UPCOMING COMMUNUTY TALKS EVENTS
EDMONTON ALBERTA DOTMOCRACY
Join Us at Edmonton’s Dotmocracy Booths!
No registration. No barriers. Simply drop in.
Explore any of our upcoming booth locations and take part in a hands‑on activity designed to gather community perspectives. Our facilitators will be ready to welcome you and help you participate in a way that feels comfortable and meaningful.
The 2025–2026 Edmonton Dotmocracy Project is the next step in our community engagement process. From 2022 to 2025, we hosted Nine Community Talks across Edmonton, Alberta, where residents shared their insights on extreme weather, local economic opportunities, and potential energy solutions. Now, we are inviting you to help validate and refine those community-identified priorities.
Dotmocracy Booths are interactive spaces where you can vote on key community statements developed directly from our session findings. These booths are designed to confirm whether earlier insights still reflect current perspectives and to ensure community voices remain central to the process.
To make the experience welcoming, we are offering giveaways such as recycled-material tumblers, hats, and Biolite lanterns for participating community members. Families are encouraged to attend. Children will find a playful and inclusive space with coloring books, crayons, and stickers.
We are also sharing two-page summaries of each Community Talk session. These concise documents highlight the ideas, concerns, and perspectives raised by participants.
The goal is simple. We are creating a space where your voice matters and where community-driven solutions take center stage.
Upcoming Dotmocracy Events
Kuhlmanns Garden Centre
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May 2 |
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM | 
Address
Southwest Farmers Market
| July 1 | 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Address
GREEN ECONOMY GATHERINGS
Presented by the Otipemisiwak Métis Government in collaboration with Iron & Earth.
These Gatherings are created specifically for Otipemisiwak Métis Citizens, offering a welcoming space to learn, connect, and explore opportunities in the green economy.
Discover how you can get involved in the green economy and the just energy transition. Meet industry professionals and community mentors who can support you with career guidance, training pathways, and networking opportunities.
Learn more and register today at: albertametis.com/green-economy-gatherings-application
During the 2024 Energy and Climate Change Community Engagement Sessions completed by the Otipemisiwak Métis Government in collaboration with Iron & Earth, Citizens told us they wanted to learn how they could get involved in the green economy. To make this happen, our Environment and Climate Change team partnered with Iron & Earth to develop the Green Economy Gatherings.
These drop-in events will be held across Alberta, bringing Citizens together with industry leaders to learn more about this exciting field.
To view the session schedule, please visit albertametis.com/green-economy-gathering
Otipemisiwak Métis Citizens will have the chance to network with industry experts and mentors, learn about green sectors such as renewable energy, and explore how you can get involved in the green economy and the just energy transition.
The Green Economy Gatherings will be hosted in community settings, and food and drinks will be provided. Each Gathering is a drop-in, booth-style event that features:
- Booths from local organizations and industry representatives in the green economy sectors, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainability, and more
- Information about career opportunities in green economy sectors
- Opportunities to connect with industry leaders, community mentors and other Citizens
Green Econony Gatherings
Edmonton
| May 9 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Address
Fort McMurray
| May 30 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM |Address
Calgary
| June 6 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Address
Medicine Hat
| June 7 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Address
Grande Prairie
| June 20 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM|Address
Changes in our economic, social, and environmental landscape are impacting people in Canada across all walks of life. Join us as we bring together community members to talk about your ideas and solutions for community development and diversification.
Community Talks Programs
- Community Sessions: Focus‑group style sessions where community members connect and discuss local priorities over snacks and refreshments. Conversations move from broad to community‑specific. Participation is anonymous and consented, with a follow‑up report provided.
- Community Engagement Events: Interactive, family‑friendly events that strengthen community connections and gather input on local projects. Our Dotmocracy booths are one example, offering an easy and engaging way for people to share their perspectives.
Community Talks achieves two important goals:
ONE: Puts your community into the conversation. Our reports can be used to advocate for community, and worker concerns, interests, and desires.
TWO: Helps make connections for the organization and provides information to help advise how our programs can align with the community, workers and be executed in the most productive ways.
