Energy in Action activities first began in 2004.
2009 Activities
Energy in Action (EIA) 2009 activities took place between Tuesday, May 5th and Thursday, May 28, 2009. There were 11 communities involved. They are:
Redcliff, Alberta
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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Margaret Wooding Elementary School
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Community Team Lead:
BJ Arnold, Enerplus
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Project:
Students cleaned up and replanted schoolyard beds. They also planted larger trees and shrubs around a grouping of boulders, which will serve as an outdoor classroom.
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Shaunavon, Saskatchewan
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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Shaunavon Public School
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Community Team Lead:
Bobbi Beauchamp, EnCana
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Project:
Energy in Action installed six log benches, and created two large beds. The students planted shade trees around the benches and filled the beds with native grasses and shrubs and perennial flowers for pollinators
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Stoughton, Saskatchewan
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
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Stoughton Central School
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Community Team Lead:
Twila Walkedan, EnCana
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Project:
Energy in Action installed six log benches and the students planted a small forest of trees and flowering shrubs close by. They then collected several bags of garbage off the school grounds.
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Beaverlodge, Alberta
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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Beaverlodge Elementary School
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Community Team Lead:
Jason Veness, ConocoPhillips
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Project:
The students revitalized an eroded section of riverbank along the Beaverlodge river. They planted over three hundred spruce saplings donated by the town council and the Alberta Conservation Association.
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Baldonnel, BC
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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Baldonnel Elementary
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Community Team Lead:
Tamara Rabinovitch, Devon Canada
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Project:
Students spruced up their schoolyard by cleaning up garbage and planting clusters of large spruce and deciduous trees.
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Pouce Coupe, BC
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
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Pouce Coupe Elementary
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Community Team Lead:
Salwa El-Maghwry, EnCana
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Project:
This brand new school needed landscaping. Students planted spruce and deciduous trees and shrubs in beds around the school. The soil was donated and the beds were prepared by the maintenance staff of School District 59.
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St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Goulds Elementary
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Community Team Lead:
Jill Fleming, CAPP
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Project:
Students planted flowers, shrubs and trees in their school yard.
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Three Hills, Alberta
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
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Three Hills School
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Community Team Lead:
Shelsea Willett, Penn West
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Project:
The school had a neglected garden in its courtyard, so students cleaned out the beds, planted new shrubs and revitalized the paths with new gravel. The also created new flower and shrub beds at the back of the school and planted shade trees around their play structure.
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Niton Junction, Alberta
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Monday, May 25, 2009
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Niton Central School
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Community Team Lead:
Kia Pyrcz, Vermilion
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Project:
The school had a neglected schoolyard garden so students revitalized the beds and planted vegetables, flowers and small trees and shrubs. They also painted butterfly cutouts and mounted them on the surrounding fence.
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
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Rockingstone Heights School
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Community Team Lead:
Jill Fleming, CAPP
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Project:
Students planted flowers, shrubs and tress in their school yard.
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Conklin, Alberta
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
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Conklin Community School
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Community Team Lead:
Tamara Rabinovitch, Devon Canada
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Project:
The students created a bed around the school sign and filled it with small shrubs. Then they planted raspberry bushes along the fence line and painted butterflies which they mounted on the fence.
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Energy in Action Details
EIA provides CAPP’s member companies with an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to Stewardship through educational and Stewardship activities in communities in which we operate across Canada.