Letter submitted to the City of Lethbridge regarding the Waste Management Master Plan 2024. Submitted by Kathleen Sheppard (Executive Director, Environment Lethbridge), Braum Barber (Chair, Southern Alberta Group for Environment ) & Cheryl Bradley (Chair, EL WasteLess Committee and Director, SAGE) In the decade since targets for waste diversion were first set by Lethbridge City […]
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Published in The Lethbridge Herald on March 6, 2025 Kudos to Lethbridge City Council for unanimously reconfirming its commitment to protecting our water. The City of Lethbridge has joined a number of other communities in the region to express concerns about water quality being adversely affected by the impacts of coal mining in the headwaters […]
2024 highlights include a successful first season of Nature Play Pop-ups, a
unique new piece of public art, a tremendous boost to our endowment fund
and a year of continued impact in bringing people together for the love of
nature education and stewardship.
We are looking to hire two positions to lead an exciting new water conservation project. Details are below, please apply by March 17, 2025. Urban Watershed Ambassador Job Description Environment Lethbridge is a nonprofit organization that works to inspire community … Continued
You’re invited: Dry Horizons: Stewarding a Future for Southern Alberta’s Water Film Screening in Lethbridge on March 18 (7 – 9 p.m.) at McKillop United Church Southern Alberta Group for Environment and McKillop United Church are partnering with Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Southern Alberta (CPAWS sAB) and the Alberta Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and […]
Strong neighbourhoods are the foundation of vibrant, connected communities. The League of YQL Neighbourhoods (YQLN) recognizes the importance of fostering these connections, which is why we launched the Neighbourhood Engagement Initiative. This initiative combined insights from a community-wide survey and...
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On October 16, 2023, A&W implemented one of their key environmental sustainability objectives – “the One-Cup Initiative”. Customers can purchase a reusable polypropylene cup for $3.00, which upon presentation at their subsequent visits will be exchanged for another washed and…
Since opening in 2006 Naturistas has been involved in recycling and Kim – who took ownership in 2016 , continues to promote sustainability and waste reduction. They stock a variety of reuseable cleaning, bath and body products and installed a…
We all know the three R’s. Reducing or recycling are easy enough, but do you ever struggle with how to reuse items? When does something truly become trash and needs to be thrown away? Well, one Lethbridge artist is turning…