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Alberta's Low Carbon Transition - The Hydrogen Question
Alberta's Low Carbon Transition - The Hydrogen Question

Join Sustainable Calgary and our guest panelists for a discussion of Alberta’s evolving hydrogen possibilities.

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Celia LeeApril 21, 2021
Introducing our new board members!
Introducing our new board members!

We just welcomed two new board members - meet them here!

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Celia LeeApril 19, 2021
Call for market vendors !
Call for market vendors !

The following is call for vendors to partake in our upcoming Confluence project.

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Celia LeeApril 15, 2021confluence
Catwalks are low hanging fruit, and it's time we gave them their dues
Catwalks are low hanging fruit, and it's time we gave them their dues

Research shows that when there are destinations to walk to and great paths to take you there, people choose to walk more. Catwalks could be those great paths.

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Celia LeeMarch 6, 2021
To make them walkable for more than cats, catwalks need policy change
To make them walkable for more than cats, catwalks need policy change

Catwalks fall into a policy black hole. We want to change that.

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Celia LeeFebruary 20, 2021
We're looking for new board members!
We're looking for new board members!

Join our board! Nominations due midnight, March 5th.

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Celia LeeFebruary 17, 2021
Ode to the Bicycle: Pedalling to the Rescue in the Climate Emergency
Ode to the Bicycle: Pedalling to the Rescue in the Climate Emergency

By Noel Keough. My bike commute remains the most enjoyable part of my day and apparently, I am not alone in this experience.

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Celia LeeNovember 20, 2020
Putting equity and climate accountability in our budget
Putting equity and climate accountability in our budget

Our submission to the 2021 Calgary Budget consultation.

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Celia LeeNovember 19, 2020
Plan calls for redevelopment of abandoned rail line to help bridge the Deerfoot divide
Plan calls for redevelopment of abandoned rail line to help bridge the Deerfoot divide

A new report outlines a vision for reusing an abandoned rail line that goes under Deerfoot Trail in northeast Calgary. (CBC Calgary)

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Celia LeeNovember 16, 2020
The kind of budget we need in 2020
The kind of budget we need in 2020

It’s been a tough year. Let’s have each others’ backs.

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Celia LeeNovember 13, 2020Budget
Opinion: Calgary's city budget needs climate action now
Opinion: Calgary's city budget needs climate action now

As the smoke from the Oregon, Washington and California wildfires rolled in last month, one thing became increasingly clear: climate change is not a distant problem…

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Celia LeeOctober 15, 2020Budget
People in Healthy Places
People in Healthy Places

A photo essay by John Campbell and Roxanne LeBlanc spark questions about our next moves as a city. They set out on bicycles to photograph Calgarians as they found them, in the era of COVID-19.

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Celia LeeAugust 24, 2020ANC, healthy places
5 Fast Facts - Why We Need to Charge for Parking
5 Fast Facts - Why We Need to Charge for Parking
Celia LeeAugust 14, 2020ANC, Parking, Budget
Revisiting Access Denied
Revisiting Access Denied

For many people access to the world at large, and sometimes even their own neighbourhoods, isn’t always easy. We asked Cal Schuler to tour a neighbourhood with us and share his expertise.

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Celia LeeAugust 11, 2020ANC, Marlborough, Acadia, High River, Bridgeland, Budget
The Way Forward: Leaders Not Laggards
The Way Forward: Leaders Not Laggards

We are launching the 2020 State of our City! How are we crushing it? Where do we need take quick and substantial action? Keep reading!

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Celia LeeMay 27, 2020
Cities Under Quarantine: Meeting the Tiger in the Grass
Cities Under Quarantine: Meeting the Tiger in the Grass

By Celia Lee. Let’s commit to something doable, hyper-local, and that most of us can agree on. Let’s make places for people. An overview of my interview on La Croisee, CBC-RadioCanada

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Celia LeeMay 7, 2020Budget
Exploring the connection between urban planning and mental health
Exploring the connection between urban planning and mental health

By Deepak Dayal. There is much to be done to understand the causal relationships between urban development and mental illness, but urban planning is an important tool and could buffer the effects of poor mental health.

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Celia LeeMay 4, 2020ANC, HTF, healthy places, SOOC, Budget
Open Spaces and Healthy Places
Open Spaces and Healthy Places

By Katie Lore. We’ve lost work and childcare and time with the people we love. But there are ways to cope with the stress of being apart and the hardship of navigating this new normal.

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Celia LeeMay 1, 2020
Celebrating 10 years of Transforming Communities
Celebrating 10 years of Transforming Communities

The Active Neighbourhoods Canada network is proud to unveil our new platform, which reports on the impact we’ve had over the last decade in 24 Canadian neighbourhoods,

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Celia LeeApril 30, 2020ANC
The Importance of the Neighbourhood "Bump"
The Importance of the Neighbourhood "Bump"

By Katie Lore. Building communities where we bump into neighbours is essential, even if we “bump” into one another from 2 meters apart.

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Celia LeeApril 2, 2020
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