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Sustainable Gourmet VI
September 24, 2011
6 p.m.
Confederation Inn
3330 Fairlight Drive, Saskatoon
Tickets: $75 (a portion is tax-deductible). Contact SES at 665-1915 to help SES work towards a sustainable future.
Eat Local! All of the primary ingredients for the Sustainable Gourmet will be grown or made locally. Vegan options available.
6 p.m.
Confederation Inn
3330 Fairlight Drive, Saskatoon
Tickets: $75 (a portion is tax-deductible). Contact SES at 665-1915 to help SES work towards a sustainable future.
Eat Local! All of the primary ingredients for the Sustainable Gourmet will be grown or made locally. Vegan options available.
Saskatoon’s Green Energy Park – Achieving a Diverse and Environmentally Sustainable Energy System Using Local Renewable Energy Supplies
Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Start Time: 7 pm
End Time: 8:30 pm
Event Title: Saskatoon’s Green Energy Park – Achieving a Diverse and Environmentally Sustainable Energy System Using Local Renewable Energy Supplies
Location: Cliff Wright Library (1635 McKercher Drive, Saskatoon)
Description: The City of Saskatoon is developing a world-class energy park at its landfill that has potential to power over 5,000 homes using only local renewable energy supplies, and is expected to achieve an annual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for the city of over 115,000 tonnes CO2 equivalent. Green energy projects feature renewable power generation technologies using landfill gas, a turboexpander pressure reduction application with SaskEnergy, a tall wind turbine sited on top of the landfill, and other considerations for the future that could include utility-scale solar and heat recovery applications. Come find out more about this exciting project. Event co-sponsored by the Cliff Wright Library and the Saskatchewan Environmental Society. For more information, please contact the Saskatchewan Environmental Society at 665-1915.
Start Time: 7 pm
End Time: 8:30 pm
Event Title: Saskatoon’s Green Energy Park – Achieving a Diverse and Environmentally Sustainable Energy System Using Local Renewable Energy Supplies
Location: Cliff Wright Library (1635 McKercher Drive, Saskatoon)
Description: The City of Saskatoon is developing a world-class energy park at its landfill that has potential to power over 5,000 homes using only local renewable energy supplies, and is expected to achieve an annual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for the city of over 115,000 tonnes CO2 equivalent. Green energy projects feature renewable power generation technologies using landfill gas, a turboexpander pressure reduction application with SaskEnergy, a tall wind turbine sited on top of the landfill, and other considerations for the future that could include utility-scale solar and heat recovery applications. Come find out more about this exciting project. Event co-sponsored by the Cliff Wright Library and the Saskatchewan Environmental Society. For more information, please contact the Saskatchewan Environmental Society at 665-1915.
The Pisim Project
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
7 pm, J.S. Wood Library
1801 Lansdowne Avenue, Saskatoon
"The Pisim Project" is a film that follows a group of grade 10 students along their journey to building a house using energy efficient technology as well as traditional building methods in Cumberland House, Saskatchewan. The documentary shows what the students learned, what they saw, who they met and the process they went through in becoming role models for other youth in Canada and the world. Event co-sponsored by the J.S. Wood and Saskatchewan Environmental Society. For more information phone 665-1915.
Permaculture
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: J.S. Wood Library
1801 Lansdowne Avenue
Saskatoon
Kirby McInnis, from the Permaculture Research Institute of Saskatchewan, will present an overview of permaculture. He will discuss the history and principles behind permaculture, and he will tell you about the interesting things related to permaculture that are going on right here in Saskatoon. If you have heard the term permaculture but aren't quite sure what it's all about, come and find out. Event co-sponsored by J.S. Wood Library and Saskatchewan Environmental Society. For more information contact 665-1915.
