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There is a large network of partner organizations across the city
actively implementing the imagineCALGARY Targets and Goals within
their organizations.
The Partners have also met regularly over the past nine months
to determine how they will work together, which Targets the group
should tackle collectively, and how the Partnership will continue
as a viable and sustainable model of community action for the future.
Momentum for imagineCALGARY is building and the list of Partners
grows daily as groups and individuals in Calgary work to turn imagination
into action!
Find out how to become a partner or fill out the Target
Action Table to declare your organization’s actions
towards sustainability.
Current Partners
Alberta Ecotrust Foundation
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Alberta Environment manages the use of Alberta's
diverse landscapes to sustain a healthy environment, a prosperous economy and
strong communities. We are committed to protecting the province's air, land,
and water. We also strive to be a leader in addressing climate change and waste
management.
Alberta Environment is focused on developing partnerships and working
with stakeholders who have a shared responsibility for the environment. The Getting
Involved: Initiatives website provides a
one-stop location where you’ll find public and stakeholder involvement
information and initiatives in which we encourage involvement.
State of the Environment reporting for Alberta is found at www3.gov.ab.ca/env/soe/index.html.
Environmental indicators are monitored over time to detect trends and identify
environmental issues. The information is organized around the main topics of
Air, Water, Land, Biodiversity, Waste and Climate.
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The Alberta Real Estate Foundation is a legislated foundation of the Government of Alberta created in 1991 under the Real Estate Act. The Foundation supports real estate related initiatives that enhance the industry and benefit the people of Alberta. We provide grants for affordable housing, industry and public education, land use and environment projects. To date, the Foundation has awarded over 9.6 million in grants to approximately 354 projects across Alberta.
The Foundation’s priorities are affordable housing, real estate education and land use. These are three important issues that affect a large number of Calgarians and directly relates to imagineCALGARY’s Built Environment, Natural Environment and Social System Goals
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The Arusha Centre is a collectively run, member-supported organization that provides resources and programming on local and global social justice issues. We define such issues as a belief in an equitable, compassionate world where difference is understood and valued, and where human dignity is respected. We accomplish this through connecting social, economic, and ecological issues, providing opportunities for individual and community participation, self-determination and empowerment, and challenge unjust assumptions and structures.
Through collaborative projects; Calgary Alternative Transportation Co-operative (transportation), The Calgary Housing
Action Initiative (housing), The Hold Your Ground music compilation (culture), and Action Films events (popular education), the Arusha Centre is promoting imagineCALGARY's Economic, Natural Environment,
and Social Targets.
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For over 40 years, Bow Valley College has been working closely with governments and employers to respond to changing economic demands and social interests. The College offers year-round programs leading to career certificates and diplomas in Business, Health, and Human Services, as well as adult upgrading and English and Second Language (ESL). In addition, the College provides career planning and assessment services, along with other specialized services for businesses and organizations.
As a public post-secondary education institution, Bow Valley College produces work-ready graduates who are also well-equipped to be active participants in their communities. As an employer, the College provides opportunities for individuals to engage in meaningful work in a context that encourages personal and professional growth in both College and community endeavours.
Through its Workplace Training Services, the College is able to work with individuals and employers to identify skill gaps, training needs, and create customized orientation courses for new employees and non-native English speakers in areas including leadership and teamwork, intercultural and interpersonal communications, industry-specific language training, work experience, and its many career development services.
Through these programs and services, Bow Valley College is
contributing to imagineCALGARY’s Targets for Meaningful Work,
Economic Well-Being, Lifelong Learning, Sufficient Income,
and Sense of Community.
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As one of Canada’s busiest airports, millions of passengers go through the Calgary International Airport annually. The Calgary Airport Authority is a not-for-profit, non-share Capital Corporation. Its priority is to add value to the community by providing quality airport services and facilities, and promoting economic development.
The Calgary Airport Authority is committed to protecting the environment. We were recently awarded the Go Green® Certifications from Builders Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). We are the first Canadian airport to receive this certification.
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Formed in 2005, Calgary Arts Development plays a leadership role in realizing the potential of arts and culture in Calgary. As the city's designated arts development authority, we are a central hub that learns about, promotes, connects, advocates for, and leads strategic initiatives in the arts to animate Calgary as a vibrant cultural centre. Calgary Arts Development is uniquely positioned to serve as a champion for the long term strategic development of arts. In that role, we have two overarching objectives: raising the profile of the arts in Calgary and increasing investment in the arts. We do this through research, analysis, planning and communications focused on clearly demonstrating the value of a thriving arts sector to the future of Calgary.
