Saying that Alex Doukas is interested in the environment may be a bit of an understatement. Doukas is an active and outspoken advocate on environmental issues, specifically issues around climate change. He made the trip to Copenhagen for this year’s climate summit. Check-out his latest and last update from Copenhagen.
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Guardian Editorial on Canada’s Climate Record
Government of Alberta Site on Oil Sands
Government of Canada: Environment Canada
Canadian Youth Delegation Site
If you like your sprouts local and your eggs Calgary-laid, you may be in luck. The City of Calgary has recently asked city administrators to investigate the creation of a food policy for Calgary. Dana Martin spoke with Paul Hughes, chair of the Calgary Food Policy Council.
It’s Calgary’s only dedicated all-ages music venue, rehearsal space and recording studio. Back in November, we talked about how The New Black Centre was closed down due to the discovery that it occupied space not zoned for live music. Well, the centre is open again, re-zoned and gearing up for business. CJSW’s Nathan Taylor Spoke with general manager Darren Ollinger about the centre’s re-opening, and about where things started to go wrong for The New Black.
Alberta’s tuition is set to potentially rise once again. Advanced Education and Technology minister Doug Horner has opened the door for institutions to apply for increases to tuition for certain programs that the schools feel were unfairly capped in 2004 during the tuition freeze. But some student groups say that Horner’s decision violates the current tuition fee calculation (annual increases tied to CPI), which is not set to expire until 2016. CJSW’s Brent Constantin speaks with Horner and University of Calgary students’ union president Charlotte Kingston about the issue.