Everything is Connected
Part 1 — Clean Air Starts at Home After our recent CRAZ Lunch & Learn on outdoor air quality, one thoughtful attendee asked an important question: “What about the air inside our homes?” It’s a fair question — and perhaps an even more personal one. While outdoor air quality often gets the headlines, most of […]
Clean Air Starts at Home: Indoor Air Quality Basics for Healthier Sustainable Living Read More »
Opening: A Moment in Time: How Today’s Decisions Shape Our Future There are moments when decisions made quietly in the background carry long-term consequences. This April, Sustainable Life explored several of them — from Land Use Bylaw conversations and water resilience to community air quality awareness and practical local action. The choices communities make today
April in Action: Land, Water, Air & Building a More Resilient Community Read More »
This week, Griffith’s Community Centre became a space for thoughtful conversation, science-based learning, and local engagement as community members gathered for Sustainable Life’s What’s in Our Air? Lunch & Learn, presented in partnership with Calgary Region Airshed Zone (CRAZ). With 16 attendees and 10 participants signing up for future updates, the event demonstrated something important:
What’s in Our Air? Community Lunch & Learn Brings Diamond Valley Together Read More »
Do communities really have to grow—or is that just an assumption? In Part 6 of the Land Use Bylaw series, we explore the idea of “enough,” the realities behind growth, and what it means for building a sustainable future.
Part 6: Do We Have to Grow? The Question Behind the Bylaw Read More »
“I’ve been working on a way to visualize how everything connects at home—water, energy, materials, and food systems. To help visualize how these systems connect at home, I put together this simple map It’s interesting how small changes in one area ripple through the whole system.” I’ve also started putting together practical tool-kits to help
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Questions about parking and neighbourhood change are often the first signs of how growth is being experienced in a community. This article explores how density, parking, and planning decisions are connected — and why those connections matter over time.
How Should We Grow? Making Better Decisions About Development and Infrastructure Read More »
A well-attended Council meeting brought forward important questions about green space, development, and how Diamond Valley will grow. This brief outlines what residents asked, what Council shared, and what it means moving forward.
Council Brief – April 15, 2026: Green Space, Growth, and Community Questions Read More »
Looking at how our local systems function—where our water comes from, how it’s managed, and what happens during times of stress—I began to notice something.
Connecting the Dots: Understanding the Systems Behind Our Daily Stability Read More »
This is Part 4 of a series exploring how planning decisions shape Diamond Valley’s future. Every community conversation about growth eventually leads to a simple question: Who pays for it? New homes, new roads, expanded water systems—on the surface, growth can look like progress. But behind every new development is a network of infrastructure, and
Who Pays for Growth? Infrastructure, Development, and the Hidden Long-Term Costs Read More »
Air quality isn’t just about wildfire smoke or industry—it’s shaped by everyday actions in our communities. Here’s what a regional CRAZ meeting revealed about Diamond Valley.
What I Learned About Air Quality in Diamond Valley | CRAZ Meeting Insights Read More »