Our direct development efforts are focused in two key program areas: investment and marketing. These programs build capacity for excellence and innovation in the arts by strengthening the five pillars of a thriving arts and culture system: financial resources, cultural spaces, access and awareness, human capital and partnerships.
INVESTMENT
Calgary Arts Development allocates municipal funding for the arts provided by the City of Calgary through granting programs that support more than 120 arts organizations in Calgary. Our goal is to develop the best municipal arts granting program in Canada, making it one that is responsive to the arts community, relevant to the development of the city, steeped in best practices and conscious of the work of other funders.
In 2007, we will also be launching an innovative approach to investing in cultural facilities through a process that integrates with the City of Calgary’s Culture, Parks and Recreation Infrastructure Investment Plan (CPRIIP). Calgary Arts Development’s contributions to the CPRIIP will spur a sustained, long-term investment in facilities, supporting the artistic growth of the city.
MARKETING
Increasing public participation in the arts, and raising awareness and excitement about all Calgary's arts scene has to offer is a key goal for Calgary Arts Development. Our marketing program activities include promotional campaigns, publications, websites and other activities that
provide information about Calgary arts events and make arts participation easier.
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The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) has been delivering high-quality public education to the Calgary community for more than 125 years. The CBE is proud to offer programs that allow each and every student the opportunity to succeed through personalized learning. Through an innovative and creative approach, students are provided with a strong foundation for a lifetime of learning. We look forward to a bright future as we strive to empower each and every CBE student to realize his or her full potential.
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The Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (CCVO) is a registered charity that strengthens Calgary’s voluntary/nonprofit sector and provides leadership on policy matters affecting the sector as a whole. With the support of 330 diverse members (ranging from small grassroots groups to large umbrella organizations), we promote an understanding of the sector, undertake research, connect people with information, and work to affect government policies and other cross-cutting issues.
The Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations is working with imagineCALGARY and other organizations on common issues affecting the nonprofit organizations across our city and beyond.
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Calgary Economic Development was established in October 2002 to provide new leadership and a new direction for Calgary’s economic development activities. With a mission to foster business growth for community prosperity in the Calgary Region, CED works to attract and retain business investment. CED provides business retention and investment attraction services to local Calgary based companies and those looking to make investments in Calgary as a business centre.
Calgary Economic Development is one of four City-funded economic development agencies that are working to complete the Calgary Economic Development Strategy. The Strategy will guide the economic development activities of the city over the next 10 years. The strategy amongst other areas focuses on energy and the environment, a highly skilled workforce and community infrastructure to support Calgarians and their ability to contribute to a vibrant economy. The Strategy directly contributes towards numerous imagineCALGARY targets in the Built, Social and Economic Systems.
CED has also created CalgaryWorks, a workforce
development initiative that aims to ensure that the long-term
workforce needs of the community are met through the communication
of best practices, forecasting, retention and recruitment
strategies and advocacy. Working with the public, private,
non-profit and institutional sectors to achieve CalgaryWorks
goals, the program directly contributes to the imagineCALGARY’s
Targets associated with Meaningful Work.
Calgarians can “Take the Farm Home” from the Calgary Farmers’ Market. The mandate of the Calgary Farmers’ Market is to connect urban eaters with sustainable Alberta and Canadian based food resources. The Calgary Farmers’ Market and its member vendors daily activate several key targets in the ImagineCalgary plan relating to our Natural Environment.
By working with local farmers and producers, the Calgary
Farmers’ Market provides direct access for Calgarians to
produce, meat, dairy, and baking. 80% of our food is made,
baked, grown or produced by our vendors. Consumers are purchasing
quality food items which are grown within 150 km of Calgary.
Our goal by 2015 is to create a system
of Farmers’ Markets
throughout the Calgary Metropolitan Area (CMA) which will
allow 30% of the food sold in the CMA to come from local
producers.
Achieving this goal will have a significant impact on positive job creation, development of a sustainable food supply for Calgarians, development of sustainable development technologies in Alberta, assist in maintaining family farmers by providing a reliable food distribution system which pays a fair price for products, and the reduction in green house gas emissions by reducing food to plate transportation distances.
