Tuesday 30 April 2013

EcoSask News, April 30, 2013


Birds and Crocuses
Join the Saskatoon Nature Society on their frequent birdwatching field trips. Additional information is available on their website.
May 4 – Crocus Hike to Peturrson’s Ravine (new date)
May 8 – Ducks at Lakewood Park

Wings Over Wascana, May 10-11
Regina’s annual Wings Over Wascana Nature Festival will be held on May 10-11 and includes crafts, displays, presentations, eco treks, and other activities.

Clay Plasters & Paints Workshop, May 18-19
Happy Bugs Farm is hosting a Dirt Craft workshop on the Art of Making and Applying Clay Plasters & Paints on May 18 and 19.

NatureCity Festival, May 25-31
We’re looking forward to the NatureCity Festival from May 25 to 31. Be sure to check the calendar of events. There’s something for everyone - from a community supper hosted by Slow Food Saskatoon and CHEP Good Food Inc. to a home composting workshop, birdwatching, and a revolutionary tea party. Should be fun.

Nature Saskatchewan Spring Meet, June 14-16
Nature Saskatchewan is holding their Spring Meet from June 14-16. There will be a full-day tour of Grasslands National Park, including a talk by Bob Peart: “A Quick Look at the State of the World’s Grasslands.”

Prairie Pastures, June 24-28
Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson will be visiting Saskatchewan’s community pastures from June 24-28 to help raise awareness of the need to conserve these lands.

Marketing Waste 
Budweiser is introducing “bow-tie” beer cans. They may stand out and look fancy, but they require twice the amount of aluminum of an ordinary can. That’s a steep cost to the environment for a disposable item.

Cars
Will driverless cars lead to more traffic congestion and greater fuel consumption?

Virtual car racing with electric and hybrid cars (Thanks, Derek!)

Bird-Friendly Gardens
Choose the right plants, set up a few bird feeders and birdhouses and you’ll have a bird-friendly garden.

Interesting Reading
A sustainable vision of Regina’s future from Vision of Earth

Preserving open space will require public-private partnerships

The urgent need to rebuild the community of naturalists

Why isn’t energy efficiency more popular? Is it too confusing?

Revolutionary new lighting technology

Does the bicycle create a greater appreciation of nature?

EcoSask News is a weekly round-up of local news and events. Email us if you have items you would like us to include. Additional upcoming events can be found on our Calendar.

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Wednesday 24 April 2013

EcoFriendly Action Grants Support Urban Agriculture, Waste Reduction, and Outdoor Classroom

We’ve received lots of EcoFriendly Action Grant applications over the past few weeks. It’s great to see so many people involved in positive activities that will benefit our local environment. Outlined below are the three projects we recently supported.

The Garden Patch


The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre has produced over 55,000 pounds of food in three years at the Garden Patch, a vacant lot on 3rd Avenue North. Transporting the produce from the garden to the Food Bank presents a logistical problem. Produce needs to be transported as soon as it is harvested, but it is often only one or two garbage bag-sized sacks of produce. Using the Food Bank’s truck to transport such a small amount of food is inefficient and costly in terms of environmental, staff, and monetary resources.

The solution? A cargo freight bike paid for by EcoFriendly Sask with assistance from Axon Development Corporation.

The Garden Patch is looking for volunteers and equipment to help them this summer. Why not lend a hand? And be sure to wave when you see the cargo bike driving past.

Plastic Smart Saskatoon ($500)


In January 2012, Plastic Smart Saskatoon (originally called Plastic Free Saskatoon) lobbied Saskatoon City Council to ban the distribution of single-use, disposable plastic bags. The ban was rejected by City Council, but the group has remained active and committed to their goal of challenging Saskatoon residents to be conscious of their waste output.

The group is planning to host several riverbank clean-up events in 2013. The afternoon hikes will also include an educational component to help participants learn about plastic sustainability, ecological features of the area, and the state of the Saskatchewan River Basin. They plan to give away re-usable cotton bags and hope to set up a bag depot so that people can pick up a bag to use when they need it and drop it off when it is no longer required for others to use.

