Sustainability
Let's "enVision" Airdrie … together we can become a sustainable community.
Are you interested in the social, cultural, environmental, economic and governance aspects of your community? Are you interested in discovering what sustainability means for Airdrie? Then, come out and join us to create Airdrie's Community Sustainability Plan.
2007 marked the beginning of Airdrie's process to develop an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan. Developing a plan is a long-term process and the City looks forward working closely with the community on this journey toward sustainability. Community visioning is the first step of this process and this visioning will take place in the spring and summer of 2008. The visioning process is designed to gather information about how people envision the Airdrie of the future. In addition to holding events to gather input, the City will seek feedback from residents at various community events and in public locations. Share your knowledge and vision for the future of Airdrie. Your feedback is essential to this process and we look forward to hearing from you as we embark on this exciting journey toward sustainability together. Information gathered during community visioning sessions will form the foundation for the community's vision and the Integrated Community Sustainability will evolve from the vision.
The enVision Airdrie logo has been designed to represent the community's sustainability initiative. The five bars on the top of the icon represent the five pillars of sustainability: social, economic, environmental, cultural and governance. It also depicts a cityscape in the horizon. The logo is intended to evoke a sense of action and movement into Airdrie's next century. The arch represents both the City of Airdrie's arch as well as a horizon into the future. It evokes the path that we are on as a community. A subtle "eye" depicted in the logo offers additional imagery that emphasizes "vision."
Become a part of this action, movement and energy by participating in creating Airdrie's vision in 2008. Please look for opportunities to come out and provide your feedback during community visioning sessions scheduled this spring and summer.
For further information, please contact Tanis Houck, Sustainability Coordinator, at: tanis.houck@airdrie.ca or 948-8800 ext. 466.
The Natural Step and the Alberta Real Estate Foundation
The Natural Step and the Alberta Real Estate Foundation recently partnered to produce Sustainability at home: A toolkit - Decision-making help for your everyday choices.
"Sustainability at home is a toolkit that helps homeowners understand how to apply sustainable development concepts to everyday household decisions. The guide covers an explanation of sustainability; root causes of un-sustainability; questions to ask while making household decisions; concrete and simple suggestions for every room in your house; renovations; resources for further information and idea and more. Originally designed for Alberta, this guide will be useful for new and experienced homeowners alike." - The Natural Step
Download the toolkit here: http://www.naturalstep.ca/documents/HouseholdGuidebook_EVersion.pdf