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New EcoStore Hours
Now open Tuesdays and extended evening winter hours.
Tuesday 10am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 5:30pm
Thursday 10am - 7:00pm
Friday 10am - 5:30pm
Saturday 10am - 5:30pm
Buy Nothing Day
The EcoStore will be open on Friday, November 28th and we encourage you to help us reach our goal of $0 sales for Buy Nothing Day. To do this we are offering a “10% on” discount – meaning all prices will be increased by 10% for Buy Nothing Day only. Please drop by The EcoStore to engage in conversation about consumerism, to ask questions about ethical shopping, or to discuss any environmental concerns you may have.
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 Locally Grown, Chemical-free Christmas Trees – Available for a limited time.
In response to popular demand, Clean Calgary Association will again this year supply a limited number of locally grown, pesticide- and fertilizer-free Christmas trees. The trees are lodgepole pine, which is a tall, slender evergreen with a straight trunk. The Alberta Junior Forest Wardens plant 10 trees for each one cut.
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“Green” Cleaning Services in Calgary
We here at Clean Calgary Association have been very lucky recently! After months of searching throughout the city, we found a fantastic cleaning service that in addition to doing an amazing job of cleaning has also filled the much needed void for green cleaning services in Calgary.
Skylark Cleaning Services uses Eco-Logo certified cleaning products, and will adapt the products they use to accommodate specific requests or sensitivities.
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For humus thou art, and unto humus shalt thou return
Q:
I’ve heard about “green” funerals and “green” cemeteries. Are there any green cemeteries in Calgary?
Cyndi
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The journal, British Archeology, writes that funeral rites are as old as civilization itself, dating back some 300,000 years. Early evidence suggests that Neanderthals, living in Wales, deliberately placed dead bodies in deep recesses some 225,000 years ago. Today, the funerary customs used to mark a person’s death are amazingly diverse, reflecting the many beliefs and customs of people around the world.
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