Our organization produces an e-newsletter for a growing mailing list of individuals and other organizations. We act as a hub, collecting and sharing success stories from small environmental and social justice groups, as well as from individuals, businesses and industry. These stories are circulated within our community, fostering collaborations between us, the general public, other organizations, and institutions, including post-secondary schools and their students.
July 2024 – Highlights from last month: Teach in Tuesday at Hampton Hub, 2024 Sustainability Expo New Partnership, UofR and Luther College Service Learning Students submit final paper for publication in ECN E-Newsletter. Policy and Legislation Update: Summary of Proposed Changes – SK Electronic Equipment Regulations. Business Highlight: Over The Hill Orchard. Kids Corner: Netflix Octonauts. United Nations SDGs #5. Organization Highlight: KAIROS Regina. Community Activist Profile:
Thabo & Tiro Mthembu from The Hampton Hub. Tips, Tricks, Hacks & Accolades. Climate Jargon: The Energy Mix. In The News: Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, highlights a survey, Industrial carbon pricing is crucial for deploying carbon capture, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), New battery storage system to alleviate pressures on Saskatchewan power grid. Resource Feature:
Word Economic Forum. Ucoming Events: Discover the Future of Sustainable Living with the 3rd Annual Sustainability Expo, Nature Regina – Fall Birds in Wascana Park.
June 2024 – Highlights from last month: UofR and Luther College Service Learning Class Submissions, Building Sustainble Futures A Net-Zero Community Vision. City Updates: City Turns Brown Bins Blue. Business Highlights: Best Buy Auto Parts. Industry Champions: Wind Farm Coming To Weyburn. United Nations SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Goal #4. Resource Feature: Climate Action Tracker. Organzation Highlight: Regina Art Supply Exchange. Community Activist Profile: Emily Eaton. Tips, Tricks, Hacks & Accolades: Habitat ReStore ReUse, Ortman Bay Beautification, Take Control of Your Alley. In The News: Youth activists win ‘unprecedented’ climate settlement in Hawaii, Canadian Senate passes Canada’s first environmental justice bill. Upcoming Events: 2024 Sustainbility Expo, Nature Regina Garden Tours, International Repair Cafe Webinar, SCIC Youth Leadership and Activist Training
May 2024 – Highlights from last month: Catherdral Village Arts Festival, UofR and Luther College Service Learning. Did You Know: City of Regina’s Early Adopter Incentive Proposal. Business Highlights: YWCA Encore Market, PlastiPoints. Resource Feature: EcoFriendly West. United Nations SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Goal #3. Organzation Highlight: Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council (SWRC). Community Activist Profile: Matt Pointer from SEVA. Tips, Tricks and Hacks (new feature). Upcoming Events: Seniors’ University Group “Big Book Sale”, Canadian Climate Institute “Indigenous Perspectives roundtable, Honouring Indigenous Climate Leadership”, Celebrate Native Prairie Appreciation Week (NPAW), Nature Saskatchewan celebrates 75th anniversary, Canadian Environment Week 2024, UofR Conference on Building Sustainable Futures – A Net-Zero Community Vision
April 2024 – Highlights from last month: Fridays for Future Climate Strike, Nature Regina crocus walk, SEVA’s (Sask Electric Vehicle Association) Electrify Regina event. Did You Know: Empowering Home Energy Efficiency. Business Highlight: Wascana Solar Co-op Share Offering. United Nations SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Goal #2. Organization Highlight: Saskatchewan Council on International Cooperation. Community Activist Profile: Terry Sleeva. Upcoming Events: Janes Walk, Regina Farmers Market, Sask Chamber of Commerce – Food, Fuel, Fertilizer Global Summit. Luther College Advocacy Campaign Planning Workshop: Using your Organization’s Expertise to Influence Policy. Cathedral Village Arts Festival, RainBarrel Truckload Sale.