Grade 3 Class, Sutherland School ($500) 


The Grade 3 class at Sutherland School, along with their teacher Kelley Fineday, want to create an outdoor classroom with raised garden beds. The students will be involved in building and planting the raised beds; there will be food production lessons and tastings in all the classrooms and a community feast in the fall.

The students hope that their outdoor classroom and community garden will help the Sutherland School community to visualize how food production is easy to maintain, to further understand the good nutritional aspects of growing a food garden, and to grow closer together as a community.

Tuesday 23 April 2013

EcoSask News, April 23, 2013

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Events
Nature of Cities/Jane’s Walk 
Jane's Walk Saskatoon presents a free film screening of the documentary The Nature of Cities, followed by an information session for the upcoming Jane's Walk events, at 7 pm, April 30, at the Frances Morrison Library.

Jane’s Walk Saskatoon is a series of free neighbourhood walking tours taking place on May 4 and 5. There will be a Literary Walk, a Soundwalk, a U of S Stories in Stone walk, and many more.

Wildlife Rehab AGM, May 8 
Jerry Haigh, wildlife veterinarian and author, will be speaking at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Saskatchewan’s AGM from 7-9 pm on May 8 in Room 1E85, Agriculture Building, U of S.

Birds
Spring is for the birds - enjoy!

Saskatoon Nature Society
Join the Saskatoon Nature Society on their frequent birdwatching field trips. Additional information is available on their website.
April 27 - Goose Migration
May 4 - Waterfowl at Millar Slough
May 5 - Waterfowl at Brightwater Marsh and Blackstrap Lake
Sundays in May - An early-morning walk (7-9:30) is an ideal outing for beginner birdwatchers

Backyard Bird Id, May 4
Join Melanie Elliott at Wild Birds Unlimited at 11:30 on May 4 to find out more about the birds in our backyards.

Birdwatching for Beginners, May 6 & 13
The Saskatoon Nature Society is offering two Birdwatching for Beginners sessions. The first will provide tips for using field guides to identify common Saskatoon area birds, while the second will be an outdoor field trip led by experienced birders. Contact trips@saskatoonnaturesociety.sk.ca for further information about this and other field trips.

Hummingbird Migration
Track hummingbirds’ migration as they leave their winter homes in Mexico and Panama and head north.

Interesting Reading
Giving the Environment the Boot – Rubber boots may be a practical response to spring puddles, but with environmental reservations

Teaching sustainability through video games: mixing the thrill of competing with a strong social message

Stakeholders and government agencies are working together to conserve grassland ecology at Antelope Creek Ranch, Alberta

The benefits of green - from looking out your bedroom window to walking to work

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Thursday 18 April 2013

Saskatoon: Becoming a Leader in Cold Climate Energy Efficiency


The City of Saskatoon’s 2012-2022 Strategic Plan focuses on economic prosperity, quality of life, and environmental responsibility. It establishes a vision for the future: “Saskatoon thrives in harmony with its natural environment, conserves resources and consistently demonstrates environmental leadership. Our city’s air and water are clean. We reduced our consumption of water and energy. We rely on renewable energy sources and green technology where it makes sense to do so. We construct energy-efficient buildings. And, we are a leader in operating an energy-efficient city in our cold weather climate.”

Lofty goals, but the folks in Energy and Sustainability Engineering, Environmental Services Branch, are eager to collaborate with all the municipal departments to turn that dream into a reality.

Environmental Services
The City’s Environmental Services Branch is composed of four different sections.

Waste Stream Management operates the landfill and looks after the nitty gritty of collecting and disposing of solid waste.

Land and Water oversees remediation of contaminated soil, stormwater management, and swale planning (both artificial and the North East Swale), as well as water quality monitoring of water and waste water.

Environmental Education and Performance is responsible for communications and policy-making. They work with the Saskatchewan Environmental Society on the Pesticide Management campaign, participate in Seedy Saturday, and develop policies on topics such as dark sky lighting and wetlands.

