Read all about it! All the latest ALUS activities, events and accomplishments, and profiles of our ALUS supporters, communities, farmers and ranchers.
ALUS Canada is thrilled to welcome former Microsoft executive Mary-Ellen Anderson to the team. As our Head of Special Projects and Innovation, she will strive to integrate technology solutions and develop impactful partnerships that can accelerate ALUS’ New Acre Project.
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ALUS Canada is delighted to welcome Unilever sustainability expert John D. Coyne to the Board of Directors.
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ALUS Canada announces a pair of new ALUS programs in Alberta—ALUS Big Lakes and ALUS Two Hills—will produce cleaner air, cleaner water and more biodiversity to benefit their communities.
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ALUS pays tribute to a true steward of the land, Gerry Taillieu (1957-2020), a longstanding PAC member and original ALUS Parkland participant.
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ALUS Canada is thrilled to announce a $100K New Acre™ Project sponsorship by Silk®, contributing to the brand’s mission of promoting healthier eating and living for all Canadians.
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The Port of Montreal named a “Creator of Biodiversity in Agriculture” for its support of the ALUS Montérégie environmental program.
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ALUS Canada, A Weston Family Initiative, announces multi-year support of $340,500 by RBC Foundation.
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ALUS Canada is thrilled to receive a generous $300,000 grant from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. Learn more...
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ALUS makes it easy for agriculture to be part of the solution, producing ecosystem services to benefit us all. Learn more...
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ALUS is delighted to announce that Joe Csoff will be available to support all ALUS Partnership Advisory Committees (PACs) across the country.
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New fact sheets showcase how farmers and ranchers can help endangered fish species, thanks to ALUS Canada and funding from DFO’s Canada Nature Fund.
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ALUS Canada is thrilled to welcome a new ALUS community in Saskatchewan, in partnership with the SODCAP Inc.
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ALUS Canada launches new booklets to help farmers and ranchers monitor ALUS projects for best success.
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ALUS Canada is thrilled to announce the evolution of the ALUS Little Saskatchewan River program into a new community: ALUS Assiniboine West.
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For a snapshot of the progress we have made by working together, take a look at the most telling data from the last fiscal year, 2019 to 2020.
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ALUS Canada wins a national Nonprofit Employer of Choice™ Award.
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In the winter and spring of 2020, ALUS grew its national team to better deliver ecological benefits in Canadian farm communities.
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Vanden Bussche Irrigation & Equipment is a fourth-generation, family-run, international, full-service irrigation business that now joins TD Bank Group as one of the first sponsors of ALUS Canada’s New AcreTM Project.
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PRESS RELEASE | Calgary, Alberta, March 25, 2020 | ALUS Canada’s Western Hub to benefit from nearly $450,000 in new funding from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership in Alberta (Environmental Stewardship and Climate Change program)
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Thanks to funding from the Lake Winnipeg Basin Program, ALUS is putting beneficial projects on the ground in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and bringing the community out to see them.
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PRESS RELEASE | Regina, Saskatchewan, March 20, 2020 | ALUS Canada announces nearly $1M in new federal funding for aquatic species at risk in the Prairies
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The ALUS Mountain View program marked its five-year milestone in 2020 with a very successful community-wide celebration at Mayfair Cinema on February 29, 2020.
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ALUS Canada is currently accepting nominations for the biennial Weston Family Ecosystem Innovation Award 2020, recognizing excellence and innovation in scientific research, monitoring or verification of ecosystem services on working farmlands. Deadline April 17, 2020.
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Call for Nominations: ALUS Canada is currently accepting nominations for the annual Dave Reid Award, recognizing innovation in the production of ecosystem services on Canadian farms and ranches. Deadline April 17, 2020.
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ALUS LSR participants Gord and Marg Hammell partnered with both ALUS and the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation to enhance nature on their farmland, a great representation of ALUS Canada’s integrated approach to land stewardship.
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How ALUS helps Quebec farmer Oliver Martin ensure his land produces habitat for turtles, fish, frogs, pollinators, birds and other wildlife, while also benefitting his family and communities downstream for generations to come.
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Meet Charlie and Theresa Maltais, ALUS Brazeau’s original participants, who have devoted 50+ acres to the production of cleaner water in Alberta’s Modeste subwatershed.