Overall, the Calgary Farmers’ Market is committed to be a leader in activating
the following imagineCalgary Targets through their associated
strategies:
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Established in 1955, The Calgary Foundation assists donors in creating a giving and caring community by applying its resources, expertise and leadership, in partnership
with others, to identify needs and address issues in the Calgary and area community.
With more than 900 Endowment Funds established, the Foundation strengthens the charitable sector in the areas of Arts and Heritage, Human Services, Education, Environment, Health and Neighborhoods through knowledgeable grantmaking.
2007 – 2008:
• $33 million granted to 665 charitable organizations
• $43 million received in new gifts
• 78 new funds established
• $327 million asset base
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The CHA (Calgary Heritage Authority) is comprised
of individuals appointed by City Council who:
- Evaluate potential heritage sites
and maintain the "Inventory of Potential Heritage
Sites" in Calgary
- Review all planning permit applications that
may affect designated and potential heritage buildings
- Recommend buildings to City Council for designation
under the Alberta Historical Resources Act
- Monitor the effectiveness of legislation which
affects heritage conservation objectives and propose appropriate amendments
- In alternate years 1) present the CHA Lion Awards
to citizens for significant achievements undertaken on behalf of heritage
conservation in Calgary
- and 2) recognize the owners of heritage
properties through the Heritage Plaque Program. The CHA also
takes part annually in the Calgary Awards.
The Calgary Heritage Authority has created a new evaluation
system called “The Calgary System” to review and highlight
heritage resources, and encourages the City to maintain all their heritage
resources to the highest standard. This evaluation system aligns
with imagineCALGARY’s Aesthetic Enjoyment Targets.
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The Calgary Public Library is committed to enriching lives and building community by ensuring universal access to resources for information, learning, inspiration and enjoyment. Seventeen Branches conveniently located throughout the city ensure easy access to services, facilitates and resources. Subscription databases are free to cardholders and available remotely.
In partnership with numerous organizations the Library provides services, resources and programming to support child and adult literacy, parenting skill development, health and wellness, English as a second language, career development, and many other initiatives that positively impact the lives of Calgarians. These programs contribute to imagineCALGARY’s Goals for Health and Wellness, and Lifelong Learning.
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The Calgary Region Home Builders Association (CRHBA) represents home builders,
renovators, land developers, trades, suppliers, manufacturers and general service
professionals in the Calgary region involved in the home building industry.
With a membership of over 675 companies, the CRHBA is a network of professionals
who effectively manage industry issues to the satisfaction of our members.
The CRHBA has put in place a number of programs that contribute
to imagineCALGARY’s Natural and Built Environment Goals.
The BuiltGreen™ Program:
The Calgary Region Home Builders Association’s BuiltGreen™ program promotes
new home construction techniques that are better for both families and the
environment. These homes are designed to conserve more water, energy and
other natural resources than the average house, which means long-term savings
for the homeowner. For more information on the BuiltGreen™ program, please
visit www.builtgreencanada.ca.
The Home Builders Foundation:
Children with special needs, street kids, the working poor, the homeless; they
all share a need, and through their need provide the opportunity to serve.
For the Calgary Home Builders Foundation, that service comes by providing
shelter for Calgary's less fortunate citizens. This kind of support for the
community comes from association members who appreciate the business success
that the City of Calgary has offered them. They give back by providing shelter
when a need is identified. It was their ability to serve the community in
this manner that prompted formation of the Calgary Home Builders Foundation.
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The Calgary Sport Council is a volunteer, nonprofit society that
assists, supports and influences the growth of amateur sport in Calgary. With
the approval of the Civic Sport Policy in November of 2005 by Calgary City
Council, the Calgary Sport Council was identified as the independent body to
represent sport in the city. Our mandate is to increase the profile of amateur
sport in Calgary, act as a resource for amateur sport organizations in Calgary,
in conjunction with our partners develop a vision and strategy to deal with
growth of amateur sport in Calgary, and act as an advisory council on behalf
of the sport stakeholders in Calgary. Our Founding Partners include the Canadian
Sport Centre Calgary, Calgary Booster Club, The City of Calgary, CODA, Talisman
Centre, the Federation of Calgary Communities and the Calgary High Schools
Athletic Association.
