Environmental Health

The Office of Sustainability invites you to attend the second presentation in our 2011-2012 Sustainability Speaker Series, “The Story of Stuff,” presented by Annie Leonard. Read more about Sustainability Speaker Series: “The Story of Stuff” with Annie Leonard

Source: U of A Office of Sustainability

Location

Room 11

Tory Lecture Theatre — University of Alberta

Edmonton , AB

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Environment & Society

Toxics

Consumerism

Environmental Health

Environmental Justice

Oct

29

2011

Health Canada's Hazardcheck

Health Canada

Home Depot

Summerhill Impact

Oct 29 2011 - 4:00pm to Oct 30 2011 - 9:00pm

Nov 5 2011 - 4:00pm to Nov 6 2011 - 10:00pm

Time: 10am-3pm

Did you know? Canadians spend an average of 90% of their time indoors, so it’s important that our homes are safe and healthy places to live. At the Hazardcheck event, a Summerhill Impact representative will provide information on health risks that may be present in your home, such as carbon monoxide, radon, lead and mould, and their potential health impacts. For more information, and a list of store locations near you, visit: www.summerhillgroup.ca/hazardcheck. Read more about Health Canada's Hazardcheck

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Locations

Select Home Depot locations Edmonton , AB

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Select Home Depot locations Calgary , AB

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May

04

2011

Alta. oil pipeline leaked 28,000 barrels - Emergency crews working to clean up massive leak northeast of Peace River

CBC

May 3, 2011 4:50 PM MT

A pipeline break northeast of Peace River, Alta., has leaked 28,000 barrels of crude oil, during what is now considered to be one of the largest spills in the province's history.

The leak from the Plains Midstream Canada pipeline, discovered Friday, was originally thought to have involved several hundred barrels of oil. Read more about Alta. oil pipeline leaked 28,000 barrels - Emergency crews working to clean up massive leak northeast of Peace River

Alta. oil pipeline leaked 28,000 barrels

Biodiversity and Wildlife

Energy

Environmental Health

News & Announcements

Mar

08

2011

New research centre to study Canadians most affected by unhealthy environments

Centre for Environmental Health Equity

A new Canadian research centre has been launched to investigate and respond to the concerns of those most impacted by environmental health problems in Canada.

The Centre for Environmental Health Equity is putting its research agenda into the hands of communities to shine a light on the often-untold experiences of Canadians who bear the brunt of unhealthy environments. Read more about New research centre to study Canadians most affected by unhealthy environments

Environment & Society

Environmental Health

Mar

27

2011

Red Deer Seedy Sunday

ReThink Red Deer

Mar 27 2011 - 5:00pm to 11:00pm

Red Deer Seedy Sunday is part of the worldwide Seedy Saturday/Sunday events that celebrate open-pollinated seeds. In Red Deer, the event is citizen-driven; coordinated with the support of Seeds of Diversity Canada, Spruce Lane Organic Farm, Kerry Wood Nature Centre, the Red Deer Garden Club, and The Root Cellar: ecoStore & Apothecary (a project of ReThink Red Deer's Centre for Urban Agriculture). Read more about Red Deer Seedy Sunday

Source: ReThink Red Deer

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Location

Kerry Wood Nature Centre

Red Deer , AB

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Environmental Education

Ethics, Spirituality & Philosophy

Lifestyle

Sustainable Communities

Environmental Activism

Food Security

Local Food

Environmental Health

GM Food & Agriculture

Permaculture

Jan

29

2011

Level One Urban Beekeeping Course

ReThink Red Deer

Pure Earth Organics

Jan 29 2011 - 5:00pm to Jan 31 2011 - 1:00am

Location: Pure Earth Organics - #12 - 5579 47th St., Red Deer

Saturday January 29th & 30th, 2011
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (both days)

Apiaries and Bees for Communities (A.B.C.) is pleased to offer a Level One Beekeeping Certificate for hobbiest beekeepers in an urban and rural setting. This 16-hour intensive program will offer everything you need to know to begin beekeeping. Read more about Level One Urban Beekeeping Course

A.B.C. Apiaries & Bees for Communities

ReThink Red Deer

Biodiversity and Wildlife

Environmental Education

Ethics, Spirituality & Philosophy

Lifestyle

Peace & the Environment

Sustainable Communities

Business & the Environment

Environmental Activism

Food Security

Local Food

Environmental Health

GM Food & Agriculture

Permaculture

Jul

20

2010

Doctors speak to cancer rates and health impacts in Fort Chipewyan

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) - Northern Alberta Chapter

CPAWS Northern Alberta has posted a series of videos of scientists and doctors speaking about the increased cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan, downstream of Alberta's oil sands developments. Speakers include Dr. Kevin Timoney, Dr. John O'Connor, and Dr. Gina Solomon.

Link: View all of the videos on the CPAWS website

Oil Sands

Environmental Health

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society

Multimedia

May

29

2010

Heartland Reality Tour 2010

Citizens for Responsible Development

May 29 2010 - 4:00pm

Exposing the social, health and environmental costs of industrial development in Edmonton's back yard.

On behalf of Citizens for Responsible Development - a group of concerned farmers and residents in the Fort Saskatchewan area - we would like to invite you, or a representative from your group, to accompany other Edmonton area community leaders on a special 1 day tour of the Industrial Heartland on Saturday, May 29^th. Read more about Heartland Reality Tour 2010

Air Quality

Oil Sands

Sustainable Communities

Environmental Health