Community Development
Here you will find information about local community development
sorts of projects and initiatives in Calgary and area. Also
relevant to this is my Good
Places list, which includes many locally-owned and operated
business which provide exceptional products and services.
- Community Gardens in Calgary
- In the early part of the 1900's, there were over two
thousand vacant lots being used as community gardens in
Calgary, with support from the City, the Rotary club and
others. They are currently seeing a little bit of a revival,
with at least a dozen across the City. Resources:
- Complementary Currencies
- A complementary currency is some non-official currency which
serves a specific purpose. The only one operating in Calgary is Calgary
Dollars which unfortunately changed from a time-based
currency (see also LETS) -- a form of mutual
credit -- to being indexed directly from Canadian
dollars. Hence, the only purpose it now serves is to encourage
people towards local economic activities. This isn't a bad thing,
but a far cry from a proper time-based currency. I can't find any
information about how new Calgary Dollars are created (and I am
not a member).