Who: All individuals, organizations and businesses with an interest in advancing sustainability in Calgary are welcome Why: Calgary is at a defining moment in its history. The choices we make today will shape our city and region for decades. Those choices can increasingly promote and accelerate sustainability, or they can perpetuate business as usual – and the missed opportunities for innovation and lack of resilience that go with it. The breakfast series is intended to: Bring people toget …

Great Public Spaces is activating Calgary’s public realm and reclaiming lost places. Come share your knowledge, experience or interests, pitch your ideas and work on projects together with others who are passionate about great place-making. Spawned of the CivicCamp Calgary collective - this self-organizing, volunteer-propelled group is ultimately an opportunity where anyone’s ideas can activate the membership. We want to make great things happen in our public spaces through program, projects, …

A meetup group for those interested in greening homes or offices or buildings in general. We will post monthly meetups as well as related events that might not be ours but may be of interest.

The Business Link is your first stop for information and services as you start and grow your small business in Alberta.  Whether you are a first-time entrepreneur, or looking for ways to enhance your current business practices, we are here to help you succeed!  At The Business Link , we offer information about everything from start-up, regulations, marketing, and financing/loan programs to e-business, exporting, importing, Aboriginal business, and government programs and services. Our MeetUp …

Our new meetup community is all about learning & sharing how to improve our lives & live better! This could be by increasing our mindfullness & awareness of all of our actions & their true consequences to ourselves & everything (animals, rocks, trees, Alberta, Canada, world etc. ;-) around us, using the princple of ahimsa, and/or sharing new DIY skills & knowledge for self-sufficiency. Sometimes all we need is a little help or encouragement from a positive community of like-minded souls to put t …

Sierra Club started out as a hiking club in the US in 1892. The early members loved hiking in the Sierra Nevada and enjoyed the outdoors. When their favourite places were in danger they turned into an advocacy group to protect the wilderness. The Chinook Group goes back to the roots with regular outings in Calgary and the mountains. In the past two years our core volunteer team dissolved due to school and work responsibilities. Now we are getting back on our feet. First with outings and soon aga …

In 2010, local capital networks were named one of BusinessWeek’s big ideas for small business and entrepreneurship. People want to do more than just buy local - now they want to invest local too. Moving money from Wall Street to Main Street and facilitating the flow of capital from regional people to regional businesses meeting regional needs is a critical next step in the evolution toward more sustainable local economies. Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), North America’s f …

Natural family is for all people looking to live a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.  We try to be as natural as possible, and make conscience decisions to provide the healthiest lifestyle for our family as possible.WE like to have allot of fun and believe in living an abundant lifestyle!!!! If you are looking for likeminded ecofriendly parents to share ideas, recipies, remedies and some good CLEAN (LOL) fun with please join

Rule #1: always know where the exits are. This rule is not only important for daily life (zombies notwithstanding, what about fires? Or ninjas?), but in a larger sense, it's important to realize that there is no one right way to live.  Mainstream culture has decided we operate in a pseudo-democratic, consumption-driven global economy.  Okay.  But what if we don't want to? The beautiful thing about rule #1 is that it is a rule made for the present, not the hypothetical future.  It is a rule we c …

CreationSwaps is Food, artisan, crafts (to name a few) swapping. Swapping is an opportunity for everyone to showcase and share all the amazing things they make in their homes/lives. It's also a fun way to connect with people who share your love of handcrafted item's and expand your collections. Swaps are happening in cities all over the world, and Calgary is the perfect place for food swap events. Here's how it works: 1. Register. When you register, you become a swapper.  Let us know what you wi …

This is a group for anyone interested in non-toxic solutions to improve their health, clean up their homes, and to better our World.

COMMUNITY NEWS AND ISSUES ABOUT GREENVIEW PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO CLICK ON PAGES (ABOVE) READ ABOUT US & WHERE WE ARE WITH THE CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING PLEASE GIVE US TWO DAYS -  THE EDITING OF THIS MEETUP GROUP IS STILL UNDERWAY - I will be checking the links to documents - THE SURVEY WILL BE UP - ASAP! Please click on the pages tab in the pale green line above these paragraphs, and read our pages and our concerns for our community.  We want the best for everyone - for Greenview and for …

Communicating ideas that change the world Storytelling for Social Good #YYC is an Unconference on how to tell stories that resonate & drive action. Jump in the water's fine if: you have a social venture* or an idea for one, or you work or volunteer with a non-profit charity, or you're passionate about a social cause, or you're a professional communicator wanting to use your powers for good :), or you care about social good in Calgary and want to network with other like-minded folks. Join the c …

We get together to create a healing atmosphere through call and response singing. "Kirtan, or yogic chanting is a “call and response” format of chanting - a type of yoga in itself and has many of the mind-calming benefits of a yoga class or sitting meditation. Kirtans were originally written in Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language. The Sanskrit alphabet has a strong energetic and vibrational component—it is said that the words, when chanted, create a powerful vibration in the body, affecting a …

Wholistic Events tag line is "It's all about WE". Do you want to network with people who share similar values? Want to create events and meet your customer? Would you like help planning and/or promoting your wholistic events using all the social media tools, radio and You Tube while having fun? WE thought so. Join us if you are an individual. Join Us if you are another MeetUp group. Our tag line is "It's all about WE".