Energy and Sustainability Engineering is a brand-new section within the branch. They are establishing ways to increase energy efficiency and identifying renewable/clean energy sources. “We work with almost every department,” Ian Loughran, the section’s manager explains. “Our goal is to work with everybody and to help them identify opportunities for energy efficiency and conservation. For example, we initiated and managed the solar heating panels’ installations at Lawson Civic Centre and Harry Bailey Aquatic Center, which is increasing energy efficiency at City facilities.”

Energy & Greenhouse Gas Management Plan


In 2009, the City of Saskatoon, in collaboration with Road Map Saskatoon, published an Energy & Greenhouse Gas Management Plan. The Plan’s goals were to build a healthy, energy-aware community with a diverse and environmentally sustainable energy system.

The City has been slowly implementing the action steps outlined in the Plan. As mentioned above, solar heating for both Harry Bailey and Lawson Civic Centre’s swimming pools was completed in 2010. The City’s new Access Transit Facility and Fire Hall #8 are both complete and have applied for LEED certification, and the new police station and the Remai Art Gallery of Saskatchewan are also intended to be LEED Silver.

The landfill gas project (a partnership between Saskatoon Light and Power and the Environmental Services branch is almost fully constructed (29 gas wells installed), and the flare building and power generation building (1.6 MW) will be completed this spring/summer.

The Environmental Services Branch is now developing a business plan that will establish priorities, identify areas where the City can achieve the greatest effectiveness, and outline ways of funding the projects. Once the business plan is in place, the branch will assist other branches to undertake projects that fall within their mandate.

District Energy
The City is currently exploring ways in which they can achieve greater energy efficiency through district energy and use of the waste heat produced by SaskPower’s Queen Elizabeth Power Station. Ian Loughran, Manager, and Chris Richards, Project Engineer, Energy and Sustainability Engineering, explained the work that has been done to date and the project’s potential.

District energy is an efficient way to heat a cluster of neighbouring buildings. Rather than each building purchasing and maintaining a boiler, they share a central heating facility which then pumps hot water to each of the individual buildings.

A centralized system could mean a significant cost savings for building owners who will no longer need to hire a highly-qualified boiler operator, purchase a boiler, or set aside a whole room for the equipment.

The University of Saskatchewan’s steam heating system is based on a similar principle but is less flexible as you must achieve a much higher temperature to obtain steam than is required for hot water.

“The beauty of district energy is that you can switch energy sources – solar, geothermal, biofuels,” Ian explains. “In the future, if the price of natural gas goes up, you could make a business case for biofuels. But imagine delivering sawdust to 70 buildings rather than just one.”

In addition, you have the potential to produce both heat and electricity. Rather than using natural gas to just provide heat, you can use it to create electricity, using the waste heat that is a by-product of generating electricity to heat buildings. “It’s a more cost-effective manner to produce much cleaner electricity and you’re monetizing more of the natural gas you are burning,” Chris explains. “You have the potential to lower your greenhouse gas emissions by 35% by achieving a much higher overall system efficiency.”

North American District Energy Projects 


The University of Calgary has converted its central heating and cooling plant into a co-generation facility. The new facility takes the natural gas that is normally used to produce heat and uses it to produce electricity. The waste heat is then used to heat the campus buildings.

The University of British Columbia is taking it one step further by integrating renewable energy sources into the natural gas system. The Bioenergy Research and Demonstration facility burns locally sourced wood waste and tree trimmings to provide 25% of its baseload heating needs, reducing UBC’s natural gas consumption by 12%.

Regent Park in Toronto is Canada’s largest and oldest public housing project. Its revitalization includes a district energy scheme that will provide collective heating and cooling for all the residential and commercial buildings in the Park. It is anticipated that the energy generated by the district energy system will keep 400,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas out of the air over 30 years.

Markham District Energy, a municipally-owned utility, produces thermal energy. Starting in 2000 with the IBM Canada building, nearly 13 million square feet of building space has been connected to the City’s district energy system, including two high schools, a major hotel, commercial and residential towers, and City Hall.

