Energy Efficiency Case Study: Chinook Foundation’s Seniors Housing Communities Identifying Energy Cost Disparities Across Properties Chinook Foundation manages three seniors housing communities in Cardston County. The Foundation noted that one of their three assets, Chinook Lodge, had considerably higher energy costs compared to the two other properties. The Foundation enlisted the expertise of their energy […]

Leveraging Collective Buying Power: WD Co-Auto’s Approach to Auto Dealership Savings About WD Co-Auto WD Co-Auto is a member-owned buying group that prides itself on delivering value and savings to auto dealerships across western Canada. Formed in the early 1980s under the notion that there is strength in numbers, WD Co-Auto leverages the buying power […]

Understanding the Federal Carbon Tax and the increasing cost of carbon The federal carbon tax was passed into law in 2018 as part of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and came into effect April 2019. The Canadian Government website indicates that “Carbon pricing is about recognizing the cost of pollution and accounting for those […]

The Evergreens Foundation: An Overview What the Organization Does: The Evergreens Foundation (The Foundation) is a management body comprised of six municipalities. They manage 191 Lodge/Supportive housing units, 152 senior self-contained units and 40 community-housing units. Affordable Senior Housing Management in Alberta The Foundation provides affordable housing for Alberta seniors either through the Lodge Program […]