City of Calgary crisis communication supervisor and RRU alumnus Benjamin Morgan played a key role in getting information out during Calgary's June 2013 flood. The flood, which also affected surrounding regions, was the worst in Alberta's history, with more than 100,000 people displaced. ...
Remember all the diesel and gasoline has to be shipped by sea lift in the summer. Recent CBC North News issued a report on the problems and that has brought these issues to the forefront
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An article I originally wrote for the CIWM Journal (can be found at http://www.ciwm-journal.co.uk/archives/6463). New Litter Collection Rules for Mount Everest Climbers A new rule issued by the Nepalese government requires trekkers of Mount Everest to return to the mountain base...
It was mind boggling news to all Albertan's. At the time, the news media was focussed on Calgary, but many other communities were being affected by the flood
We were told they didn't have any ground crew so the flight crew had to do the baggage handling too. Good news is that my bags all showed up, unlike last years trip to Iqaluit
-- Meet Lee Daigle, Senior Project Manager for Tetra Tech Lee Daigle started in the waste industry as an environmental intern at the Colonie Landfill in Latham, NY
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Earth Day is the perfect time to begin spreading the news! On Saturday, April 21st, the Tucson Environmental Services Department will be a community partner in sponsoring the Tucson Earth Day Festival
There aren't many stories out there which point out the value of collecting of solid waste. Those of us who do it know it's a dirty job and often a thankless job, and often we simply taken for granted ... that is, until we stop doing it, and then suddenly we become kind of important! Well,...
This is a powerpoint presentation. there are a couple of slides here that graphically show the City's recovery plans. Slide 29 and 30, I believe.
Extreme-Water-Lessons-Learned-from-Alberta-Floods.pdf
A sanitation worker allegedly shot and killed his supervisor in Houston earlier this week. What best practices are there for preventing this type of event? We might develop a 1 page guidance document for members based on the response. Thanks.