PleasantView Community League Website, Edmonton, Alberta

Calculate your carbon footprint & find ways to be more environmentally friendly!

Ever wonder what kind of impact you make on the environment? There's an easy way to find out - visit the City of Edmonton's carbon calculator at http://edmonton.zerofootprint.net and figure out your carbon footprint. The Zero footprint calculators will allow you to calculate your carbon footprint and provide you with tips and suggestions on how to reduce it. It will connect you to communities of like-minded people in your workplace, your neighbourhood, across the City or across the world.

If you register (it's free, easy and painless), you can also join the Pleasantview Community League group (located here: http://edmonton.zerofootprint.net/groups/498). See the carbon footprints of your fellow community members, share ideas about reducing your carbon footprint and look for suggestions about ways to become more environmentally sustainable.

Other Parks and Environment News

Yellow fish road program: Did you know that what ever enters our storms drains eventually ends up in the North Saskatchewan River ? Check out this great program from Trout Unlimited that helps increase awareness of water quality in urban settings.

Eco-Energy Grant Program: Take advantage of the Retrofit grant program to make your home more energy efficient and help you save money. Click HERE to visit the government site or HERE to go to the energy expert’s website.

CO2RE Program: CO2RE (Carbon Dioxide Reduction Edmonton) is the City of Edmonton’s community greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy. It was created by a coalition of more than 20 local companies, non-profit organizations, institutions and government agencies. Click to visit the website.

Discounts on CMHC loan insurance premiums: If you use CMHC insured financing to buy an energy-efficient home, purchase a house and make energy-saving renovations or renovate your existing home to make it more energy-efficient, a 10% refund on the Mortgage Loan Insurance premium may be available. Click here for details.

Community Garden News

Thank you so much to all of those who have signed up for our Pleasantview Community Gardening club! Once we do have enough hands we will meet and be able to plan our vision with the help of the Community Garden Network. We'll have some start-up help from Ginger Potts of the Community Garden Network of Edmonton and hope to have the garden going soon.

Keep checking the Parks and Environment page on our website for information.

If you are interested in helping us with our garden or volunteering for the parks & environment position on our board send us an e-mail at info@pleasantviewcommunityleague.ca