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

email: water@environmentalsociety.ca

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.

Carrotmob Saskatoon

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.