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ALUS Ontario East’s 2019 tour successfully raised awareness with local residents, landowners, farmers and municipal councils, as ALUS participants explained how and why they do what they do.
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Make a meaningful donation in honour of someone special: ALUS Canada’s seasonal fundraising campaign supports vulnerable wildlife species and ecosystems that thrive on ALUS projects.
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More than 50 ALUS coordinators, PAC members, participants and staff from 25 ALUS communities across Canada took part in this year’s national conference, held in Montérégie, Quebec.
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TD Bank Group named as launch sponsor of ALUS’ innovative corporate-sponsorship program: PRESS RELEASE | Toronto, October 29, 2019 | With a two-year commitment of $220,000 through their corporate citizenship platform, The Ready Commitment, TD will help ALUS roll out the New Acre™ Project, expand its bilingual materials and raise awareness across the country.
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PRESS RELEASE | Glenlea, Manitoba, October 22, 2019 | ALUS Canada and Government of Manitoba’s GROW program increase conservation funding in the province.
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Farmers and community members came together to celebrate the official launch of ALUS Middlesex and all its potential ecosystem benefits on September 18, 2019.
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At a press conference in Saint-Liboire on August 27, 2019, the Montérégie UPA Federation and ALUS Canada thanked Quebec’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAHM) for providing $160,000 for ALUS Montérégie program through FARR.
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Vital role of farmer liaisons highlighted at an ALUS training workshop funded by OTF and attended by nearly all ALUS program coordinators, farmer liaisons and Partnership Advisory Committee (PAC) members in Ontario.
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ALUS PEI's successful pilot project for grassland bird conservation receives additional funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
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A step forward for agriculture and the environment: ALUS Montérégie expands into the Pierre-de-Saurel RCM | PRESS RELEASE | SAINTE-VICTOIRE-DE-SOREL, JULY 12, 2019.
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PRESS RELEASE | REGINA, July 5, 2019 | Lake Winnipeg Basin Program announces nearly $140,000 for ALUS Canada in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
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On June 4, 2019, ALUS Canada presented the Dave Reid Award to farmers and ranchers for excellence and innovation in producing ecosystem services.
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ALUS participants Tom and Margaret Towers receive the 2019 Dave Reid Award for innovation in the production of ecosystem services on Tamara Ranch.
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ALUS participants Mike and Evelyn Lafortune raise Dexter cattle while improving the environment in North Milton, Prince Edward Island.
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PRESS RELEASE | ALUS Canada is proud to welcome a new staff member, Rhonda King, who came on board last month as our Western Canada Lead.
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ALUS is growing! View an infographic of ALUS Canada’s impact on the ground so far (national statistics updated April 1, 2019).
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PRESS RELEASE | Montreal, April 25, 2019 – ALUS Canada thanks Intact for nearly $250,000 to fund ALUS projects benefiting Canadian communities in three provinces.
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ALUS Canada and MPP Toby Barrett hosted a special reception at Queen’s Park on March 2019 in support of ALUS in Ontario.
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Speaking at the Edmonton Convention Centre on March 20, 2019, ALUS Canada’s CEO, Bryan Gilvesy, presented creative solutions to wetland restoration at the Rural Municipalities of Alberta’s Spring Convention.
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The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority held a jam-packed breakfast event on February 28, 2019, to officially launch the new ALUS Chatham-Kent program.
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ALUS Canada and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters officially launched the ALUS Peterborough program in October 2018.
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Work is on track for the Modeste Natural Infrastructure Project, whose first annual meeting was held in Edmonton February 5, 2019.
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Battle River Watershed Alliance recognized outstanding stewardship work of Alana and Justin Schamber (ALUS Wetaskiwin-Leduc), and Marie and Don Ruzicka (ALUS Flagstaff).
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ALUS Red Deer County participants Kevin and Roxanne Ziola manage 21 ALUS projects on Iron Kreek Ranch, a 1,600-acre cow/calf and lamb operation in Alberta .
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ALUS WUQWATR participants Larry and DeLee Grant produce wildlife habitat and other ecosystem services in Saskatchewan.
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ALUS Lambton participants Scott and Susan Stephens maintain eight ALUS projects on environmentally sensitive parcels of land on Meadowlea Farms.
