Tag: Environment

  • High River Yard Waste Drop-off Station to Close Nov. 30

    High River Yard Waste Drop-off Station to Close Nov. 30

      HIGH RIVER, AB: Town Operations crews will be closing the current Town of High River yard waste drop-off station located south of the former sprung structures on 1 Street S.E. in order to clear the area for new developments. The station where residents were able to take grass, leaves, branches and other yard waste…

  • Emerald Awards Celebrate Silver Anniversary

    Emerald Awards Celebrate Silver Anniversary

      Alberta Emerald Foundation opens nominations for prestigious environmental award EDMONTON, AB – “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking,” said Albert Einstein. “It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” For the past 25 years, the Alberta Emerald Foundation has embodied a similar concept as Einstein’s as their…

  • Emerald Award Recipient Recognized as Greenest School in Canada!

    Emerald Award Recipient Recognized as Greenest School in Canada!

    Aaron Dublenko has devoted his teaching career with the Edmonton Public School Board to inspiring his students to become environmental champions through his Emerald Award-winning Student Led Initiatives for Sustainable Education (SLISE) program, and INNOVATE, a hands-on project-based program that bridges the different curriculums, connects to the greater community, and provides research and experimental opportunities…

  • Researchers Turn Potato Byproducts into Eco-Friendly Plastic Films

    Researchers Turn Potato Byproducts into Eco-Friendly Plastic Films

    Starch-based films offer green alternative to petroleum-based plastics used in food packaging. By Helen Metella Marleny Aranda Saldaña (middle) with graduate students Yujia Zhao (left) and Carla Sofia Valdivieso Ramirez. Saldaña and her research team developed a starch-based plastic film that has antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. Using potato peels and culls considered waste by Alberta’s…

  • Nominations for the 25th Annual Emerald Awards open November 2!

    Nominations for the 25th Annual Emerald Awards open November 2!

    Albertans are passionate about balancing the development of our province’s rich resources with environmental stewardship. For the past 25 years, the Emerald Awards have recognized and celebrated the innovation and dedication of large and small businesses, individuals, not-for-profit associations, community groups, youth and governments. Elevate Alberta’s environmental leadership by nominating yourself or someone you know…

  • Okotoks Community Compost

    Okotoks Community Compost

      As soon as Halloween is over, bring your pumpkins to the grass and leaf drop-off area on the east side of the Okotoks Bottle Depot for composting. Remove all plastic bags. Compost your leaves & grass too! Over 800 tonnes of grass clippings and leaves are collected annually at the Community Compost saving valuable…

  • Canadians can Make a Powerful Difference During Daylight Savings Time

    Canadians can Make a Powerful Difference During Daylight Savings Time

      When citizens turn back their clocks on November 1st, RONA and Call2Recycle remind them to turn in their batteries! TORONTO, Oct. 26, 2015 /CNW/ – This Fall, Call2Recycle, Canada’s national consumer battery recycling organization, and RONA, a major Canadian retailer and distributor of hardware, building materials and home renovation products, encourage Canadians to take…

  • Wind Warnings for the Foothills

    Wind Warnings for the Foothills

    Alerts for: Okotoks – High River – Claresholm Warnings 10:14 AM MDT Friday 30 October 2015 Wind warning in effect for: M.D. of Foothills near Cayley M.D. of Foothills near High River and Aldersyde M.D. of Foothills near Longview and Eden Valley Res. M.D. of Foothills near Okotoks and De Winton M.D. of Foothills near…

  • Altalink Earns North American Accreditation as Right-of-Way Steward Utility

    Altalink Earns North American Accreditation as Right-of-Way Steward Utility

    AltaLink among seven companies named as Right-of-Way Stewardship Council founding utilities CALGARY, ALBERTA – AltaLink has been named by the Right-of-way Stewardship Council (ROWSC) as an accredited Right-of-Way Steward Utility for sustainable integrated vegetation management (IVM) of their electric transmission rights-of-way. The accreditation recognizes AltaLink for committing to the Council’s stringent standards of excellence for…

  • Alberta Moves to Protect Calgary, Neighbouring Communities from Severe Flooding

    Alberta Moves to Protect Calgary, Neighbouring Communities from Severe Flooding

      New flood protection along the Bow and Elbow Rivers will protect Calgary and upstream communities from the type of severe flooding that occurred in June 2013, the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history. “Building Alberta’s flood defenses will help protect families and businesses from a repeat of the devastation experienced in 2013, when more…

  • Sheep River Flood Hazard Study Underway by Province

    Sheep River Flood Hazard Study Underway by Province

    The intent of the Sheep River Hazard Study, and the Flood Hazard Identification Program (FHIP), is to help enhance public safety, reduce potential future flood damages, and mitigate negative individual and community flooding impacts for all Albertans. The Sheep River Hazard Study will help build safer communities though a better understanding of flood hazards and risks. The work being…

  • These Species at Risk May Flora You

    These Species at Risk May Flora You

      Many of us are familiar with Alberta’s species at risk – from the peregrine falcon to the whooping crane, the swift fox to the woodland caribou and more. These animals are often featured in news stories, school curriculums and more. But species at risk aren’t just animals. In Alberta, there are 10 plant species…

  • The Weather Channel: Patricia Becomes Strongest Hurricane Ever Recorded

    The Weather Channel: Patricia Becomes Strongest Hurricane Ever Recorded

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  • Turner Valley Waterworks System Found “More than Adequate”

    EAB Decision – Waterworks System Amending Approvals The Town of Turner Valley is in receipt of the Alberta Environmental Appeals Board decision respecting the various appeals of its waterworks system amending approvals. We are pleased to report that the Board found the terms and conditions in the Amending Approvals are “more than adequate” to provide…

  • Facts on Young Farmers

    Facts on Young Farmers