Oct 4, 2024 | community connections
A perfect evening in the Stoney Creek Valley; the sun’s path bends toward the horizon, casting a golden glow, the mosquitos are mercifully few. A small group of people moves along a grassy path, observing the flora that populate Camrose’s riparian area. The occasion...
Sep 3, 2023 | community connections, education
By Don Ruzicka If the grouse could smile, and maybe they can, I think that they would be grateful that 2019 was designated as the Year of the Grouse. This initiative brought back memories of when I was a kid growing up on the family farm in the 1950s. My grandparents...
Aug 4, 2023 | community connections
Gino Genson is the co-founder and business lead at Re(source), a carbon offset development company that helps homeowners sell their solar-PV carbon offsets. life story so far Gino Genson was born in the Philippines, in Iloilo City, the fifth of seven children. His...
Jul 4, 2023 | community connections, education, Solar
Steve and Jane Kristenson The eager first two visitors to the Camrose Solar Home Tour arrived at Steve and Jane Kristenson’s home five minutes before the event was due to start. The couple barely had a break in the action until it ended four hours later. Newo joined...
May 3, 2023 | community connections
By Cari Kilmartin Alright, I’ll just come right out and say it — I am not a good photographer. In theory, I trust my taste and eye, but the technological side of photography has always stumped me. I’ve never been able to pay attention long enough to grasp the art of...
May 3, 2023 | community connections
Illustration by Kelaena Maude By Sebastien Rioux In August of last year, Mount Royal University’s Institute for Community Prosperity reached out to Newo to see if we would be interested in being a community partner to a student fellow from their Catamount Fellowship...