4 BE GARBAGE-LESS Recycle and compost. Re-use or donate unwanted items.
2 SAVE ENERGY AND MONEY AT HOME
5 SHOP SMART Look for items made
Insulate, keep cool with fans, wash clothes in cool water, use a clothesline, turn off unused appliances, install a low-flow shower head.
TOM RAND LATEST HONOREE FROM EARTH DAY CANADA
Deborah Doncaster still remembers her first Earth Day experience. The year was 2000, and she was with her niece and nephew at a tree-planting event in Rosedale Valley Ravine in Toronto. “It was then that I really understood the satisfaction of doing something direct,” she says. “A lot of my work before that was focused on being an activist and I attended many protests. But after that day, I got hooked on direct environmental action — less talk, more doing. It was something you could touch and feel. It was real and it was fun.” Today, Doncaster is president of Earth Day Canada, which organizes Earth Day events, as well as year-round programs to foster interest in the environment. “We offer free, award-winning programs to educate and inspire people across Canada to reach local environmental solutions,” she says. “The mission of our organization is to foster and celebrate environmental respect, action and behavioural change that can lessen our impact on the Earth. We want to provide the tools to make a difference all year long, and that can also be enjoyable and educational in the process.” The outstanding commitment to the environment award is one of those programs —
1 TRAVEL ACTIVE AND GREEN Take transit, walk, cycle, carpool, or telecommute.
3 BUY LOCAL Eat fresh food from local producers.
from recycled and recyclable materials.
6 GET TOGETHER WITH OTHERS Attend the Earth Day screening of Precautionary Principle: The Nicole Bruinsma Story at The Park Theatre April 22 at 6:30 p.m. – Green Action Centre
EARTH DAY
SIX TIPS FOR LIVING GREEN
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MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT Tom Rand CONTRIBUTED
a prestigious annual award handed out to an exceptional environmental activist, teacher or thinker. Every year, Earth Day Canada chooses someone who has made a significant difference for the environment and who has truly set an excellent example of great environmental work to receive the award. Notable past winners include musician Bruce Cockburn, celebrated activist Maude Barlow, lawyer and environmentalist Clayton Ruby, and painter and naturalist Robert Bateman. Tom Rand, the most recent winner, is a green entrepreneur, advocate, adviser, speaker, investor and the author of Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit: 10 Clean Technologies to Save Our World. Doncaster says the accomplishments of past winners of the outstanding commitment to the environment award show that everyone can make a positive impact on our planet. “We truly believe that each individual action can quickly add up to a substantial improvement for the environment,” she says. “It’s important to work together to make a difference.” – Tom Mason
FREE
A d m is s ion A l l D ay !
Earth Day Celebration! Celebrate the planet at FortWhyte Alive on Sunday, April 27, 2014 Embrace green transportation by cycling or walking to FortWhyte and be entered to win an awesome Earth Day prize package. Enjoy family-friendly activities, games, workshops, live entertainment, info booths, local food, and much more!
FortWhyte Alive 1961 McCreary Rd Winnipeg, MB www.fortwhyte.org