June 20 marks the official first day of summer—and with it comes long evenings, backyard BBQs, spontaneous sidewalk chats, and the perfect season for neighbourhood celebrations. This year also marks a special milestone in Lethbridge: it’s been 10 years since...
Read more
18 April 2025 Dear federal party leaders, We, the 31 undersigned organizations, call for the immediate passing of strong federal oil and gas methane regulations. As organizations dedicated to the health and well-being of children, communities and our environment in Canada, we recognize the urgent need to reduce methane emissions and emphasize that robust regulations […]
OWC has invested in natural infrastructure for many years to support
valuable benefits to our watershed. In this blog, our Restoration Manager
provides some insights on the restoration work OWC is investing in and how
you can be part of that!
The following letter was sent to the Minister of Affordability and Utilities and the Minister of Municipal Affairs (June 7, 2025) encouraging the Government of Alberta to allow municipalities to explore affordable housing opportunities that includes home performance and reduces urban sprawl. The Southern Alberta Group for the Environment remains concerned about the current government […]
From The Lethbridge Herald, June 5, 2025 Lori Goater peers out from her kitchen table to the dwindling Oldman River, which should be flowing with ample water, has slowly been getting smaller which can be easily noticed during times of drought such as the last couple of years. Goater, who has a master’s degree in […]
From Emerald Awards The Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA) is a multi-stakeholder partnership including representation from SAGE. CASA uses a collaborative consensus-based process, and every partner is committed to a comprehensive air quality management system for Alberta. Air pollution from Alberta’s transportation sector is a growing concern, impacting both the environment and public health. In […]
Our final Environment Week Community Success Story is courtesy of Raene Barber, Sustainability Engineer with the Waste and Environment team at the City of Lethbridge, who explains the importance of the new Environmental Incentives Program: Please describe the water rebates … Continued
Watershed Stewardship Assistant Maria reflects on her time at OWC!
Today’s Community Success Story is all about the City Nature Challenge. In Lethbridge, the Challenge is led by the Friends of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre. Please describe the City Nature Challenge The City Nature Challenge is a global citizen science … Continued
Today’s Community Success Story is all about the City of Lethbridge’s new Community Tree Nursery. Urban Forestry Technician Anna Larney gave us the low down: Please describe the tree nursery project The Community Tree Nursery is a space where the … Continued