Saskatoon’s Potential for District Energy
The 2009 Energy and Greenhouse Gas Management Plan identified the Queen Elizabeth Power Station as a potential source of free heat from the hot water that is dumped into the river. A consultant was hired to conduct a feasibility study. The study was completed in 2011 and identified two areas that would make sense for district energy: Downtown and North Downtown.

The City has now initiated a second phase of the project, focusing its attention on the North Downtown. Based on the density, land use, and road placement estimates that are developed as part of the North Downtown plan, the consultant will provide feedback on the feasibility of a district energy system.

The main cost in establishing a district energy system is trenching and pipes. North Downtown is a long way from the Queen Elizabeth Power Station, but there is the potential for sufficient building density to support a district energy system, particularly if the energy system includes some of the existing buildings adjacent to North Downtown – SIAST, Harry Bailey, the flour mills, and motels.

“North Downtown might start out with natural gas district energy,” Ian explains, “but the beauty of district energy is that you can switch fuel sources as costs for the different options fluctuate.”

The City is also exploring the potential for a district energy system for the City’s new bus barns and City yards as they will be much closer to the Queen Elizabeth Power Station.

Tuesday 16 April 2013

EcoSask News, April 16, 2013

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Developing a Sustainable Corporate Culture, Apr. 17
InterfaceFlor has promised to eliminate any negative impact the company may have on the environment by 2020. Find out how on Wednesday, April 17, from 1-2:15 pm, at the Canada Room, Diefenbaker Centre, University of Saskatchewan.

Sustainable Agriculture in Cuba, Apr. 18
The Permaculture Research Institute will hold their AGM and monthly potluck meeting at 6 pm, April 18, at the Unitarian Church on Second Street East. Michelle Hubbard will speak on sustainable agriculture in Cuba.

Spring Cleaning
The Meewasin Affinity Credit Union Clean-Up Campaign will kick off on Friday, April 19, and run until May 12. Register online or in person with Meewasin Valley Authority.

Native Plants to Attract Wildlife, Apr. 27
The Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan will lead a discussion on native plants to attract wildlife at Wild Birds Unlimited (330A 2600 8th Street East) at 2 pm on April 27.

Native Plant Society Summer Field Tours
The Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan is planning four summer field tours, one in each corner of the province. Everyone is welcome to join these trips to enjoy beautiful scenery and admire and help protect rare plants.

Permaculture Design Certificate Course
A two-week Permaculture Design Certificate course will be held at Craik Eco Village from July 14-28. Register before May 1 to receive Early Bird rates ($1,350 includes accommodation, meals, and course text).

Filming Chasing Ice
Chasing Ice will be shown in Saskatoon on April 19 as part of the SEN Environmental Film Festival. Find out more about the photographer and his efforts to film the melting glaciers.

Tour Bus Fuel
A Vancouver Island cooperative is turning used cooking oil into biodiesel - and it’s fueling a fleet of tour buses.

Going Solar
Solar power is a huge potential resource, but the problems with deployment must be addressed.

Street Art
Take a look at Roadsworth’s street art.


He says, “I was provoked by a desire to jolt the driver from his impassive and linear gaze and give the more slow-moving pedestrian pause for reflection. The humourlessness of the language of the road not to mention what I consider an absurd reverence for the road and 'car culture' in general made for an easy form of satire."

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Friday 12 April 2013

Saskatoon Celebrates Earth Day/Week

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Now, here's something to squawk about! There are so many ways to celebrate Earth Day/Week in Saskatoon. If you know of other events, please email us, and we'll add them to the list.

Environmental Film Festival, Apr. 18-21
The Saskatchewan Eco Network's Environmental Film Festival runs from April 18 to 21 at the Roxy Theatre in Saskatoon and from April 20 to 21 in Regina at the Creative City Centre.

Meewasin Clean-Up Campaign, Apr. 19-May 12
A clean-up campaign of the river valley, sponsored by Meewasin and Affinity Credit Union, begins April 19. Register online to participate.

Star Party – Apr. 20, 8 pm
Join the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada at Beaver Creek. Star gazing with telescopes will follow a presentation by Ron Waldron.

Zoo Run – Apr. 21, 9 am
Run 5 km or walk 2.5 km through the Forestry Farm and past the animals and support the Saskatoon Zoo Society's educational programming.

