We will hear from two local organizations that have been busy lobbying city hall and making headlines on two issues: pesticides and the growth of our city. We will hear from Coalition for a Healthy Calgary (CHC) on the recent happenings of Calgary’s first Pesticide Bylaw, and what we can do to support it, and we will also be hearing from members of CivicCamp, who will be talking about their work around The Calgary Plan-IT and their recent CivicCamp 2.0 workshop.
Toxics
Sierra Club Chinook Group Meeting: Updates from two Calgary campaigns: Coalition for a Healthy Calgary & CivicCamp
Submitted by AEN on October 23, 2009 - 14:33.Seminar: Detoxing Your Home
Submitted by AEN on October 16, 2009 - 16:33.Each year, from October to June, Carbon Environmental Boutique will be hosting monthly seminars and discussion groups to discuss eco issues and mindful living.
October’s seminar topic and details: Detoxing Your Home
Focus: Discovering and eliminating the toxins found in everyday items
Cost: Free
Light refreshments will be served.
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Pesticide-Free Meeting
Submitted by AEN on October 13, 2009 - 15:04.Please come and join us for bi-monthly pesticide-free meeting.
Calgary has taken its first steps to becoming pesticide-free and we’d like Edmonton to follow suit!Roughly 87% of Albertans support a pesticide-free law. Despite this support, pesticide use has increased in the province to from 36% in 1994 to 39% in 2005 (Canadian Cancer Society).
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Green Living Series: Going Non-Toxic Workshop
Submitted by AEN on October 13, 2009 - 14:55.On a typical cleaning day in the average Canadian home, chemical levels in the indoor air can be hundreds to a thousand times higher than the outdoor air in the most polluted cities. Participants of the Going Non-Toxic workshop will learn about the major sources of poor indoor air quality and the causes of chemical sensitivities. Discover easy, cost effective, non-toxic alternatives and win a toolkit to get you started!
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Stakeholder Workshops on the Chemicals Management Plan
Submitted by AEN on July 9, 2009 - 18:28.The Government of Canada is pleased to be hosting a webinar in English to help further explain to stakeholders key initiatives under the Chemicals Management Plan, the associated documentation, as well as how to participate. The objective of the webinar is for federal officials to provide information on the Chemicals Management Plan, how to respond to the Challenge to Industry, the update of the Domestic Substances List, and notification for new substances.
New Edinborough Park Parties In Support of Calgary Pesticide Phase Out
Submitted by AEN on June 9, 2009 - 15:11.Fourth Annual Party in the Park
Saturday June 13, 5 A St and 3 Ave NW
The fourth annual Party in the Park will take place in Calgary, using music, food and entertainment to celebrate the City’s phase out of cosmetic pesticides. New Edinborough Park is now famous across Alberta for being the first Calgary park to go pesticide-free in 1998 and for providing the Calgary impetus to phase out cosmetic pesticides. The bylaw will ban pesticide use on private land by the end of 2010 and the city is to stop using pesticides when the bylaw is approved.
Fourth Annual Party in THE Park
Submitted by AEN on June 9, 2009 - 15:05.Celebrating Calgary’s First Pesticide-Free Park
New Edinborough Park is now famous across Alberta for being the first Calgary park to go pesticide-free and providing the impetus for the city to phase out cosmetic pesticides.
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Screening: A Sense Of Wonder (Rachel Carson film)
Submitted by AEN on May 9, 2009 - 16:14.A special free screening of a new film on Rachel Carson called…
A Sense Of Wonder
Will be shown during Evensong at the Ralph Connor Memorial United Church on Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 from 7:15-8:30 pm. This is part of The International 100 City Tour.
Everyone is welcome!
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Reducing Pesticide Use in Edmonton
Submitted by AEN on May 2, 2009 - 15:03.Spring has sprung in Edmonton and the concern for lawn maintenance and weed control is a growing concern for residents. However, too many residents are turning towards harmful pesticides as an answer. The Canadian Cancer Society (Alberta and North West Territories division) has partnered with Pesticide-Free Edmonton in hopes to create awareness about alternative weed control options and establish a ban on cosmetic use of pesticides in Edmonton.
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Call for Delegates: Priority Setting Workshop, CASA
Submitted by AEN on October 29, 2008 - 15:05.As you may be aware, CASA is Alberta’s most prominent collaborative forum for the successful development of multi-stakeholder environmental policy recommendations. This success is built on the strong participation of environmental groups in CASA, and the inclusion of important structural features such as balanced representation, stakeholder support, Alberta Environment’s commitment to champion consensus recommendations, and sectoral representation and self-selection.
Recent events have led to ENGO vacancies on CASA committees and project teams:
- CASA Communications Committee
- CASA Performance Measures Sub-committee
- Ambient Air Quality Objectives Priority Setting Workshop Organizing Committee
- Airshed Membership Review Committee
- Electricity Five-year Review Project Team
Priority Setting Workshop
Interested in helping set the agenda for which pollutants move to the top of the list for establishing ambient air quality objectives? Every three years, an open workshop to identify the leading candidates for new or revised ambient air quality objectives is held. An ENGO member for the organizing committee of this important event is needed.


