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Know Before You Throw Beta Launch

Posted on October 17, 2022

Green Calgary is excited to beta launch its new waste search tool for businesses and property managers, “Know Before You Throw”! This tool is meant to help commercial and industrial sectors, as well as property managers for…

Wanna go Green in 2022?   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. The volunteer board pr…

  What does energy efficiency look like at your home? You can bring energy efficiency into your home by trying some easy and affordable tips. Green Calgary and our title partner, ENMAX, are excited to announce our new progra…During the complimentary 1-hour workshop, we will show you five simple steps you can follow to make your home more energy efficient and provide you with a free Home Action Plan booklet to get you started. A free workshop for your co…

Are you looking for some fun activity for your children and kids who are future scientists? Green Calgary is providing YYC Young Citizen Scientists program to take students outdoor and help them make scientific observations! There is no better classroom than in nature itself! Students can strengthen their scientific method and observation skills, build natural curiosity and environmental stewardship, and have a meaningful opportunity to experience variety …Green Calgary is offering programs to grades 3-9 students and majority part of the program links to the Alberta curriculum. Currently we are offering in-person delivery by Green Calgary or CPAWS (the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Socie…For more information, contact our Green Kids Educator at education@greencalgary.org  and visit our YYC Young Citizen Scientists program webpage.

Let's meet Michael Bartz, "In Over My Head" podcast producer & host! Michael is an actor, writer, as well as a podcast producer and host! An interview-style podcast show, In My Over Head is where environmental…  Tiny Home Big Environmental Impact When I think of family, I always think of home and all the good memories I had growing up. My dad and I were constantly building something in the garage, tinkering away on some crazy proj…I chose to live this way to reduce my environmental impact, and to show others that it’s not impossible to change your lifestyle to help “save the planet”. But when I thought about all the other aspects of my life tha…The more informed we are, the more effective our environmental efforts will be. By being involved with community organizations like Green Calgary, you’re already on the right track. They have tons of great initiative and informat…