Environmental groups take over Stanley Park Sunday ENVIRONMENT WEEK draws to a close Sunday, when members of three environmental groups and the public will join to raise awareness on ecological issues. The Western Canada Wilderness Committee (WCWC), Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST), and the Environmental Youth Alliance CEYA) host the second annual Walk/Ride for the Environment on June 7, at Second Beach in Stanley Park, from noon to 6 p.m. WCWC, BEST and the EYA bave joined forces to present a fun, grass-roots celebration of Environment Week. The focus of this fundraiser will be the promotion of awareness for the need to preserve the wilderness and our regional environment, as well as raising transportation issues. The event includes entertain- ment, food, children’s activities and informative displays from en- vironmental and community groups. As well, wortd-renowned researcher and author Wade Davis will speak. Cyclists will start at Vanier Park, heading for Stanley Park via the Burrard Street bridge and Nelson Street. Walkers will traverse the interi- or trails of the park starting from Second Beach. Both groups will start at noon. After the ride, cyclists can par- ticipate in the ‘‘Ride Don’t Slide’’ trail-riding workshop sponsored by Extreme Mountain Bike People and the Bicycling Association of B.C. — helmets are required. At 3 p.m., ail participants and spectators are welcome to a forum on local endangered spaces called “Save our House.’? Throughout the afternoon, dance to blues, worldbeat, and celtic music by Oliver and the Elemets, Batucada, and Peace Within, among others. Pledge forms are availayle to those who wish to support the organizations involved in their ef- forts, and are available at many downtown locations. Pledgers are eligible for a number of prizes. Because the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) holds Clean Air Day during Environ- ment Week, regional mayors have been challenged to extend their commitment to the urban en- vironment by participating in the Walk/Ride for the Environment. . Ride, walk or bus with a B.C. Transit EnviroPass ($13.5C@ valid June 1 to 7) to this car-free, gar- bage-free, admission-free event. Partially sponsored by Environ- ment Canada. WCWC is a non-profit organization that works for the preservation and protection of Canadian and international wilderness through research and education. BEST is a non-profit society that is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the GVRD by promoting responsible transporta- tion. EYA is a national network of young people active in global en- vironmental concerns. INTERNATIONAL BIO WASTE CORP. salutes B.C. Environment Week RECYCLERS OF ORGANIC FOOD WASTE 52 Riverside Drive North Vancouver, B.C. V7H 174 Tel: (604) 929-8106, Fax: 929-8107 THE LONG arm of the recycling law tosses a copy of The Yellow Pages into one of the phono. book recycling bins set up by the North Shore Recycling Program. ; N. Shere Recycling taking | old phone book collection WHAT STRETCHES from Horseshoe Bay to the Oak Street Bridge? Or, stack- ed up, forms a pile almost five kilometres tall? North Shore residents’ 120,000 yellow- and white-page tele- phone books, that’s what. Fortunately, the 60,000 households in North and West Vancouver don’t have to see this in- credible pile of paper go to waste. Until mid-August,.the Nortn Shore Recycling Program (NSRP) will have collection bins set up in local shopping areas so phone books can easily be dropped off for recycling. The bins can be found in the parking lots of the following stores: Safeways at Westview, Lonsdale |° and 13th Street, Parkgate Plaza off the Mount Seymour Parkway, and Lynn Valley Centre, and Woodward’s World of Foods at Park Royal - North. : So remember that your old phone books — white, yellow or pink pages — don’t have to be put out on the curb for garbage pick-up. , Give them new life with the NSRP’s drop-off containers, from which they will be recovered and recycled into newsprint pulp. ‘ The new telephone white pages will be delivered to the North Shore over the next few weeks. For more information, contact the NSRP at 984-9730. he forested character and natural setting of North Vancouver are its most striking features and are of prime importance to residents. MAPLEWOOD FLATS TREE PLANT & GARBAGE CLEAN-UPe EVERYONE WELCOME Saturday, June 6, 1992 40AM-Approx. 2PM Meet at the Crab Shop, 2464 Dollarton Hwy. What to bring: Work gloves, a lunch & enthusiasm Date: Time: Location: The District of North Vancouver's Official Community Plan reflects this concem. Our commitment to our environment and to our citizens: "To develop an attractive community in harmony with nature." For free registration & directions phone 987-5922 Sponsored by Lynn Valiey Ecology Centre Telko Cedar itd., Popcorn Production.