Calgary Climate Week 2026 · Community Event
Climate, Community & the Brain
An Equity-Centred Screening & Discussion
RSVP → How to Get There🌍 Event Overview
Every time Calgary experiences a climate event — a wildfire, a heatwave, a hailstorm — brain health is threatened. Wildfire smoke can trigger strokes, including in children. Extreme heat can worsen dementia and trigger life-threatening crises. And the communities most exposed are too often the ones least informed.
The Brain Climate Equity Collaborative is changing that — and we’d love you to be part of it.
Join us for a free, public film screening and community gathering with Calgary clinicians, researchers, and community advocates. We’ll share short documentary clips, host a plain-language discussion, and end with food, multilingual take-home resources, and a chance to connect with neighbours.
💬 What to Expect
- 🎬 Short film screening (40 min) — curated documentary clips on climate, brain health & equity
- 💬 Community conversation — plain-language Q&A with Calgary clinicians, researchers, and community advocates
- 🤝 Networking with refreshments (30 min) — food, multilingual take-home resources, and a chance to connect
- 🧒 Children’s activity corner — families warmly welcome
- 🌍 Multilingual resources to take home — share what you learn in your community
🕓 Event Details
- Date
- Friday, June 5, 2026
- Time
- 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM MDT
- Venue
- University of Calgary Downtown Campus
2nd Floor — Room 234 - Address
- 906 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1H9
- Language
- English (multilingual take-home resources available)
- Format
- In-person
- Cost
- Free — RSVP encouraged so we can plan food and seating
- Who’s it for
- Parents · caregivers · older adults · newcomers · racialized community members · students · anyone who cares about the brain health of the people they love
🚆 How to Get There
The University of Calgary Downtown Campus is right in the heart of downtown Calgary, easy to reach by transit, foot, bike, or car. Here are your options:
By C-Train (easiest)
Get off at 8 Street SW, 7 Street SW, or 6 Street SW stations — all just a 1–4 minute walk to the venue. The C-Train is free along 7 Avenue SW within the downtown Free Fare Zone.
By Bus
Several Calgary Transit routes stop within a block. Plan your trip with the Calgary Transit app, Google Maps, or Transit App — search “University of Calgary Downtown Campus.”
By Bike or Foot
The campus sits along Calgary’s downtown cycle network. Bike racks are available outside. From C-Train stops to the front door is under 5 minutes’ walk.
By Car
906 8 Ave SW sits between 9 Street SW and 8 Street SW, accessible from 8 Avenue SW. Parking options below — and the good news is the timing works in your favour.
On-street parking is free after 6:00 PM Monday through Saturday (and all day Sunday) in downtown Calgary. Since our event runs until 6:30 PM, if you arrive close to 5:00 PM and are willing to feed the meter for an hour, the second half of the event is essentially free parking. Always check the posted signage on your specific block.
Nearby parking options
- Indigo Lot #C162 — at the campus 906 8 Ave SW · attached to the venue · most convenient
- Calgary Parking (ParkPlus) on-street meters Throughout downtown · 50% off Fridays after 11 AM at CPA parkades · free after 6 PM on-street
- The Bay Parkade A few blocks east · 200 7 Ave SW
- Eau Claire / The CORE Shopping Centre Larger parkades within walking distance · 7 Ave SW area
- Surface lots along 9 Ave SW & 10 Ave SW Several smaller lots one to two blocks south of the venue
💡 Tip: For real-time parking availability and prices, try the ParkPlus app or SpotAngels. Free parking is also available in some residential blocks just outside the central business district — check the signage carefully.
Accessibility
The UCalgary Downtown Campus is wheelchair accessible with elevators to the 2nd floor (Room 234). If you have specific accessibility needs we can support, please email muse@brainclimate.org before the event.
🔗 Registration
RSVP for free admission
Registering helps us plan food, seating, and multilingual resources. All welcome — bring your people.
RSVP via Brain-CE →💡 Why It Matters
Calgary is one of Canada’s most climate-exposed cities — wildfires, heatwaves, and Hailstorm Alley all converge here. Yet the connection between these events and brain health is almost entirely absent from public conversation. Parents aren’t told that wildfire smoke can cause strokes in children. Caregivers don’t know heatwaves can be life-threatening for someone with dementia. Newcomers settling in the hardest-hit neighbourhoods carry disproportionate neurological risk — without ever being told.
Climate, Community & the Brain is the conversation Calgary needs to have. It is delivered in plain language, in 10+ languages of resources, framed in hope rather than doom, and aimed squarely at the people who never get invited to the conversation. We have run this event once before — at Canada Climate Week, drawing 50+ community members — and we know what it does when the right people are in the room.
Come learn. Come connect. Bring someone who needs to hear this.
Presented by
Brain Climate Equity Collaborative (Brain-CE Collab)
In partnership with the Climate Health System Alliance, during Calgary Climate Week 2026.
Questions? Email muse@brainclimate.org