Lots of great eco programs happening at Westmount!

Born in Ireland, this movement has spread world wide in just 4 short years.  The appeal is obvious and it revitalizes a community like no other

Volunteer Alberta has developed a new website specifically for volunteer managers. This online resource is designed to help volunteer managers connect and collaborate with each other, share resources and help establish best practices that would be a valuable asset to the profession.

Submit your nomination for the Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards by Friday, September 24. The award honours volunteers who have made an outstanding contribution to their community in three categories: adult, youth and senior. To download the nomination form, visit the Government of Alberta’s Culture and Community Spirit website.  

A Transition Initiative is a community working together to look Peak Oil and Climate Change squarely in the eye and address this BIG question:

"for all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how do we significantly increase resilience (to mitigate the effects of Peak Oil) and drastically reduce carbon emissions (to mitigate the effects of Climate Change)?"

The Grovenor Sustainability Series

Starting in February, Grow Forward Grovenor will be offering informal gatherings focusing on Resilience of our communties. We will be bringing you movie screenings, discussions, seed sharing, expert talks and the chance to get involved in the up and coming Community Garden project. The series is open to all   Session Two - Thursday March 18th , 7pm: Movie Screening “The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil” , followed by a discussion on local food growing.   

Public interest in climate change and energy, the economy and the environment have prompted considerable innovation and enterprise for commercializing clean technologies and sustainable communities. (whether the results of Copenhagen will contribute to fusing or fragmenting, frustrating or financing, the various initiatives, we’ll know better in the coming weeks). The Alberta Council of Technologies and the AB Chapter— Canadian Green Building Council, propose the following forums for the purpose of helping define the status of clean technologies in Alberta and advancing their commercialization.

The City of Edmonton presented information about the School Surplus and the process for reallocation.  Read this pdf for more information.

Community League Membership CArd holders.  Get fit this year with discounts to Rec Centers and Swim Pools.  Check out the new annual pass , multi swim pass , and the new Zone specific pass on this rate sheet from the City of Edmonton.