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• Eco-Solar home tours showcase energy efficient living in Lethbridge

  Five Lethbridge-area homeowners took part on Saturday in the Eco-Solar home tours.

  Consumer

  Jun 18
  
• ‘We’re doing this for longevity’: Blood Tribe replacing elementary school

  Aahsaopi Elementary School in the community of Levern is being replaced by a new, modern facility expected to house up to 600 students.

  Education

  May 17
  
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• How Lethbridge’s SunRidge neighbourhood set the stage for sustainable living

  It was the Lethbridge neighbourhood of SunRidge that helped set the standard for green living in Canada in 2006, according to Built Green Canada.

  Consumer

  Jan 13
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• Shell to partner with renewables firm on solar farm at Scotford refinery near Edmonton

  The solar farm will be dedicated to the Scotford Complex for at least 25 years and is expected to produce enough electricity to cover 20 per cent of the Alberta refinery's needs.

  Environment

  Nov 9, 2021
• Saskatchewan meteorologists call northern lights a ‘one-in-100-year solar event’

  Global News meteorologist Peter Quinlan says this current cycle of northern lights is rare: “This is what's being called a one-in-100-year solar event."

  Environment

  Nov 4, 2021
• City one step closer to approving largest solar energy farm in Saskatoon

  On Monday, the environment, utilities and corporate services committee voted unanimously to recommend setting up the farm in the southwest portion of the city.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2021
• Saskatchewan’s first utility-scale solar power project online

  Located near Swift Current, the Highfield Solar Facility is generating enough renewable power for about 2,500 Saskatchewan homes.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2021
• Southern Alberta firm signs massive solar power deal with tech giant Amazon

  A huge boost for a southern Alberta solar power farm. Tech giant Amazon has signed up to buy 400 MW from Travers Solar farm project in Vulcan County.

  Tech

  Jun 23, 2021
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• Hundreds in Montreal rise early to view partial solar eclipse from Olympic Stadium

  Hundreds of Montrealers rose at the crack of dawn to view the partial solar eclipse.

  Environment

  Jun 10, 2021
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• ‘It’s the future’: Town of Taber looking at net-zero carbon emissions

  Southern Alberta is home to some of the sunniest places in Canada. A town is looking at reaching net-zero and following in their neighbouring town's footsteps.

  Environment

  Apr 18, 2021