Sunday is the 20th anniversary
of Earth Day 1970, which was
responsible for the birth of the
Environmental Protection Agency
and the Clean Air Act in the
U.S.A. This year, environmen-
talists around the world will again
be joining forces to show that we
are committed to creating for
ourselves a future that is healthy,
vibrant and life-sustaining.

‘ Whether or not you plan to at-

. tend the events listed below, Earth
Day provides all of us with an op-
portunity to re-think our personal
commitment 10 the well-being of
the planet.

Perhaps, for you, Sunday will be
the day you pledge to start recycl-
ing your newspapers. Or take the
bus to work. Or stop using
disposable diapers.

While we coutd all be doing
more to help the world, there is no
such thing as a ‘‘small’’ contribu-
tion to the environment move-
ment. Each step you take is an im-
portant one, and there is no step
more important than the first.

There is strength in numbers, so
1 encourage you to make your
commitment a public one. The fol-
lowing are some of the Earth Day
events happening in the Vancouver
area:

WALK FOR THE WORLD

The annual Peace Walk has been
converted to the Walk for Peace
and Planetary Survival, which will
take place on Saturday, tomorrow,
‘ starting at noon at Kitsiiano
‘ Beach.

. If you purchase a $2 Earth Day
1990 button, available at various
shops and at all VanCity Savings.
Credit Unions (1290 Marine Dr.,
North Van), you can ride the buses
for free from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
Saturday.

The walk is expected to attract
between 50,000 and 90,000 people,
and will culminate in an Earth Day
festival at Sunset Beach, starting at
approximately 1:15 p.m.

Entertainers on stage will in-

. clude the African Heritage Drum-

‘ mers, Ann Mortifee, Holly Arn-
zten and folk singer Stephen Fear-
ing. Michael M’Gonigle of SFU

10 - Friday, April 20, 1990 - North Shore News

Show your suppor
for Planet Earth

WALK FOR THE WORLD, FLOAT FOR PEACE

HAVING JUST celebrated springtime, spiritual rebirth and
resurrection during the recent Passover and Easter holidays,
it is appropriate that on this weekend we now look ahead to
the future, and what it may hold for us.

and co-author of the award-winn-
ing Stein: The Way of the River,
will speak on the interdependence
of Disarmament and the Environ-
ment.

Eco
Info

Peggy Trendell-Whittaker

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Boaters are invited to take part
in a Greenpeace-sponsored Float
for Peace and Planetary Survival
that will also take place on Satur-
day, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

The rendezvous point is off :he
beach house at Kits Beach, and all
mariners, regardless of their craft,
are welcome. Call 736-0321 for
more information.

EARTH DAY 1990

A number of events will occur
on Earth Day proper as well. One
that sounds particularly fun for the
whole family is the first-ever
Pacific Spirit Eco-Fair at the
Pacific Spirit Regional Park near
UBC, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., organized
by the GVRD.

If you can, take your bike and
try out some of the much-touted
mountain bike trails in the park. A
seven kilometre, self-guided ‘‘Bike
for the Environment”’ tour will

show you how to be an en-
vironmentally conscious cycler,
and experts will be on hand to give
your bike a free safety check and

offer tips on handling skills.
Displays will have the latest

recycling information available,

and demonstrations on everything

from paper to sludge recycling will

be ongoing throughout the day.

Children’s activities will include
poster coloring, nature skits,
games, performances by actors,
jugglers and clowns and fun with
Imagination Market.

Participants are asked to bring
their own mug and picnic utensils
so the event is as garbage-free as
possible. Food and drink will be
available.

Entrance to the Eco-Fair is at
the intersection of 16th Avenue
and Sasamat Street. Admission is
free.

PLAN YOUR OWN EVENT
Many local churches, schools
and other community groups are
planning their own Earth Day cer-
emonies and celebrations. For ex-

ample, the North Lonsdale
Ratepayers Association will be
planting 100 trees at the end of
Braemar Road at 10 a.m., while
the Save Howe Sound Society is
coordinating other tree-planting
efforts with some schools and will
be hosting booths set up Sunday at
Horseshoe Bay and Whytecliff
Park.

You might choose to plan your
own event within your family or
your neighborhood.

Why not cook a vegetarian,
organic meal for the Sunday night
dinner? Or plant a tree in the yard
with your children? You might
also get the neighbors together to
discuss a recycling scheme for your
area, and arrange a schedule of
who will take the goods to the
depot each week.

If we have a sunny weekend,
you could arrange a big family
picnic — bike or carpool to get
there, and make sure the picnic is
“‘garbage-free.”’

However each of us chooses to
mark the occasion, my hope is that
we all emerge from the day with a
greater understanding of the
challenges facing us, and a renew-
ed sense of commitment with
which to meet them.

Send your environment tips, up-
coming events, success stories and
questions to EcoInfo, North Shore
News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North
vancouver V7M 2H4.

CAPILANO ELEMENTARY
School in North Vancouver will be
celebrating World Earth Day on
Sunday by planting on the school

t School plants trees

cultivating and clean-up event that
has been organized by the school
and parents of the school’s stu-
dents.

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grounds a tree for each of its
grades.

The trees will be a symbol for
hope for the future of the planet
ind their growth will be carefully
monitored by Capilano’s students.

The tree-planting will take place
during a day-long planting,

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