As outlined in the Calgary Civic Sport Policy, the Calgary Sport
Council (CSC) will serve as a representative authority and a voice for amateur
sport in Calgary. The CSC will work collaboratively with The City of Calgary
to make recommendations with respect to sport infrastructure, program sustainability
and other sport-related priorities, thereby helping to shape the future of
sport in Calgary.
In fall 2007, the Calgary Sport Council, in partnership with the City of Calgary
is conducting the first-ever Sport Needs and Preferences Study in Calgary.
The Sport Needs and Preferences Study will provide the base information for
a Sport 10-year Strategic Plan for sport infrastructure development and sustainability
that will be presented to City Council in June 2008. In this time of unprecedented
growth, this Study will serve as an important first step toward ensuring Calgarians
continue to experience and enjoy involvement in sport to the extent of their
abilities and interests. The ultimate goal is to enhance opportunities for
Calgarians to participate in sport.
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The Calgary Stampede is a volunteer-supported, not-for-profit community organization that preserves and promotes western heritage and values. The Stampede contributes to the quality of life in Calgary and southern Alberta through its world-renowned 10-day Calgary Stampede, year-round facilities, products and services, and agricultural programs that foster understanding of the agricultural industry. All revenue generated is reinvested into Calgary Stampede programs and facilities.
The Calgary Stampede Foundation supports
youth programs such as the Young Canadians School of Performing
Arts, the Calgary Stampede Showband, 4-H on Parade and Stampede
School (in collaboration with the Calgary Board of Education’s
Campus Calgary/Open Minds program).
An ambitious development plan is underway, designed to transform Stampede Park into a year-round destination - a gathering place for the community in a time of dramatic city growth - with a diversity of green space, facilities and programs so Calgarians can enjoy Stampede Park 365 days a year.
As the steward of its historic site, The Stampede is committed
to protecting the natural beauty of its land and the Elbow
River. Numerous initiatives that support ImagineCALGARY’s Environmental
Goals and Targets have been implemented to preserve the earth, air and
riparian areas.
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For over 70 years, Canadian Freightways has been providing reliable, accountable less-than-truckload transportation service. With service to over 25,000 points across the United States and Canada, the Canadian Freightways North American Network provides comprehensive coverage across the continent.
Canadian Freightways’ Calgary Service Centre and the North American corporate office for parent company CF Managing Movement were constructed in 2007 with a focus on sustainability. Facility features include low-E glass, high efficiency boilers, high efficiency lighting and air sheds for trailer doors that eliminate 80% of cold air infiltration. To reduce water consumption, irrigation for landscaping is drawn off the site storm pond and the truck wash is designed to recycle and reuse water with approximately 30% make up. These initiatives align with imagineCALGARY’s Built and Natural Environment goals.
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fuel
consumption CF Managing Movement’s nationwide initiatives
include; an anti-idling policy, an engine management system
programmed for a maximum speed and auxiliary heaters in new
sleeper equipment. To reduce trucks on the road, the company
maximizes use of extended vehicle lengths (double and triple
trailers) and continues to pilot extended vehicle lengths
in new areas.
CF Managing Movement is committed to providing safe and healthful working conditions in Calgary and across the continent. Our procedures are designed to safeguard the health and safety of our team members, to protect from collisions and injuries within our facilities or equipment, and to protect the motoring public with whom we share the streets and highways. Our commitment to this goal is apparent in our record of 0.49 Preventable Accidents per Million Miles driven.
Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
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Child and Youth Friendly Calgary (CYFC) is a charitable non-profit organization established in 1992 and is based on the firm belief that young people who experience being contributing members of society will become adults who have a sense of ownership and a responsibility to their community. Last year, approximately 2,500 youth gave 60,000 hours to volunteering in our community! The youth volunteers are very diverse; many are from the International Baccalaureate program, while others are completing community service hours through the Youth Justice Committee.
Youth in modern society are an undervalued resource and should be asked to take on more responsibility. They need to be included in all aspects of community life. Through various youth initiatives, we provide the opportunity for youth to volunteer, serve on a board of directors, voice their opinions to business leaders and politicians, learn about diversity in their community, serve on a youth foundation and experience citizenship. To create these opportunities for youth involvement, CYFC runs ten different programs. These programs give youth the opportunity to grow as individuals and broaden their educational experience. In addition, youth learn leadership skills, increase self-esteem, make new friends, make a difference in the community and learn about its diversity, and gain valuable employment skills to help prepare them for the future.
