Over the past few years, there has been a notable decline of sports referees in Canada. The disruption of the Covid Pandemic was one major factor. In 2019, for example, Ontario Soccer boasted nearly 9,000 registered refs. By the end of 2021, however, that figure had plunged more than 60%, leaving the association with barely […]
Rogers Satellite Service Launch a ‘Game-Changer’ for Search and Rescue in Alberta
A new satellite-to-mobile text messaging service from Rogers is now available to Canadians in Alberta and beyond. Effective immediately, Canadians can sign up for a free beta trial of Rogers Satellite. Spanning a coverage area of more than five million square kilometres, Rogers Satellite will initially support text messaging and text-to-911 with future expansions planned […]
Historic Edmonton Building Enjoys Another SunRise with World-Record Retrofit
Edmonton’s SunRise Building is a historic component of the city’s downtown. Originally constructed in 1970 as the Capital Tower, the SunRise Building was built as a 12-storey property featuring 179 residential units. But by the 2010s, the building was in a state of disrepair. In 2015, Calgary’s Avenue Living Asset Management acquired the property from […]
Calgary’s BluEarth Renewables Helps Build Largest Solar Installation in British Columbia
The quA-ymn Solar Project in British Columbia is now operational thanks to help from an Alberta-based technology provider. QuA-ymn is the province’s first major commercial solar facility and largest solar installation to-date. A total of 39,000 solar panels will produce enough energy to power more than 2,400 homes annually for up to 40 years, according […]
Calgary Company Unveils ‘Energy Campus’ Concept to Solve Data Barriers in Alberta
A Calgary-based organization recently revealed the completion of environmental studies as it works toward building an energy campus in Alberta. Net Zero Now says that this first energy campus site, at 320 acres, was selected to meet specific infrastructure requirements. Founded in 2023, the company wants to build “the infrastructure backbone of Canada’s digital future” […]
Energy Innovation Program Supplies Carbon Capture Companies in Alberta with Capital
The Government of Canada announced this month that it is investing in carbon capture and clean technologies based in Alberta. Tim Hodgson, the nation’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, recently unveiled more than $21 million toward regional carbon capture and storage technologies through Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program. “We are taking action to […]
John Redfern Stepping Down as the CEO of Eavor Technologies
John Redfern is stepping down as chief executive officer of Eavor Technologies for “personal reasons,” the Calgary-based geothermal technology company upstart recently revealed. Redfern, a cofounder of the Canadian cleantech, will continue his association with the company in a strategic advisory role, according to a statement from Eavor, whose flagship solution, the Eavor-Loop, offers a […]
Calgary Cleantech Northstar Hustles for Financial Support Amid Push into US Market
Northstar Clean Technologies recently announced that the Calgary-based company has received a non-binding Letter of Interest from Export Development Canada. EDC may provide financial support, subject to due diligence, to help the Alberta-born Northstar expand into the U.S. market by opening a shingle reprocessing facility for North America’s circular economy. “While still early days, we […]
Indigenous Bands Jointly Question Alberta’s Latest Decision Regarding Energy and Data
Chiefs of the Alexander First Nation, Paul First Nation, Enoch Cree Nation, and Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation this month issued a letter addressed to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith regarding the Province’s rules around energy consumption and data centres. As “stakeholders and potential investors in Alberta’s emerging data centre value chain,” the Nations assert in their […]
Seasoned Calgary Innovator Joins CDL Minerals Program as Ecosystem Partner
A Calgary-based provider of technology to the global critical minerals industry has joined Creative Destruction Labs Minerals program as a partner. Alberta-based GeologicAI made the announcement at CDL Super Session 2025. Critical minerals companies utilize GeologicAI’s technology stack to better decisions faster via the company’s AI-powered system, which uses a network of sensors to capture […]