SES Earth Day Celebration  – Apr. 22, 3:30-9:00
The Saskatchewan Environmental Society and Essence Choir are celebrating Earth Day at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. There will be food, music, and lots of indoor and outdoor activities.

Birdwatching  –  Apr. 22, 4:15-5:45
Celebrate Earth Day activities at the Farmers’ Market and then walk to the river to look for early spring birds with members of the Saskatoon Nature Society.

Unitarian Congregation Earth Day Celebration, Apr. 22
Join the Unitarian Congregation’s Earth Day Celebration in Buena Vista Park (6th Street at Melrose Avenue) from 5:30 to 7 pm on April 22. There will be yoga, horse and buggy rides, face painting, chakra readings, a drumming circle, and an Earth Circle. The event is free, and Saskatoon Cycles’ Bike Valet will be on hand. Call 306.653.2402 for more information.

Collectively Green Sale, Apr. 27, 10 am – 5 pm
All the products will be planet friendly – organic, natural, reclaimed, recycled, upcycled, or used – at the Collectively Green Sale & Celebration at Grace-Westminster United Church. There will be food and music as well.

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Tuesday 9 April 2013

EcoSask News, April 9, 2013

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Birdwatching
Spring Gull Viewing, Apr.10 - Look for interesting species of migrating gulls on the sandbars along the river

Sharp-tailed Grouse Dance, Apr. 20 – Get up early (4:30 am) to see this prairie spectacle

Crocus Hike to Peturrson Ravine, Apr. 21 – Hike may be postponed due to a late flowering season

Further information is available on the Saskatoon Nature Society’s website.

The Amazing Lives of Tree Swallows, Apr. 18
Join the Saskatoon Nature Society at 7:30 pm, April 18, in Room 106 of the Biology Building, U of S, to hear Vanessa Harriman speak about the “lab mice” of avian studies – the Tree Swallow.

CISV Spring Camp, May 24-26
CISV Saskatoon is holding a Back to Basics Mini Camp for young people ages 8 to 21 from May 24-26. The camp will be held at the Shekinah Retreat Centre in Waldheim and will focus on learning how to live the green life and “Think, Choose and Do” things the eco-friendly way.

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Saskatoon Celebrates Earth Day/Week
Now here’s something to squawk about! There are so many ways to celebrate Earth Day/Week in Saskatoon.

Star Party – Apr. 20, 8 pm
Join the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada at Beaver Creek. Star gazing with telescopes will follow a presentation by Ron Waldron.

Zoo Run – Apr. 21, 9 am
Run 5 km or walk 2.5 km through the Forestry Farm and past the animals and support the Saskatoon Zoo Society's educational programming.

SES Earth Day Celebration  – Apr. 22, 3:30-9:00
The Saskatchewan Environmental Society and Essence Choir are celebrating Earth Day at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. There will be food, music, and lots of indoor and outdoor activities.

Birdwatching  –  Apr. 22, 4:15-5:45
Celebrate Earth Day activities at the Farmers’ Market and then walk to the river to look for early spring birds with members of the Saskatoon Nature Society.

SENS Earth Day Lecture – April 25, 7 pm
The School of Environment and Sustainability is hosting a talk by Dr. JoAnn Carmin, MIT, on Planning Climate-Resilient Cities at Station 20 West.

Collectively Green Sale, Apr. 27, 10 am – 5 pm
All the products will be planet friendly – organic, natural, reclaimed, recycled, upcycled, or used – at the Collectively Green Sale & Celebration at Grace-Westminster United Church. There will be food and music as well.

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Thursday 4 April 2013

Dish It Up

18,000 pounds of discarded elementary school lunch garbage goes into the landfill each year. The Grade 8 Experiential Program at Dr. J. G. Egnatoff School plans to lead by example. Two or three times a year, they will plan, cook, and serve a hot, nutritious lunch on reusable dinnerware. They’ll raise funds for class activities, learn new skills, and enjoy a healthy meal. Reusable dinnerware and less processed food with less packaging will reduce lunch garbage.

