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Apr
9
7:00 PM
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TWO WHEEL VIEW is holding its annual fundraiser, including
live music, food, drink and silent auction, on Thursday, April 9th
at 7 p.m. at the Palomino (109 7th Ave S.W.) The goal is to raise $15,000 to allow TWO WHEEL VIEW to
continue operating local cycling field trips, the Earn-a-Bike
program and to help teens go on international bicycle expeditions. TWO WHEEL VIEW is a charitable organization that provides
leadership, environmental and cultural education programs to
young people through their participation in bicycle education
and expedition programs. Here are a few other ways you can help:
- Donate a silent auction item.
- Make a cash donation.
- Donate a bike.
- Volunteer Visit http://www.twowheelv iew.org/ to buy tickets ($20) to
the event and for more information about the charity.
Cost:
CAD20.00
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Mar
5
2:00 PM
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Looking to meet green business leaders in the Calgary area? Join REAP Members and other business owners/operators
on the first Thursday of each month for a green business
networking event. It's an informal gathering where people
running environmentally and socially responsible businesses
can come to have a drink, meet new people and share ideas
about sustainable business. There is no cost to attend.
Just show up, participate and buy your own drinks. Thursday, March 5 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Café Koi, 100, 1011 - 1 Street SW
Ross Hahn (CEO) and Tim Neis (VP) of SwizzleSticks SalonSpa
will be there. They welcome the opportunity to chat with you about
how SwizzleSticks SalonSpa is making a difference in the Calgary
community and how you might be able to collaborate. Here are just
some of the reasons why SwizzleSticks SalonSpa is in our member
spotlight this month: * Tim and Ross have always felt that respecting the earth
and its' inhabitants was the only right answer for business.
Long before it was fashionable, they sought out partners,
like Aveda, to help them build the business responsibly.
* Their vision is to demonstrate to guests and other
businesses that you can have a profitable business
model while showing leadership in environmental and
humanitarian issues.
* SwizzleSticks SalonSpa became a Founding Member of
REAP to network with like-minded local businesses that
are interested in sustainability. It wants our collective
momentum to continue to grow so that we can all show
Calgary that being green isn't a fad, it's an achievable lifestyle.
* SwizzleSticks SalonSpa can help other businesses
evaluate their current suppliers and identify greener
partners. For example, it recently switched to Canon
photocopiers because research showed that Canon
had the strongest sustainability mandate. SwizzleSticks
SalonSpa chooses partners based not just on their end
product, but on the whole philosophy of the company.
* Ross and Tim are looking for help with composting for
the staff lunch room.
Come meet them and other business leaders on March 5 and
see how together we are building a more sustainable city.
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Cafe Koi
Calgary,
AB, T2P 1J9
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Feb
23
7:00 PM
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Step It Up Alberta is a non-partisan group calling
for leadership on environmental issues from the
people who can make the most difference:
governments, corporations, and institutions. We want to see real action against climate change:
- an absolute cap on greenhouse gas emissions,
- a commitment to significant reductions in the short and long term,
&
- investment in a carbon-conscious economy. Please join us as we work on the following three campaigns:
- Green Fingers: documenting citizen support
for environmental issues through video and photos
- We Didn’t Wait Until 2020: A write-in campaign
to criticize the Alberta government’s long timeline for
reducing emissions and to ask for investment in
alternative energy.
- Community Leadership: A package of resources
to facilitate environmental awareness in community
settings, beginning with faith-based groups Our next meeting will be held on Feb. 9th at 7PM
at the Pembina Institute office downtown at
608 7 Street SW (1/2 block north from the LRT line
on 7th Street SW). Please RSVP if planning to attend. For more info, go to http://www.stepitupalberta.ca. Note: The entrance will be locked and so you must call 403-269-3344 x0 to be let in.
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Feb
17
5:00 PM
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2 attended (est.) –
5.001
Wouldn't it be great to have a meetup for this meetup group? We could work towards making Stephen Avenue Car-Free end to end. For those that are interested from this group, please RSVP here and
on Green Drinks Calgary's meetup group. Please indicate on your name tag at the event that you would like to
be a part of the Calgary Car-Free discussion group and we will try to
group people. Cody
Green Drinks is an open-format, no-agenda monthly
social event for those interested in the environment
to meet, discuss, socialize and/or network. Introduced to Calgary in September 2007, we now
have over 50 people on average attend each event.
Our latest event in January had over 110 people
attending. We have even been featured in the Calgary Herald,
Avenue Magazine, 24 Hours, FFWD Weekly and
soon CBC TV's Living Calgary. We meet on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 5PM
at the Vicious Circle. Admission is free, drink spceials
are available until 7PM and there is even a chance to
win one of our eco-friendly door prizes! For more info or photos, go to greendrinkscalgary.ca.
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Feb
12
7:00 PM
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Note: The event has been moved to next Thursday due to illness. Our second regular public meeting of 2009 is on Wednesday, February 4th and will feature the Pembina Institute's Terra Simieritsch, who will be talking about recent environmental developments in the Athabasca Oil Sands. Terra Simieritsch is a Policy Analyst with the Pembina Institute's Energy Solutions team. Her research focuses on the environmental implications of oil sands development. She has been involved in the review of various proposed oil sands projects and has co-authored Pembina Institute publications on conservation offsets. Terra has worked as a forestry technologist, a field technician and a research assistant. She has a B.Sc. in Environmental Science from the University of Calgary, and a diploma in Forest Technology from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. The Sierra Club Chinook Group holds a free, monthly public meeting at 7PM on the first Wednesday of each month at the Calgary Area Outdoor Council building (1111 Memorial Drive NW, upstairs, entrance at the back).
