As a recent newcomer to the city, I initially viewed Edmonton as another large city where individuals are lost in the large population and my community came from my network of family and friends scattered throughout the city and province. A large city can be very overwhelming to someone who grew up in a small [...]
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It’s been too long…. Wow, time has flown since my last blog post. It’s great that others across the organization are also contributing – takes some of the pressure of regular updating off, and keeps readers interested, I hope. Along with this blog, one of the other cool online tools we’ve been developing is an [...]
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First of all, apologies for the big gap between posts. Getting all the information from paper into electronic form has taken much longer than anyone expected. Our working group is having a bit of a shake-up. Some of our volunteers are no longer able to offer the amount of time they had previously, so we’re [...]
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Many of us spend too much of our work day in a cubicle, sitting at a desk, looking at a computer screen for long periods of time. Unfortunately, this environment can contribute to our body’s physical and mental stress and negatively impact productivity at work and our individual health. Doing any activity for a long [...]
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Sometimes my job is a lot of fun. As part of the City of Edmonton’s Earth Hour celebration on March 27, the Office of Environment decided to have a contest with Edmonton elementary school children. We asked them to give us their top five ways to save power. The entries will be put in a [...]
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