# @cityofcalgary on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2019-06-04T14:49:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** City of Calgary (@cityofcalgary) — https://gondola.cc/cityofcalgary

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📷: canada_by_alexis // What do you envision for Calgary's environment over the next 30 years⁣?⁣
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Today, we're kicking off the 30th year of the Mayor's Environment Expo, inspiring students to take simple actions to protect our environment. #mayorexpo⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣
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Here's a look back on some of our environmental highlights from the last 30 years:⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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In 1989, we held our first Mayor's Environment Expo. It's now grown into an event with over 4000 students and 30+ schools participating every year.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣
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In 2001, Calgary Transit became the first public transportation system in North America to be wind-powered.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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In 2006, we began capturing methane gas at City landfills, reducing greenhouse gas emissions.⁣
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In June 2008, the new Water Centre building opened as the first building in Alberta to be certified LEED Gold.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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In 2009, Calgary became the largest municipal user of renewable electricity in Canada.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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In July 2013, we opened Calgary's first cycle track along 7 St. SW.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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In 2015, six hundred solar panels were installed on the roof of the Southland Leisure Centre.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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In 2017, we completed a a city-wide retrofit of 80,000 streetlight fixtures to LED lights. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Also in 2017, we launched the Green Cart Composting Program city-wide to divert food scraps and yard waste. ⁣⁣
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In 2018 we completed Calgary's first ground mounted solar photovoltaic project at Shepard Landfill and Compost Facility.⁣⁣⁣⁣ In March, we opened the Stoney Transit Facility, the largest indoor Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) bus fueling complex in North America.⁣⁣
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As we look to the next 30 years, we're embarking on an Environment Strategy examining what Calgary's environment could look like in the future.⁣⁣
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More details on this strategy are still to come.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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