We’re here to make a positive impact together!
Our Work
Iron & Earth has operated the Community Talks Initiative in Edmonton since 2023. Edmonton’s size and diversity require an engagement approach which follows the City of Edmonton ward map. Community Talks sessions took place in three wards: O‑day’min (Downtown), Dene & Sherwood Park (Northeast), and Karhiio (South Edmonton).
Phase 1:
From 2023 to 2025, nine Community Talks sessions occur, three in each ward. Each session produces an individual report, available on the reports page here.
Phase 2:
To validate Phase 1 insights, Dotmocracy booths launch across the same ward areas. Between 2025 and 2026, 15 Dotmocracy events will throughout the city, bringing findings to the broader public. This phase supports validation, expansion, or adjustment of final conclusions. A comprehensive findings report follows Phase 2.
Additional Information:
Iron & Earth works with local facilitators and a Community Engagement Officer in Edmonton to ensure all engagement activities are led by Edmonton residents, reinforcing a “for community, by community” approach. The Community Talks team has been working to share report findings with key groups.
The Community Talks team continually seeks opportunities within the community to advance this work. For inquiries or to discuss local opportunities, contact communities@ironandearth.org.
Iron & Earth operated the Community Talks Initiative in Hinton from 2021 to 2023.
From 2021 to 2023, three Community Talks sessions took place in each community, forming a complete session set for that area. Each session produces an individual report, available on the Reports page here.
Novus Earth’s Energy Fairs
Iron & Earth’s Community Talks team participated in Novus Earth’s 2022 and 2023 Energy Fairs, engaging community members on report findings, sharing educational information about energy, and supporting local community initiatives.
Additional Information:
Iron & Earth works with local facilitators and a Community Engagement Officer in Hinton to ensure all engagement activities are led by Hinton residents. The Community Talks team continually seeks opportunities within the community to advance this work. Following the engagement period, the team connected with Hinton’s municipality and local community organizations to discuss and share the findings.
The Community Talks team continually seeks opportunities within the community to advance this work. For inquiries or to discuss local opportunities, contact communities@ironandearth.org.
Iron & Earth operated the Community Talks Initiative in Taber in 2024
In 2024, two Community Talks sessions took place in each community, which will produce one Community Talks Report. The report is coming soon.
Additional Information:
Iron & Earth works with local facilitators and a Community Engagement Officer in Taber to ensure all engagement activities are led by Taber residents. The Community Talks team continually seeks opportunities within the community to advance this work.
Iron & Earth has operated the Community Talks Initiative in Surrey since 2023.
Phase 1:
From 2023 to 2025, three Community Talks sessions occurred, forming a complete session set for that area. Each session produces an individual report, available on the reports page here.
Phase 2:
To validate Phase 1 insights, Dotmocracy booths launch across the same ward areas. In 2025, 10 Dotmocracy events will throughout the area, bringing findings to the broader public. This phase supports validation, expansion, or adjustment of final conclusions. A comprehensive findings report follows Phase 2.
Additional Information:
Iron & Earth works with local facilitators and a Community Engagement Officer in Edmonton to ensure all engagement activities are led by Surrey and Metro Vancouver residents, reinforcing a “for community, by community” approach. The Community Talks team has been working to share report findings with key groups.
The Community Talks team continually seeks opportunities within the community to advance this work. For inquiries or to discuss local opportunities, contact communities@ironandearth.org.
Iron & Earth had the unique opportunity to collaborate with the Otipemisiwak Métis Government’s Environment and Climate team to complete a province wide engagement series
2024 Engagement
In March 2024, Iron & Earth, in collaboration with the Otipemisiwak Métis Government, completed a series of engagement sessions for Métis citizens across seven locations: Edmonton, Calgary, Medicine Hat, High Prairie, Fort McMurray, Smoky Lake, and Fort Vermilion. In addition to these in‑person sessions, three online sessions were held, along with a province‑wide survey. More than 280 citizens participated in the engagement process, and the full report is available here
Get in Touch
Community Talks team is always looking to connect, so reach out to communities@ironandearth.org to discuss ideas, insights, comments, and opportunities.