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PRESS RELEASE | SAINT-HYACINTHE, DECEMBER 11, 2018 | At the annual cheque presentation event, ALUS Montérégie thanked 21 local farmers for their commitment to improving the environment.
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Calgary business leaders celebrate strong support for ALUS Canada in Alberta, where ranchers produce cleaner air, cleaner water and wildlife habitat for all.
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ALUS Canada launches 2018 seasonal giving campaign. Don’t delay, the deadline for your 2018 charitable contribution tax receipt is December 31!
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ALUS Canada co-organized the country’s first-ever Natural Infrastructure Forum in November 2018.
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ALUS Canada’s October 2018 Field Conference proves that Prairie spirits cannot be dampened by unseasonably cold weather.
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ALUS Red Deer County produced a wonderful collection of digital stories told by local farmers, ranchers and residents with a connection to land and water.
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This ALUS Parkland eco-buffer project produces ecosystem services at the Edmonton Corn Maze in Spruce Grove, Alberta.
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ALUS works closely with many organizations across Canada. In September, 2018, we celebrated collaboration in Ontario.
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ALUS WUQWATR participants Murray and Warren Wild steward acres of native grasslands, wetlands and riparian zones in Saskatchewan.
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ALUS Lacombe County hosted their first-ever public tour in July 2018.
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ALUS Canada is proud to announce the hiring of Katherine Balpataky as Director of Corporate Partnerships and Business Development
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P.E.I. ALUS Coordinator Shawn Hill shows ALUS Canada around the Island in the wake of a new partnership announcement.
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PRESS RELEASE | CHARLOTTETOWN, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 | ALUS Canada Funds Grassland Bird Conservation in PEI
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Touring ALUS projects in the Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District offers a peek at the bright future of the ALUS program in Manitoba
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Alberta Environment and Parks and partner agencies joined ALUS for a special tour of ALUS Parkland projects in the Modeste subwatershed.
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Producing ecosystem services on a fifth-generation farm in Brazeau County, Alberta
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ALUS WUQWATR participants Terry and Lynda Mearns enjoy a wildlife haven while retaining water on the landscape, naturally.
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ALUS Canada supports SAIT’s Indigenous Plant Species Biome garden in Calgary.
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ALUS Norfolk participants Kathryn and Michael Boothby are on a mission to create wildlife habitat that benefits the natural world around them.
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ALUS Flagstaff hosted 22 members of ALUS Canada’s Western Hub for two jam-packed days of learning, collaboration and problem-solving in Alberta.
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PRESS RELEASE – PORT COLBORNE, July 19, 2018 — Environment and Climate Change Canada grants ALUS Canada $600,000 to improve Lake Erie water quality.
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ALUS shows students how—and why—to collect native wildflower seed in their communities.
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ALUS Canada recognizes impact of Dave Reid, Director of Research and ALUS pioneer whose retirement was announced on June 6, 2018.
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Three ALUS programs in Alberta won the 2018 Blue Skies Award for taking exemplary steps to improve air quality in central Alberta.
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Ecosystem services are among the most valuable commodities produced by ALUS participants Garry and Lynn Richards on their Saskatchewan family farm.
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PRESS RELEASE—ALUS Canada and the Government of Prince Edward Island have signed a landmark agreement to help conserve threatened grassland bird species on Prince Edward Island.
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Congratulations to Dr. Wanhong Yang, recipient of the 2018 Weston Family Ecosystem Innovation Award.
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Congratulations to Joe Csoff, ALUS Norfolk participant and PAC member, for receiving the 2018 ALUS Canada Producer Innovation Award
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PRESS RELEASE—Tillsonburg, June 6, 2018: ALUS Canada and The W. Garfield Weston Foundation today presented the 2018 Innovation Awards, which recognize researchers and producers of ecosystem services on Canadian farms and ranches.
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ALUS Elgin participants Stephen and Katie Hotchkiss are keen on integrating conservation projects in a profitable farm operation
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Biodiversity is already increasing on the first ALUS projects in Leduc County, Alberta.
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ALUS Canada is delighted to announce it has received $720,000 from Alberta Environment and Parks’ Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program (WRRP).