CYFC contributes to the imagineCALGARY Targets and Goals
related to sense of community, self-esteem, self determination,
and creative self expression, by giving youth an opportunity to get involved
in their community and to gain a sense of ownership when making decisions
about the actions and programs of Child and Youth Friendly Calgary. We
also contribute by providing young people with meaningful ways to volunteer
in the Calgary community and CYFC believes that that people
are more likely to volunteer for over their lifetime if given opportunities
when they are younger. Through the Mayor’s Youth Council, Child and Youth Friendly Calgary is trying to address the issues of voter apathy and lack of civil engagement by providing youth more of a voice through discussion with the Mayor, Alderman and other City Officials or through Youth Can Vote. Youth Can Vote is a non partisan web based project of the Mayor’s Youth Council whose objective is to contribute to the development of Calgary’s
youth to become informed and engaged citizens, actively participating
in civic affairs.
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Climate Change Central is a unique public-private partnership that promotes the development of innovative responses to global climate change and its impacts. Climate Change Central builds links and relationships between businesses, governments and other stakeholders in Alberta interested in pursuing greenhouse gas reduction initiatives.
Climate Change Central has a number of programs in place, such as OnFarm Energy Efficiency, Hail-a-Hybrid and the Alberta Municipal Solar Showcase, to encourage Albertans to adopt energy-efficiency solutions and save money. These programs find ways to cut energy bills and improve energy efficiency and conservation practices in buildings, transportation, agriculture, communities and municipalities. Our programs directly impact imagineCALGARY’s Natural Environment Systems Targets.
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The Community Mediation Calgary Society (CMCS) is a non-profit organization
of volunteers available to assist in resolving conflicts between neighbors,
within the community and within non-profit organizations.
Cultural District Renaissance Society of Alberta
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Located in the heart of the Olympic Plaza Cultural District in downtown Calgary, the EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts is where passion and creativity meet. Each year the EPCOR CENTRE offers an extensive range of 1800 performances, events and workshops to engage the minds of Calgary’s diverse population. Over 300,000 people annually experience live theatre, dance, spoken word performances, art exhibits and public forums through EPCOR CENTRE’s critically acclaimed music series, innovative arts education programs, five resident performing arts companies and several major festivals.
We offer programs such as Theatre School, Tuesday Night Art Studios, Movies That Matter and acoustic blues and world music series. These programs align with imagineCALGARY’s Targets for Aesthetic Enjoyment, Creative Self Expression and Lifelong Learning.
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Faith and The Common Good is a national multi-faith network, which encourages people and communities of faith to actively work to create a sustainable world.
Faith & The Common Good created a workshop to assist faith communities green their buildings and reduce greenhouse gases. The workshop encourages individuals to make green choices about their homes, food, and transportation. Our workshops contribute to imagineCALGARY's Natural Environment System Targets.
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The Federation of Calgary Communities (The Federation) is an umbrella organization for Calgary and area Community Associations and for more than 40 service member organizations that include small area non-profits. The Federation is a registered not-for-profit society that directly provides capacity building support and guidance to our members. Our services include Financial Management Professional Services, Planning Support and Guidance, and Capacity Building.
Through our goal of “Improving Neighbourhood Life in Calgary” and through our planning and capacity building programs, we are aligned with imagineCALGARY’s Targets for Connectedness and Sense of Community.
Flextronics Calgary Centre
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Combining a museum, art gallery, library and archives all under one roof, Glenbow boasts over a million artifacts and some 28,000 works of art in its vast collections. It is one of the largest museums in Canada. Through a variety of dynamic programs and changing exhibitions and programs, and a broad collection of art, artifacts, and historical documents, Glenbow Museum builds on a commitment to preserve western heritage while simultaneously providing visitors with a glimpse of the world beyond.
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Goodwill Industries of Alberta is a registered non-profit charity organization that provides education, training, and career services for people with disabilities and barriers to employment. We operate thrift retail stores stocked with donations of gently used household items donated from the community. 85% of every dollar earned in these stores is used towards enriching people’s lives, providing gently used goods at affordable prices, and providing recycling services to help our environment. In partnership with Telus, we currently offer a complimentary English as a second language class. It is a workplace safety and conversational English class.
