Environment committee  We had a lot of success at the municipal level because we were right off the radar screen. Now it's grown to be very important. It's a major part of the parks area to have community gardens. I gave this a lot of thought before I came today, and the thing that's bothering me most

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  Again, I have this wonderful calendar, if you would like a copy. When the calendar came out, they phoned and asked us if we would like to go into the heritage calendar, simply to show that it was a huge initiative for Calgary to all of a sudden start accepting land as heritage si

Environment committee  One of the very interesting benefits of the garden has to do with the fact that so many young people have no idea where vegetables come from. They come by the garden, and we try to get them involved. There's a science school that is just on top of the hill right behind us, and

Environment committee  I'm here because I've spent a lot of time trying to conserve things in the city of Calgary. I’ve found I’ve had a lot of push-back, and a lot of the push-back comes from the aldermen in the city who have other plans for the lands. I was very interested to find out if you're doin

Environment committee  Of what you're doing?

Environment committee  I've seen your objectives.

Environment committee  What I like about Calgary is it's almost a microcosm of every place, every constituency that's represented here. I've looked at where everybody is from. I was in the military for 20 years and I've lived all across Canada, so I've lived close to or in most of the locations where e