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Community-minded ALUS participants Jonathan and Katie MacLennan strive to make a difference in West Cape, Prince Edward Island.
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Four ALUS communities in Alberta received the 2018 Watershed Ambassador Award from the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance
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An architect of the PEI ALUS program describes why it works—taking his own farm as an example.
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Learn how ALUS helps the Gallant brothers do more for the environment on their PEI dairy farm.
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With 20 ALUS projects so far, Darren and Brenda Peters are trying to do more for soil conservation on PEI.
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ALUS helps farmers John Hayden and Will Brown protect water quality and expand wildlife corridors on Circle H Farms in PEI.
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Young PEI ALUS participants Bryan and Kyle Maynard inspire enthusiasm for agriculture
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Learn how ALUS helps produce cleaner water on 600 acres of communal grazing land in PEI.
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Ontario’s newest ALUS community, ALUS Middlesex, is gearing up to hit the ground running in spring 2018.
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Productivity and innovation of farmers and ranchers showcased through ALUS Canada’s New Acre™ Project
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Christmas came early for 14 Quebec farmers who, as participants in the ALUS Montérégie program, were presented with their annual payments at a December press conference.
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Ten Alberta ALUS communities put their heads together at ALUS Canada’s Western Hub Field Conference 2017.
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ALUS Canada’s 2017 Prairie Hub Field Conference a success in Saskatchewan.
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The annual Eastern Hub Field Conference is a golden opportunity for the ALUS team to share experiences, troubleshoot issues, and plan for continued success.
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Meet Mary Ellen King and John King, who are carefully stewarding their 1,100-acre farm in Lambton County, Ontario, with a little help from ALUS.
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On September 19, 2017, ALUS Canada, Ontario Nature and guests celebrated a grant of nearly $700,000 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to support ALUS in Ontario.
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ALUS Canada was proud to join the team at ALUS Montérégie and approximately 35 guests on September 14, 2017, for the first-ever ALUS Montérégie field day.
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Alberta philanthropist David Bissett and ALUS Canada, A Weston Family Initiative, announced "The Bissett Action Fund," a new $500,000 gift which will support environmental projects on farms and ranches in southern Alberta.
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Paige Englot, ALUS Canada’s Prairie Hub Manager, helped welcome Prime Minister Trudeau to Gray, Saskatchewan, on April 27, as a guest of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan.
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High-school students get hands-on lesson in producing beneficial ecosystem services on an ALUS Elgin farm
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On Earth Day, ALUS kicked off its first-ever fundraising campaign, assisted by Canada Helps, the Canadian non-profit that helps connect donors and charities online.
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There was a lot of buzz about ALUS on April 2, 2017, when ALUS Elgin held a bee-themed benefit at the New New Age boutique in southwestern Ontario.
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The MacLeans’ riverside ALUS project serves as a wonderful forested wildlife corridor and an effective riparian buffer, helping to keep the Trout River (Tyne Valley) healthy for future generations.
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ALUS fielded a flood of questions from visitors to the 40th annual Manitoba AgDays on January 17, 2017.
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On January 12, 2017, ALUS Canada and Lacombe County announced the creation of a new ALUS community in Alberta.
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PRESS RELEASE | TILLSONBURG, January 12, 2017—ALUS Canada is proud to announce the hiring of Howie Bjorge as ALUS Canada Agrologist.
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ALUS Canada and The W. Garfield Weston Foundation announce $5M grant to launch a groundbreaking environmental initiative now known as ALUS Canada, A Weston Family Initiative, along with its New Acre™ Project.
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The Innovation Awards were created in 2016 to recognize outstanding researchers and innovative producers of ecosystem services on Canadian farms and ranches.
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ALUS Canada was honoured with a Clean50 Award and named to the more exclusive “Clean16” category at the Clean50 Summit in Toronto on September 22.
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The Ontario relaunch of ALUS Canada, a Weston Family Initiative, was held at Springview Farm in Waterford, Ontario, on August 24, 2016.
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A partnership between ALUS Canada and the Fédération de l’UPA de la Montérégie, the ALUS Montérégie program launched August 10, 2016.
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Please join ALUS Canada and the Fédération de l’UPA de Montérégie for a very special announcement!