If you have any questions or to RSVP (optional), email SC CG Meetings Coordinator Alex Taylor at alex<at>sierraclubchinook.org.
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Calgary Area Outdoor Council
Calgary,
AB, T2N 3E4
51.051155,-114.089264
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Feb
11
7:00 PM
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Anyone interested in helping the effort to
reduce and/or eliminate free single-use
plastic bags in Calgary is invited to attend
a special Sierra Club campaign meeting. We need to raise public awareness and
support for this issue leading up to City
Hall dealing with it some time before May
of this year, so come armed with ideas! The meeting will be held Wednesday,
Feb. 11th, from 7-9PM. We will meet in
the common area on the main floor of the
Old Y Centre (223 12th Avenue SW).
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Old 'Y' Centre for Community Organizations
Calgary,
AB, T2R 0G9
51.041504,-114.066290
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Feb
9
7:00 PM
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Step It Up Alberta is a non-partisan group calling for leadership on environmental issues from the people who can make the most difference: governments, corporations, and institutions. We want to see real action against climate change:
- an absolute cap on greenhouse gas emissions,
- a commitment to significant reductions in the short and long term, &
- investment in a carbon-conscious economy. Please join us as we work on the following three campaigns:
- Green Fingers: documenting citizen support for environmental issues through video and photos
- We Didn’t Wait Until 2020: A write-in campaign to criticize the Alberta government’s long timeline for reducing emissions and to ask for investment in alternative energy.
- Community Leadership: A package of resources to facilitate environmental awareness in community settings, beginning with faith-based groups Our next meeting will be held on Feb. 9th at 7PM at the Pembina Institute office downtown at 608 7 Street SW (1/2 block north from the LRT line on 7th Street SW). Please RSVP if planning to attend. For more info, go to http://www.stepitupalberta.ca. Note: The entrance will be locked and so you must call 403-269-3344 x0 to be let in.
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Jan
30
5:00 PM
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All-Star Environmentalist Showcase!
Arusha Happy Hour this Friday
Friday, Jan 30, 5-7 pm
Arusha Centre, #106, 223 - 12 Ave SW Arusha is proud to host not one but five of Alberta's highest profile
environmental organizations at our Happy Hour. Hear a concise
overview of Alberta's environmental campaigns from the groups
that are making it happen. Enjoy snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. Attending:
Jeh Custer, Sierra Club
Sierra Club Canada is a member-based organization that empowers people
to protect, restore, and enjoy a healthy and safe planet. Sierra Club Canada
has several major national campaigns with four program areas: Health and
Environment, Protecting Biodiversity, Atmosphere and Energy, and Transition
to a Sustainable Economy. Sheila Muxlow, Council of Canadians
Founded in 1985, the Council of Canadians is Canada’s largest citizens’
organization, with members and chapters across the country and campaigns
on water privatization, democracy and trade issues. Mike Hudema, Greenpeace
Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organization that acts to
change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment
and to promote peace. Clayton Thomas-Muller, Indigenous Environmental Network
Clayton Thomas-Muller, of the Mathais Colomb Cree Nation also known
as Pukatawagan in Northern Manitoba, Canada, is an activist for Indigenous
rights and environmental justice. Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, Rainforest Action Network
Eriel Tchekwie Deranger is a Dene woman belonging to the Athabasca
Chipewyan First Nation of Northern Alberta. Eriel is currently employed
with the Rainforest Action Network as the Freedom From Oil Campaigner
in Edmonton, Alberta targeting Tar Sands development and the banks that
fund it.
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Jan
26
7:00 PM
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Step It Up Alberta is a non-partisan group calling
for leadership on environmental issues from the
people who can make the most difference:
governments, corporations, and institutions. We want to see real action against climate change:
- an absolute cap on greenhouse gas emissions,
- a commitment to significant reductions in the short and long term,
&
- investment in a carbon-conscious economy. Please join us as we work on the following three campaigns:
- Green Fingers: documenting citizen support
for environmental issues through video and photos
- We Didn’t Wait Until 2020: A write-in campaign
to criticize the Alberta government’s long timeline for
reducing emissions and to ask for investment in
alternative energy.
- Community Leadership: A package of resources
to facilitate environmental awareness in community
settings, beginning with faith-based groups Our next meeting will be held on Jan. 26th at 7PM
at the Pembina Institute office downtown at
608 7 Street SW (1/2 block north from the LRT line
on 7th Street SW). Please RSVP if planning to attend. For more info, go to http://www.stepitupalberta.ca. Note: The entrance will be locked and so you must call 403-269-3344 x0 to be let in.
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Jan
20
7:00 PM
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Calgary Chapter of The Council of Canadians is pleased to present a public forum: Dr. Preston McEachern will present on the Alberta Environment policies in place for protecting, monitoring, and restoring the environment. His presentation will update us on the current environmental status of the Fort McMurray area, and the quality and quantity of water in the Athabasca River. He will comment on future technologies (like carbon sequestration) and their potential implications for curbing global warming. Dr. McEachern will also discuss "myths and mis-information that organizations like the COC spread, which are not helpful in the on-going public discussion." Note: Dr. Preston McEachern is not a MLA, so he does not set the political policy. Contact:
Mel Teghtmeyer
Co-chair, COC Calgary Chapter
403-295-8123
meltec@shaw.ca
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