My passion…

  • Alberta’s Conservation K-9 Team and Partners Commended for Efforts in Keeping Waters Free of Foreign Mussels

    Alberta’s Conservation K-9 Team and Partners Commended for Efforts in Keeping Waters Free of Foreign Mussels

    Alberta’s ground-breaking Aquatic Invasive Species Conservation K-9 Team and their partners were commended during a visit to the Alberta Legislature by the Minister of Environment and Parks, Shannon Phillips, for their efforts in keeping the province free of invasive mussels. Hilo and Diesel, two of the team’s working dogs, along with their handlers and partners…

  • Government Accepts Recommendations to Strengthen Scientific Oversight of Environmental Monitoring

    Government Accepts Recommendations to Strengthen Scientific Oversight of Environmental Monitoring

    A new structure is being established to improve the province’s environmental monitoring and reporting system. The new model will replace the Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agency (AEMERA), which an independent review has determined is not the right delivery model to ensure effective and accountable oversight of environmental monitoring on behalf of Albertans. “We…

  • CSA: From the Farm to Your Table

    CSA: From the Farm to Your Table

    Community Supported Agriculture or Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) is a community of individuals or families who support a chosen farm and its family. Each individual or family purchases, in advance, a share, called a subscription, of the year’s crop. Thus, the customers become virtual partners or ‘co-producers’ in the farm, sharing risk and reward with…

  • Welcome Free-Range Customers – Be an Open Farm Days host

    Welcome Free-Range Customers – Be an Open Farm Days host

    Farmers and ranchers can help grow their markets by opening their gates and sharing their stories as hosts for Alberta Open Farm Days this summer. Producers and ag-tourism operators can sign-up using the online registration form available at albertafarmdays.ca. The application deadline for host farms is May 31. “Open Farm Days gives visitors from across…

  • Eco-Car Team Unveils New Car, Launches Crowdfunding Campaign

    Eco-Car Team Unveils New Car, Launches Crowdfunding Campaign

    Donations will give student group an enduring legacy of innovation. By Richard Cairney, University of Alberta The University of Alberta Eco-Car Team unveiled its new zero-emissions car, launched a crowdfunding campaign, and received surprise support from Faculty of Engineering alumni Tuesday. The team is entering its new hydrogen-fuel-cell vehicle, dubbed Alice, in the Shell Eco-marathon…

  • Rare Footage of Wild Asian Elephants Highlights Success of Cambodia’s Largest Protected Forest

    Rare Footage of Wild Asian Elephants Highlights Success of Cambodia’s Largest Protected Forest

    ​Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Remarkable camera trap footage was released (in January) showing the largest group of wild Asian elephants captured on film in the Central Cardamom Protected Forest over the past decade. The footage shows at least 12 individual Asian elephants, including young, as they graze, interact and move through the forest. The footage debuts…

  • Upcoming Work in Waterton Lakes National Park

    Upcoming Work in Waterton Lakes National Park

    Potential Impacts on Visitor Experience for Spring and Summer 2016 Waterton Lakes (Alberta) – Parks Canada wishes to inform visitors and residents of the Waterton Park community of the following infrastructure projects in Waterton Lakes National Park taking place this spring and summer. Projects resulting in a closure or having a major impact to visitors…

  • Gardeners beware of Black Knot in trees

    Gardeners beware of Black Knot in trees

    Black knot is caused by the fungus Apiosporina Morbosa and is very common in various species of Prunus, which are ornamental and fruit bearing shrubs and trees such as Mayday, Amur Cherry, and Schubert Chokecherry. The Town of High River prunes trees in public areas for Black Knot twice a year. Residents are advised to…