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EV Kickstart – Electric Vehicles in Fort Chip
Fort Chipewyan Leads the Way - With no road access to the community for most of the year, most vehicles are used for short trips around town, making Fort Chipewyan
Educational Aquaponics System Arrives at Fort Chip High School
The Fort Chipewyan Community High School welcomed an educational aquaponics system this past winter. In February 2022, Greenplanet Energy Analytics travelled to the Fort Chipewyan community to install a “flood
Tackling Climate Change – Close to Home and Around the Globe
We have just seen 200 world leaders meet at the Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Scotland make commitments to help limit global greenhouse gas emissions. We continue to see
ACFN, Métis and MCFN Cabin Solar
Cabin solar projects have continued to result in happy cabin owners in 2021. After a successful Phase 1 of Cabin Solar Installs in 2020 with 13 installations completed, Phase 2
Fall Mountain Bike Event
Join Fort Chip Cross Country for Mountain Biking!
Dene Days 2021
Under beautiful skies, Fort Chip’s 2021 Dene Days drew an energetic crowd on August 25th and 26th. The event celebrated Indigenous pride with traditional activities including drumming, beading, cooking bannock
Mountain Bike Challenge at Métis Days
Kids and adults of Fort Chip had a chance to showcase their mountain biking skills during Tuesday’s Metis Days celebration. (July 27, 2021) The cycling event, which featured an obstacle
Métis Days Bike Event
Join Fort Chip Cross Country for Mountain Biking and Fun Races!
Grow Veg in a Jar?
ACFN’s Community Wellbeing program supports many community projects, one of which is sustainable food production. Building on the momentum of ACFN’s Growcer trailer and the upcoming 3NE Sustainable Food Production
Summer Mountain Bike Events
Join the FCXC (Fort Chip Cross Country) for some fantastic summer mountain bike experiences!
Drone Used for SFPC Sites
Progress is being made on 3NE’s upcoming Sustainable Food Production Centre (SFPC). While the designs are begin developed, the 3NE team was onsite at potential locations for the SFPC. Using
First Cabin Solar Installation of 2021
Randal Perras with Greenplanet Energy Analytics was busy installing his first cabin solar package of the year as part of ACFN’s cabin solar program. After a 2.5 hour boat ride