March 2024 – Highlights from last month: SCIC (Sask Council on International Cooperation) Global Connections with Regina Open Door, Organization Highlight: Climate Strike YQR Coalition, United Nations SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Goal #1, Resource Feature: Milken Institute School of Public Health – George Washington University, Upcoming Events: Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) America’s Meeting, Friday’s for Future Global Climate Strike, Electrify Regina EV Expo, Online Art Adventures: Recycled Wall Hangings, Earth Day Canada,
February 2024 – Highlights from last month: Sask Council on International Cooperation 50th anniversary: Members meet and great, Global Citizens Awards gala, ECN met with FNU (First Nations University) students on a sustainability project, Organization Highlight: Nature Regina, Local Business Highlight: REV Auto Group Regina, Industry Highlight: Red Leaf Pulp, United Nations SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), Community Activist Profile: Jim Elliott, Resource Feature: Greenpeace, Upcoming Events: SCIC Global Connections, NVSSN non-profit workshop series, SSCF Film Screening – Uncharitable,
January 2024 – Organization Highlight: The Salvation Army Thrift Store, Local Business Highlight: Regina Farmer’s Market, Industry Highlight: Deep Earth Energy Geothermal Exploration, Community Activist Profile: Amy Snider, Resource Feature: Indigenous Climate Hub, Upcoming Events: Recycling in Regina, Frost, SCIC Global Citizens Awards,
December 2023 – Highlights from last month, SCIC’s Global Connections event at Bushwakkers, Organization Highlight: The Log House Thrift Store, Local Business Highlight: The Alternative refillery, Local Industry Highlight: Electrical Solutions Inc revolutionizs rail switch lighting, Community Activist Profile: Florence Stratton a long time social justice and environmental activist, Resource Feature: “The Essentials of Economic Sustainability” a book on how current economic practices degrade ecosystems and exacerbate social inequalities.
November 2023 – Highlights from last month, Stakeholders share ideas on an industry trade show and speaker series, Sustainable Development Goals Workshop. Resource Feature: Government of Canada’s Greener Future. Organization Highlight: Rain Barrels. Local Business Highlight: Regina Sports Exchange. Local Industry Highlight: Prairie Clan Energy. Upcoming Events: SCIC Global Connections, Sask Power Consultation
October 2023 – We’re thrilled to share the success of Regina’s 2023 Sustainability Expo, Resource Feature: Positive News on the Climate Crisis, Organization Highlight: The Regina and Region Home Builders Organization Association, Local Business Highlight: Habitat for Humanity ReStore: Upcoming Events: SCIC Global Connections – November Networking Social – Regina
September 2023 – What We’ve Working on: 2023 Sustainability Expo and Repair Cafe, Resource Feature: TED Talks and the Climate Crisis, Organization Highlight: The Nature Conservancy of Canada, Local Business Highlight: Once Upon a Child, Upcoming Events: SCIC Reading Circle / Sask Outdoors / EnviroCollective’s 2nd Annual Sustainability Expo
August 2023 – What We’ve Working on: 2023 Sustainability Expo, Resource Feature: How to Live in a Chaotic Climate, Organization Highlight: Nature Saskatchewan, Local Business Highlight: Mortise and Tenon, Upcoming Events: Sustainability Expo / Glow Ride / Drive Electric.
July 2023 – Nature Scavenger Hunt, Climate Atlas, Regina Folk Festival and Music Declares Emergency, biktix electric bikes, Sustainable Expo call for vendors
June 2023 – Eco drinks, City of Regina Sustainability Framework, Nonprofit Voluntary Sector Studies Network at Luther College, Hampton Hub, Environmental Scavenger Hunt
May 2023 – Cathedral Village Arts Festival, Bike to Work, Grasslands Hidden Wilderness, The Climate Reality Project, Local Business Highlight: Aveda Salon, Upcoming Green Drinks
April 2023 – Earth Day give away, Climate Reality “2022 National Climate League Standings”, Bike Regina, Local Business Highlight: ReAppliabel Parts, Transportation Campaign
March 2023 – EnviroCollective Lecture at Luther College “Climate hazards and gender”, Resource Feature: The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg, Organization Highlight: Better Bus Youth, Local Business Highlight: SS Sharpening Service, Upcoming: Earth Day
February 2023 – SK Council for International Cooperation (SCIC) for the documentary screening and panel discussion of “The Great Green Wall”, Resource Feature: The Monster in Our Closet” Organization Highlight: Sask Waster Reduction “Let’s Waste Less” Local Business Highlight “The Penny University”, Upcoming Event International Womens Day lecture at Luther College
January 2023 – EnviroCollective Highlights from 2022, “Implementing Equity A Renewable Regina that Works for Everyone” a report by Emily Eaton and Simon Enoch, Saskatchewan Electric Vehicle Association, Business Highlight: The Alternative a local refillery and zero waste Market, Upcoming International Development Week events