Federal Election
Make an informed choice. Our friends at other environmental organizations have canvassed the main politcal parties on their platforms for the environment. Check out:
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Environmental Defence, Equiterre, and Pembina Institute asked the five main political parties to respond to 10 questions on the environment. Click on links below to review report:
http://environmentaldefence.ca/election-2011-where-do-parties-stand-environmental-issues
Sierra Club of Canada Report Card:
http://www.sierraclub.ca/sites/sierraclub.ca/files/election_report_card_april_20.pdf
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Environmental Defence, Equiterre, and Pembina Institute asked the five main political parties to respond to 10 questions on the environment. Click on links below to review report:
http://environmentaldefence.ca/election-2011-where-do-parties-stand-environmental-issues
Sierra Club of Canada Report Card:
http://www.sierraclub.ca/sites/sierraclub.ca/files/election_report_card_april_20.pdf
SES Annual General Meeting
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Saskatoon Farmers' Market
414 Avenue B South, Saskatoon
6:30 pm -- Wine & Cheese
7:15 pm -- Guest Speaker: Dr. Howard Wheater, Excellence Research Chair in Water Security,
University of Saskatchewan will present "Water
futures and the perfect storm: Challenges and opportunities for Saskatchewan"
8:00 pm -- AGM
The Future Survival of the Boreal Caribou
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
7 p.m., J.S. Wood Library
1801 Lansdowne Ave., Saskatoon
Dr. Peter Flood, Professor Emeritus Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences University of Saskatchewan. Boreal caribou are magnificent creatures of great beauty that can survive under austere conditions few other species could tolerate. They are revered by the indigenous people of the north and have provided them with subsistence for millennia. But they have declined greatly in numbers over the last hundred years and have disappeared from about half of their former range. Now they have been officially designated as a threatened species. Progress towards a recovery plan has been slow, in part because the problem is genuinely difficult. Peter’s talk will start with a discussion of the basic biology of boreal caribou and progress to an analysis of the action that might be taken to ensure its continued survival in Saskatchewan.
Earth Hour
Saturday, March 26, 2011
8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
We want to know what actions you will be taking and what you have planned for the 2011 Earth Hour event - board games by candlelight? Star-gazing? Attending an earth hour-inspired event? Share your plans with us on our facebook page: Earth Hour Saskatoon, or by email at emily@environmentalsociety.ca. Have a happy Earth Hour!
25 Litre Challenge, 2011 Edition
It's March so that means the 25 litre water challenge is on! Who's participating so far?
- University of Saskatchewan Oxfam Campus Club http://25litrechallenge.wordpress.com/
- Alina Siegfried (SES's former Water Issues Coordinator) http://waterconservationchallenge.wordpress.com/
- Sierra Club of Canada Atlantic Chapter http://actionh2o.ca/news/sierra-club-canada-atlantic-chapter-actionh20-water-conservation-challenge-2011
Make March the start of your own pledge to conserver water!
World Water Day -- March 22, 2011
Meewasin Valley Authority &Saskatchewan Environmental Society present
Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour
Learn what happens to your water once you flush.
Time: 1 pm
Location: 470 Whiteswan Drive, Saskatoon
Details: Free admission. Must pre-register and be 16 years and older to participate. Contact Franny at 306-665-1915 or
H2Oil Film Screening
Hear the stories of those who are attempting to defend water
in Alberta against tar sands expansion.
Time: 7 pm
Location: Frances Morrison Library Auditorium,
311 - 23rd St. E., Saskatoon
Details: Free admission. For more details contact Franny at
306-665-1915 or email: water@environmentalsociety.ca
Reducing Saskatoon's Environmental Impact
Wednesday, March 11, 2011
7 pm, J.S. Wood Library
1801 Lansdowne Avenue, Saskatoon
Ever wondered what the City of Saskatoon is doing to reduce the community's environmental impact and ensure that Saskatoon is sustainable into the future? Meagan Hinther, Environmental Coordinator with the City's Environmental Services Branch, will present numerous projects and programs that are reducing Saskatoon's energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Come out and learn more about how solar panels are heating the water at local swimming pools, how a special compound is making it less energy intensive to cool the ice at a hockey arena, and which other interesting initiatives are helping create a community that uses less resources and is environmentally conscious.
7 pm, J.S. Wood Library
1801 Lansdowne Avenue, Saskatoon
Ever wondered what the City of Saskatoon is doing to reduce the community's environmental impact and ensure that Saskatoon is sustainable into the future? Meagan Hinther, Environmental Coordinator with the City's Environmental Services Branch, will present numerous projects and programs that are reducing Saskatoon's energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Come out and learn more about how solar panels are heating the water at local swimming pools, how a special compound is making it less energy intensive to cool the ice at a hockey arena, and which other interesting initiatives are helping create a community that uses less resources and is environmentally conscious.
SES Releases its Position on Nuclear Waste
February 22, 2011 (Saskatoon) - The board of directors of the Saskatchewan Environmental Society (SES) has released its position on the long-term management of high-level nuclear reactor wastes in Canada. The position paper is posted on the Society’s website.
Click here to read the rest of the press release.
Click here to read the rest of the press release.
Worried About Mold in Your Home?
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
7 p.m., J.S. Wood Library
1801 Lansdowne Avenue, Saskatoon
James Watson from got mold? will give tips on how to figure out if you have a mold problem in your home and what to do about it. It's a presentation every homeowner or renter should attend. Event co-sponsored by the J.S. Wood Library and the Saskatchewan Environmental Society.
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