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More than 130 people gathered at the Edmonton Corn Maze on July 28, 2016, to celebrate the official relaunch of ALUS Canada, a Weston Family Initative, in Alberta.
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ALUS Canada's Silton announcement on June 29, 2016, set the stage for a bright future in Saskatchewan.
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ALUS Canada won the Shared Footprint Award at 25th annual Alberta Emerald Foundation gala in Calgary, June 8 2016.
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An ALUS farmer in Prince Edward Island (PEI) has been awarded the 2015 Hon Gilbert R. Clements Award for Excellence in Sustainable Agriculture.
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On September 16, 2015, Parkland County hosted their inaugural ALUS tour in partnership with the Alberta Conservation Association (ACA).
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Ontario East Alternative Land Use Services Inc. is hosting its first Environmental Stewardship Tour September 2nd, 2015.
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Meet ALUS Canada producers Steve and Anita Buehner of Bonnieheath Estate Lavender & Winery — their passion for the environment can be seen in the many ALUS projects on their farm in Norfolk County, Ontario.
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ALUS Norfolk's 10th Annual Environmental Stewardship tour visited four unique ALUS participant farms in Norfolk County.
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ALUS is sad to mark the passing of ALUS Norfolk's Gunther Csoff (Sept. 22, 1954 – June 14, 2015)
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On May 29, 2015 ALUS Norfolk staff and participants lead 10 students from the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Environmental Studies on a tour of ALUS projects.
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In the County of Vermilion River, ALUS has now grown from its initial demonstration pilot phase into an ongoing program, the first in Alberta.
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The Assiniboine Watershed Stewardship Association (AWSA) in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship Association (SaskFS) officially announced on April 14, 2015, the launch of the Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) conservation program into its entire watershed area.
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Wascana and Upper Qu’Appelle Watersheds Association Taking Responsibility (WUQWATR) announced today the launch of the Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) conservation program into its entire watershed area.
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The Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District has embraced ALUS and has set up a Partnership Advisory Committee (PAC) made up of local producers, councillors, LSRCD staff and conservation groups.
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On February 19-21, 2015 the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF), a founding partner of ALUS in Saskatchewan, hosted their 86th annual convention in support of wildlife in the province.
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Meet Saskatchewan producers Robin and Bill Nell, and see how ALUS Canada projects are making things better for their farm and the environment.
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ALUS Norfolk participants Steve & Anita Buehner were recently named the 2014 Sustainable Tourism Ambassador of the year by the Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation.
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The Alternative Land Use Services program was one of nine Ontario entities to earn the 2013 Minister’s Award for Environment Excellence in January.
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ALUS rancher Sean McGrath of the County of Vermilion River, continues to impress his peers.
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Meet ALUS Canada producers Keith and Tracy Johnson and see how ALUS projects are making things better for their cattle, and the environment, near Red Deer, Alberta
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On November 20, 2014, ALUS Saskatchewan representatives Jennifer Lockert and Jim Fisher attended a Fee for Service Conservation workshop in Mankota, Saskatchewan to discuss the relationship between cattle ranching, conservation, and environmental stewardship.
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Environment Canada staff visit ALUS site in the Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District in Manitoba.
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As one of the new Ontario communities delivering ALUS in 2013, a few new demonstration projects have been established this growing season in the municipality of Bayham.
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Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) would like to congratulate ALUS farmers Bryan and Cathy Gilvesy of YU Ranch who recently received a Minister’s award for Environmental Excellence, which recognizes outstanding achievement, leadership and innovation in environmental protection.
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On May 29, 2013, Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) Ontario East inaugurated the first of three demonstration projects on the farm of Jackie and Steven Pemberton (Winchester, Ontario).
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A new funding source for local wetland restoration has opened in Alberta.
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Delta Waterfowl and Red Deer County have joined forces to establish the third Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) demonstration project in Alberta.
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PEI ALUS now boasts more than 400 program participants with 3454 hectares currently enrolled in the province-wide program.
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John MacQuarrie, the provincial Deputy Minister who brought ALUS to PEI, has moved from the environment department to agricultural.
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Four rural municipalities in the Wascana Creek and Qu’Appelle River watersheds announced today they will introduce the Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) conservation program.
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The Norfolk ALUS team is pleased to announce its expanded partnership with The W. Garfield Weston Foundation.
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