Goodwill Industries recycles over 7,000 tonnes of waste through salvage, recycle, plastics, cardboards, books, shoes and stuffed animals. Partners in this venture include Clean Calgary, Raydar Plastics and CMEX. Working towards imagineCALGARY’s Target for accessibility for people with disabilities, Goodwill Industries submitted grant applications for 2007 to equip hearing assisted alarms, visual impaired technology, and Braille training for written communications.
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As Calgary's oldest post-secondary institution, Mount Royal has been helping students reach their full potential since 1910. Though Mount Royal may be nearly 100 years old, it’s far from old-fashioned. Modern facilities, smaller classroom sizes, accessible instructors and current curriculums that meet industry standards are just a few of the reasons Mount Royal confidently fulfils its vision: Creating exceptional learning experiences for a world of possibilities. Approximately 13,000 students attend Mount Royal in bachelor degree, applied degree, university transfer, diploma and certificate programs. Not only do graduates leave with a well-rounded knowledge base and strong critical thinking skills, many enjoy a 100% related work employment rate.
While imagineCALGARY’s Lifelong Learning Target is an obvious fit, Mount Royal aligns with many of the Targets. Environmentally, Mount Royal is a leader. The 2007 Calgary Award for Blue Skies Environmental Achievement was awarded to Mount Royal for its commuting program and The Centre for Continuous Learning is only the second building in Calgary to be honoured with a gold certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
A few of the other Targets Mount Royal fulfils include:
- Meaningful Work: providing someone with an education is
extremely rewarding
- Sense of Community: The community’s needs
are addressed with programs and the Mount Royal campus
is a hub thanks to its many services
- Recreation: Mount Royal’s
Recreation Centre, which includes a fitness centre, pool
and wellness centre, is one of the city’s
best
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The Pembina Institute creates sustainable energy solutions
through innovative research, education, consulting and advocacy. It promotes
environmental, social and economic sustainability in the public interest
by developing practical solutions for communities, individuals, governments
and businesses. The Pembina Institute provides policy research, leadership
and education on climate change, energy issues, green economics, energy
efficiency and conservation, renewable energy and environmental governance.
More information about the Pembina Institute is available at www.pembina.org or by contacting: info@pembina.org.
The Pembina Institute is working towards the imagineCALGARY Targets in many ways. Here are two examples:
- Pembina is currently developing a website dedicated to
Calgary’s Built Environment. This website will solicit contributions
and postings from a wide variety of sources, and will
be the go-to place for information on development in
Calgary.
- Pembina is actively involved in climate change and energy
policy development at both the provincial and national
level. These policies have a direct impact on Calgary
as they are some of the primary drivers for how Calgary’s energy
systems are developed.
REAP Business Association
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In the 90 years since its establishment, SAIT’s programs have grown to include certificate, diplomas, and applied degrees in dozens of disciplines. We can offer our students an extensive apprenticeship program and customized corporate training programs. The new SAIT Trades & Technology Complex, once complete, will double the number of spaces SAIT will offer in energy, construction, manufacturing and automation, and transportation and help the Polytechnic meet the huge demand for skilled workers in these industry areas by offering an additional 2,735 student spaces in certificate, diploma and applied degree programs as well nearly 6,000 more apprenticeship spaces. In total, the Complex will deliver an additional 8,700 skilled workers each year to industry.
In relation to imagineCALGARY’s Goals for Meaningful Work, the new SAIT Trades and Tech Complex will make room for 4000 graduates ready to enter the workforce in high demand industries. SAIT also offers students, faculty and employees the U-Pass. This pass encourages individuals to use public transit. The U-Pass aligns with imagineCALGARY’s Targets for Transportation.
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Sustainable Calgary Society (SCS), initiated in 1996, is a volunteer-based
organization. SCS promotes, encourages and supports community level actions
and initiatives that move Calgary towards a sustainable future. This future
includes a Calgary that is a resilient, self-reliant, creative community that
integrates social, ecological, cultural and economic needs. With more then
ten years success, SCS is known for its integrity and role as an independent
monitor of the state of the city. SCS has pioneered broad and large-scale citizen
participation in its projects and has experience producing sound well-documented
and presented research. It has a membership of 400 people.
Sustainable Calgary’s activities include:
- Providing opportunities for education forums and workshops
- Engaging people
in projects that work towards making change
- Developing indicators to measure
the quality of life and well-being in Calgary
- Assessing and reports on the
state of the based on these measures
- Conducting research and writes reports.
