Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley

06/23/2026

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🥇 Statut D’OR ÉcoÉcoles pour l'École Notre-Dame des Monts !
Nous sommes immensément fiers d’annoncer que les efforts, le travail acharné et l’engagement de nos élèves et de notre équipe enseignante ont été récompensés par la certification Niveau OR d’ÉcoÉcoles Canada !

Cette prestigieuse reconnaissance souligne l'impact de plusieurs de nos initiatives vertes et culturelles de cette année :

L'apprentissage en plein air et notre connexion avec la nature.

L’éducation autochtone, notamment grâce au programme Ways of the Bison.

La création de notre jardin pour les pollinisateurs.

Des projets écoresponsables variés : fabrication de papier ensemencé recyclé, vermicompostage en classe et le programme La rue des Poissons Jaunes.

Notre gestion du programme de repas chauds, qui brille par sa réduction du gaspillage alimentaire et des articles à usage unique.

💚 Un merci tout spécial à Heidi !
Un immense merci à Heidi de la Biosphère de Canmore pour son dévouement exceptionnel et tout son travail auprès de nos élèves. Son accompagnement et sa passion pour l'environnement ont été un véritable moteur dans la réussite de ces projets et dans l'obtention de cette médaille d'or. Merci, Heidi !

Félicitations à toute la communauté scolaire de Notre-Dame des Monts, vous pouvez être fiers de vous ! 🌿✨
Merci aussi à pour leur soutien financier permettant à l'école de réaliser tous ces projets avec la Biosphère.

06/23/2026

We have officially helped to keep 2,049 pounds of materials circulating in the community!
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ReUse Bow Valley is a community focused project dedicated to sharing, reusing, and redistributing materials from construction, renovation, and demolition projects. It aims to help keep useful materials out of the landfill and support a more circular economy in the Bow Valley.

We are so stoked to be able to share this news with you all, and can't wait to see how the ReUse project will continue to grow and thrive!

visit: https://www.biosphereinstitute.org/reuse-system-project for more information, join our Facebook group ReUse Bow Valley, and feel free to reach out to [email protected] with any inquiries.

06/22/2026

A heartfelt thank you to the Wim & Nancy Pauw Foundation!

06/22/2026

Community Highlight 💚

Why reuse?

We were so excited to see these carpet tiles from the Reuse Hub transformed into this cozy garage hangout space right here in Canmore. Instead of heading to the landfill, they found a second life and helped create a warm, inviting space to watch last night’s World Cup game from!

Planning a renovation or DIY project? Stop by the Reuse Hub on Thursdays, Saturdays, or Sundays to discover reclaimed building materials and give something great another chance to shine.

Want to be highlighted? Submit your story or project for a chance to win $100! Every item reused means less waste and more resources staying in our community. ♻️

06/21/2026

📢 UPDATE! We’re excited to announce that we’re adding Sunday drop-in hours starting tomorrow, June 21, 2026!

🛠️ Sundays | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Stop by to drop off reusable building materials or browse and pick up something for your next project. Help keep valuable materials in use and out of the landfill while supporting a more circular Bow Valley.

See you there!

06/19/2026

Only two spots left for tomorrow’s workshop! If cost is a barrier, email [email protected]. Otherwise, you can find sliding scale tix for $20-$50 through eventbrite link in bio.

Come listen, learn and make bannock in community. Workshop led by Tracey Stevens (Iyarhe Nakoda). ♥️

06/18/2026

Daniel Levesque has been a part of the circular economy in Canmore for at least 37 years, and he’s great person to talk to if you ever need to know why reusing as much as possible is mutually beneficial for both our community, and the environment.

His business-Mountain Electronic Services-has been operating since 1988, “fixing all kind”. From an electric piano he found in a local dumpster, to a well loved vacuum cleaner and a barely broken printer he salvaged from the recycling centre, Daniel has made it his responsibility to keep discarded products from making it to their final resting place.

At the ReUse hub, we try and do the same, only with CRD (construction, renovation and demolition) materials.

Despite the difference in items, we value the same things:

1. Keeping great items with a lot of life left OUT of the landfill.
2. Addressing the affordability crisis by making some material resources in the community much more accessible.

If you value those things too, stop by the ReUse Hub, join the community on Facebook, or volunteer with us!

📍105 Boulder Crescent, unit 3B.
🕙Thursdays 3-6pm, Saturdays 8-10am.
📧[email protected]

06/14/2026

There’s probably not an exact equation to re-create the great day we had building community resiliency against wildfire. But we can tell you about three things that help a ton:

-a motivated volunteer to become your FireSmart Neighborhood Champion (this community has Ken, maybe you or someone you know is the right person for your neighbourhood!)

-some tools that are FREE to borrow from the Biosphere

-and a great group of community members!

Oh, and a delicious barbecue is a HUGE bonus!

Visit the biosphere website (link in bio) or Firesmartcanada.ca to learn more about becoming a community!