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t’s rain barrel season here at Green Calgary! Rain barrels, although simple, harness a multitude of benefits. Since the spring rains are here, it is time to use nature’s resources to our advantage. Although rain barrels ca…

Call for Board Members!

Posted on April 10, 2024

ARE YOU READY TO BE A LEADER IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? Green Calgary is seeking community leaders with a passion for sustainability and a wide variety of professional skills and experience to join our Board of Directors. &…

If you have already been thrift shopping, congrats! You are contributing to protecting and sustaining our environment. As great as this is, why not take it a step further?  Although thrift shopping is already known to b…

By now most of us have heard about the potential for water restrictions ((1) Alberta facing water restrictions, ‘agricultural disaster’ if drought conditions persist | Globalnews.ca) in Calgary this year. After mandatory wa…

Holiday Waste

Posted on December 19, 2023

The holidays bring a lot of, well, everything! Meals with friends and family, presents, Christmas trees, and time doing things you enjoy but might not always make time for, like skating or taking a Christmas light tour. Another thin…