Sustainable Calgary works towards building a sense of community.
The sustainability indicators reported in the State of Our City reports were
just a first step of a greater community-building journey. SCS launched the
Citizens' Agenda (CA) project in 2005. One thousand citizens volunteered
5000 hours to the task of analyzing the State of Our City Report Indicators
and brainstorming actions and policies to tackle the city’s most pressing
issues. These citizens selected policy and action priorities that they judged
would create a healthier, more caring, vibrant and sustainable Calgary over
the next five years (see www.sustainablecalgary.ca/home.html). SCS is now
embarking on the next phase of the Citizens' Agenda with the purpose and
focus of this project to build awareness and understanding of the selected
policy and action priorities. The aim is to engage citizens and decision-makers
in an innovative public policy-making process to raise the level of awareness
and understanding of and to provide citizens with a meaningful role in the
research and making of policies that affect their quality of life.
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The U of C is home to scholars in 16 faculties (offering more
than 80 academic programs) and 36 research institutes and centres. The University
offers undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. Partnership:
As part of the University of Calgary's commitment to sustainability, the institution
has taken a series of key steps. The Office of Sustainability, directed by
Joanne Perdue, was established to provide strategic vision, create organizational
structure, and to build full participation in sustainability stewardship across
the University. The position of Presidential Advisor on Design + Sustainability,
held by Professor Brian R. Sinclair FRAIC, was established to advocate, foster
and realize extraordinary architecture, landscape, interior and environmental
design at the UofC.
There are numerous initiatives underway through at the University
of Calgary that align with imagineCALGARY's Goals and Targets. For example,
the University has a remarkable commitment to LEED Platinum targets on all
new building projects, including attention to energy reduction, water conservation,
and user health & wellness. Campus wide broad attention is afforded not
only to physical aspects of the environment, but critically to social, economic
and cultural dimension of sustainability. Central in this triple bottom line
push is attention to curricula, teaching, learning and research.
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Urban Youth Worx has a unique, mobile service that marries community development and youth development. Our organization works with the community to address a community concern and engage youth to be part of the solution. The intervention sessions engage a local artist to work with the youth and involved community members to visually represent the issue and proposed solutions. The process also builds community capacity as our process is easily duplicated and resiliency is fostered in youth because of their new-found relationships and skills.
As part of imagineCALGARY’s Goals for Aesthetic Enjoyment among many of the other applicable social targets, Urban Youth Worx uses the creative process within their community development work. We encourage people to think outside the box for solutions to neighbourhood issues. We are helping to create a connected community.
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The Van Horne Institute for International Transportation and Regulatory
Affairs was established to assist industry, governments, and the public in addressing
issues affecting Transportation and Regulated Industries that are relevant to
the well-being and growth of industry and commerce. Efficient and low-cost transportation
services are essential to both industry and the public in our geographically
large country, so the evolution of sound industrial strategy, public policy,
and progressive legislation and regulations are increasingly important as business
moves further towards globalization. We assist the transportation and logistics
industry in becoming more innovative and competitive through our education and
public policy research activities.
The Van Horne Institute is a strong supporter of the Alberta Supernet
Project. In relation to imagineCALGARY’s Communications Target to have all Calgarians
connected to current forms of communications technology and resources. This project
aims to connect all Albertans to high speed internet connections.
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Vibrant Communities Calgary brings the community together to collaboratively design and implement a broad range of initiatives addressing the root causes of poverty.
Vibrant Communities Calgary’s key initiatives are a living wage and low-income transportation pass and is exploring Civic Engagement issues effecting poverty. These are issues directly related to imagineCALGARY’s Transportation and Sufficient Income Targets.
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Volunteer Calgary is an organization that facilitates the work of volunteers by connecting then to organizations. Hundreds of volunteer opportunities are listed in our searchable database. Our membership is made of over 470 voluntary organizations that need volunteers to complete their work.
Volunteer Calgary offers a variety of workshops and training opportunities for any group or individual who works with volunteers and would like to learn more about volunteer management.
Volunteer Calgary is embarking on a youth volunteerism
social marketing effort and has received funding to develop a city
wide ethno-cultural volunteer engagement strategy. This program coincides
with imagineCALGARY’s Targets for Meaning, Purpose and Connectedness,
and Sense of Community.
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