YYC Sustainability Showcase

YYC Sustainability Showcase

The City of Calgary knows that Calgarians are working together to help our environment. You are finding ways to cut down on waste, lower emissions, adapt to extreme weather events, protect our natural resources, and so much more. Every day, we see sustainability in action – and we want you to see it too.

The YYC Sustainability Showcase is your chance to see what Calgarians are doing across our city and to share your projects with us.

Featured projects

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Awaken Garden Collective

Awaken Garden Collective is helping the Community of Bowness come together around local gardening, offering access to its community garden and sharing gardening skills, so that everyone in the community can access healthy food.

awaken garden collective members standing in garden

Calgary Scale Up Facility

Northstar Clean Technologies is helping keep asphalt roof shingles out of Calgary’s landfills by reprocessing them at its new Empower Calgary facility in Rocky View County. 

 

awaken garden collective members standing in garden

Calgary Seed Library

Calgary Seed Library is making it easy for Calgarians to get seeds to grow food, plants and trees with its community seed library and educational workshops. 

 

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Forests for Calgary

Forests for Calgary is helping grow Calgary’s tree canopy by planting “tiny forests,” using the Miyawaki method, which helps them grow faster than they would naturally.

awaken garden collective members standing in garden

Goodwill @ Work

Goodwill @ Work is helping Calgarians with disabilities or other barriers find meaningful work, by offering them chances to do contract work for local companies or helping Goodwill refurbish donated goods.

people holding bags of plant seeds

West Runway Rehabilitation Project (WRRP)

The West Runway Rehabilitation Project (WRRP) is helping Calgary’s oldest runway, Calgary International Airport’s Runway 17R-35L (west runway), operate safely through sustainable renovations and upgrades. 

The projects showcased are independent efforts and are not affiliated with City projects. To see how The City of Calgary is taking action, visit Climate and environment.

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Do you have a project or program that is making a difference? Feature it on our website! Fill out our short application form to share your work and inspire others.

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Application criteria

Projects or programs submitted need to meet the following guidelines:

  • Must clearly demonstrate a direct climate and/or environmental benefit for Calgary, such as:
    • climate resilience
    • renewable or low-carbon energy
    • greenhouse gas emission reductions 
    • carbon capture
    • naturalization
  • Completed in the past five years or is currently in progress.
  • Have little or no direct involvement from The City of Calgary.
  • The City is not providing funding, expertise, regulatory support or otherwise actively assisting with the project.
  • Funded, organized or led by an individual, commercial entity, non-profit or non-government organization, institution (including academic institution) or community organization that resides in Calgary.
  • If your project or program benefits Indigenous communities in or near Calgary, or supports equity-seeking groups, please include this in your application.

 

 

The project descriptions and information included on this website have been provided by parties other than The City of Calgary. The City of Calgary makes no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information included in the YYC Sustainability Showcase. All statements expressed in any such third-party content are solely the opinions and responsibility of the entity providing those materials. The City has no responsibility or liability to you, or any third party, for the accuracy of any third-party materials. 
This website may contain links to other websites or content belonging to or originating from third parties. Such external links are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness by The City of Calgary. The information is provided for general information purposes only. The City will not be held liable for any errors or omissions in the information being provided. The City will not be liable for any losses, injuries, or damages from the display or use of this information.
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