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Riparian Restorations Coming to Turner Valley August 2015
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2015 River Valley Clean-up and Tree Planting in Okotoks
The purpose and intent of the annual clean-up is to encourage year-round stewardship and care of our community’s most precious natural resource, while also directly benefitting the environment. Your help is needed to ensure the event has the necessary resources to continue growing and expanding just like our community. We invite everyone to attend the…
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“Y-Camp” PRESCRIBED FIRE in Waterton Today
What’s Happening? Today, fire managers will begin to ignite a 1200 hectare “Y-Camp” burn unit. It is east of the Waterton River, south of Hwy 5/6, between Chief Mountain Highway and where the Lower Waterton Lake meets the Dardanelles. Ignition operations may take up to two days. Why It’s Important: The purpose of this…
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UCalgary: New Oil-Climate Index Compares Crude Oils
Schulich researcher creates open-source refinery model to estimate greenhouse gas emissions By Lisha Hassanali Not all oils are created equal. That’s the message from Schulich School of Engineering researcher Joule Bergerson. She contributed to the first Oil-Climate Index which compares various crude oils’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the life cycle, from point of extraction…
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Expert Panel finds that annoyance can be caused by wind turbine noise — a clear adverse health effect
OTTAWA, April 9, 2015 /CNW/ – A new expert panel report, Assessing the Evidence: Wind Turbine Noise, released today by the Council of Canadian Academies provides an in-depth examination of 32 potential adverse health effects linked to wind turbine noise. For most of the identified symptoms, the evidence is inadequate to draw a direct link between…
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Community Flood Mitigation Projects Help Keep People and Property Safe
From north to south, and east to west, the Government of Alberta is supporting communities to advance long-term flood protection and drought mitigation in Budget 2015. The first round of Alberta Community Resilience Program grants will support 21 projects in 16 municipalities to erect flood barriers, upgrade water management infrastructure, construct or expand dry ponds…
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Prescribed Fire in Waterton Lakes National Park
Y-Camp Prescribed Fire April 10, 2015 – Parks Canada staff are in the final stages of preparation for the Y-Camp Prescribed Fire. Small-scale burning along the fire guards began in March and will continue over the next week. When fire management resources are in place and the predetermined conditions are met relating to weather, predicted…
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CBC: Oil Spill Off Vancouver Coast is Toxic Substance
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Calgary Parks: Let’s Partner to Plant Trees
By Althea Livingston, Calgary Parks With the 25 NeighbourWoods communities for 2015 now selected we are looking for your help! If you live in one of the communities listed below, now is the time to register online or call 311 to volunteer to plant a City-tree in your community. “Because of the September snow storm,…
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The Results are in! Finalists for the 24th Annual Emerald Awards Announced
EDMONTON, AB – “And the finalists for the 24th Annual Emerald Awards are…” Today, at Edmonton’s City Hall, nominees joined the Alberta Emerald Foundation, its sponsors, volunteers and other members from the local community, to find out who would be taking another step towards receiving the coveted environmental award. Over the past weeks, a…
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RCMP NWT – Safety and Security Awareness for the Upcoming Morel Mushroom Harvesting Season
Yellowknife NT– In the Northwest Territories, a significant harvest season of morel mushrooms is anticipated in the areas left burned by the forest fires of 2014. Mushroom harvesters, both local people and those who travel to the territory for the season, are expected to begin picking in mid-May. The Northwest Territories RCMP would like to…
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Finalists Announced for the 24TH Annual Emerald Awards
EDMONTON, AB – “And the finalists for the 24th Annual Emerald Awards are…” Friday, at Edmonton’s City Hall, nominees joined the Alberta Emerald Foundation, its sponsors, volunteers and other members from the local community, to find out who would be taking another step towards receiving the coveted environmental award. Over the past weeks, a…
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Letter to the Editor ~ Turner Valley Water
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World’s First Fully Integrated Research Facility Opens in Pine Creek Wastewater Plant
Embedded within The City’s Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, a brand new, real-time, world class research facility has opened – Advancing Canadian Wastewater Assets (ACWA). The ACWA facility, with additional locations on the University of Calgary campus, is the only fully integrated research facility located within an active industrial wastewater treatment plant that will enable…
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Letter to the Editor ~ Turner Valley Water Reservoir Appeal
This letter has been sent to Gilbert van Nes, General Counsel and Settlement Officer for the Environmental Appeals Board: Re: Appeal related to Turner Valley Water Reservoir Brought forward by Roxanne Walsh and Julie Walker I find it difficult to write this letter without emotions being involved. For the last 9 years I have…
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