We live in a fantastic city! In addition to being known for our beautiful river valley and lively festivals, Edmonton is now recognized as a city that is working hard to reduce its environmental footprint. The City of Edmonton reported Janary 29 2009 that Edmonton is the number one sustainable large city in Canada!
“The City of Edmonton is proud of its environmental record, and pleased with this acknowledgement of our efforts. This is a significant accomplishment, of which all Edmontonians ca be proud,” said Mayor Stephen Mandel. “Edmontonians are some of the most environmentally-conscious people in the world and the City continues to gain national and international recognition for our leading environmental practices.”(Edmonton.ca, Nikki Booth, Public Information Officer, Office of Environment & Energy January 2009)
The city’s website is a fantastic resource. Read the city’s strategic environmental plan , find out what items go in recycling, the garbage or to the ecostation, and learn what can and can’t go in your blue bags. At SCHMIDT we are making small changes daily to go greener. Something as simple as re-using file folders and thinking twice before printing an email can all add up. I’m proud to live in our beautiful “green” city!
Contributed by Kathy Schmidt, Broker Owner of Schmidt Realty Group