“We think, if we can show that it is possible to make and serve a healthy and tasty lunch to elementary students in a time- and cost-efficient manner in an eco- friendly way, that we will be positively influencing the other students in our school and the staff to think about ways they can decrease the packaging waste they contribute to through traditional hot lunch fundraisers and also increase their awareness of the total amount of lunch garbage created every day with disposable packaging coming from home,” explains Cathy Langdon, a dietitian who has worked with the Grade 8X teacher, Cory Farthing, to develop the program.

By working with students from the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, the students will learn how to prepare and enjoy healthy food that meet the Healthy Foods for My School guidelines that have been developed to support the Ministry of Education’s Nourishing Minds nutrition policy.

EcoFriendly Sask is pleased to provide a $500 EcoFriendly Action Grant to subsidize the initial cost of purchasing a classroom set of washable bamboo plates, cups, and utensils, along with commercial grade stockpots and roaster pans. We look forward to receiving a report on the pilot lunches to be held this spring.

What We Can Do
Tips to Avoid School Lunch Waste
Healthy Foods for My School Guidelines
Nourishing Minds: Eat Well, Learn Well, Live Well


Tuesday 2 April 2013

EcoSask News, April 2, 2013

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Upcoming Events
Environmental Society AGM, Apr. 9
The Saskatchewan Environmental Society will hold its Annual General Meeting on April 9 at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. A wine and cheese social at 7 pm will be followed at 7:30 by a talk by James Glennie, Saskatoon Community Wind. The AGM is scheduled to run from 8:15-9 pm.

Literally Place-Making, Apr.12 
Some of the Prairie’s best authors – Gail Bowen, Jennifer Cockrall-King, and Candace Savage – will be speaking at the Centre for Civic Governance’s April 12 forum on Literally Place-Making. Gail will speak on building community around the arts; Jennifer will speak on the rise in urban agriculture; and Candace will speak on the planted city. There will also be workshops on bikeable communities, managing growth, inclusive schools, and a living wage.

Yellowhead Flyway Symposium, Apr. 13
The Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail Association will hold a symposium in Churchbridge from 11 am to 7 pm, April 13. Topics will include the community pastures and Indian Head Tree Nursery, birding by ear, Depression resettlement to the forest fringe, and what the Cree taught John Richardson in the 1800s.

Climate Change & Saskatchewan, Apr. 16 
Peter Prebble of the Saskatchewan Environmental Society will provide an update on the latest climate change science and what it means for Saskatchewan at 7 pm, April 16, at Frances Morrison Library.

Environmental Film Festivals 
The Saskatchewan Eco Network is hosting film festivals in both Saskatoon (April 18-21) and Regina (April 20-21).

The Saskatoon schedule is available online. Thursday evening is all about water. The Environmental Activist awards will be presented on Friday evening, followed by Chasing Ice, and the Green Un-Gala. A wide range of films will be shown on Saturday and Sunday with topics ranging from environmental activism to light pollution.

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Energy
The Cowessess First Nation’s wind turbine started generating power at 8:05 am, March 28. The project is one of the first to use a wind turbine in conjunction with a lithium-ion battery to smooth the flow of electricity into the grid.

Waste
The Hotel Saskatchewan has installed an ORCA Green Machine which rapidly decomposes and transforms food waste into nutrient-rich grey water (via Savour Life).

Nature 
The Future of Natural Prairie Pastures by Candace Savage (Canadian Geographic)

What can Saskatchewan learn from Ontario’s Urban Forest Stewardship Network, an online resource for organizations, community groups, and individuals working on urban forest initiatives?

Money 
Going for green or growth - why do we continue to ignore the connections between economic/social issues and the environment?

The more you emit, the more you pay - Disney, Microsoft, and Shell opt for self-imposed carbon emission taxes in order to encourage innovation.

Communications 
Practical advice if you are trying to change people's behaviour

Playing games to encourage collective environmental change

EcoSask News is a weekly round-up of local news and events. Email us if you have items you would like us to include. Additional upcoming events can be found on our Calendar.

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