Worms reducing waste THOUSANDS OF worms will invade five West Vancouver District 45 (WVSB) schools this week. But there is no need to cail for an exterminator. The worms will be accompanied by The Green Team, also known as the Eco Education program which was created last year by the B.C. Environment Ministry. The highly successful program has now entered into its second year and has expanded to include more clementary schools and will be holding workshops this week in five WVSB schools. The 1992-93 program, launched as part of Waste Reduction Month, now features Wiggles the Worm and his 10,000 Red Wiggler worm friends, all of whom help children discover the wonders of composting. The program holds workshops in elementary schools to teach children about the different methods of composting and why composting is important to the enviornment. The Eco Education program is designed to encourage students to By Surj Rattan News Reporter reduce, reuse, and recycle in order to help meet the provincial goai of reducing waste going to landfills by 50% per person by the year 2000. When the Green Team visits the District 45 schools this week, it will bring with it games, interac- tive computers and other teaching aids. The Green Team will visit with over 25,000 students across the province. Ronato Pama, an Eco Educa- tion crew member, said the Green Team wil! travel to over 150 schools this school year. “‘Our objective is to help raise the level of environmental! awareness among young students. The learning doesn’t stop there. We intend to teach them so their interest will soon teach others from parents to families, families Good news is for sharing - brochure THE DELTA church of Christ in B.C. is participating, along with the other 10 congregations in the Lower Mainland, in a mass mail- ing to reach every home in Canada. The B.C. churches are working with more than 130 associated churches of Christ across the na- tion to see this program com- pleted. Canada Post has delivered an eight-page color flyer to every tesidence from coast to coast, printed in Canada on recycled paper. The brochure, entitled ‘‘Good News is for Sharing,” is written in an easy-to-read, illustrated for- mat. The brochure portrays char- acters who are looking for a pur- pose and meaning in life. “Good News is for Sharing’’ suggests the answer is found in God. A free Bible correspondence course is offered to every person by calling a toll-free number or mailing a coupon to ‘‘Good News is for Sharing.” The brochure and the courses are available in both English and French. The brochure will be distributed in two segments. Stage One in- cluded mailing to five million homes throughout Canada from Oct. 5 to 7. The completion of Stage Two, which will include the rest of Canada, is expected in the beginning of 1993. The brochure and the course are funded entirely by members of the to communities,’” said Pama. She added that fast year all elementary schools in B.C. receiv- ed the Eco Education program Supplement Binder, including an award-winning video starring Eco the Ecosaurus, a [0-foot green dinosaur. “This year we have several ex- tra passengers which will arrive at the schools after they reccive a compost activity module and video. They are those wriggling worms that assist the Green Team and students in making a worm compost for each school visited,’’ said Pama. “Garbage is piling up and we need everyone’s help to do some- thing about it. The provincial government has set a goal of reducing by one half the amount of garbage we send to landfills by the year 2000."" The WVSB elementary schools that will be paid a visit this week by the Green Team and wriggling worms are Glen Eagles, Bowen Island, Caulfeild, Westcot and West Bay. mailed nationally church of Christ and will be of- fered to everyone absolutely free of charge. Students will in no way be solicited for funds. ‘*Good News is for Sharing’’ is Phase II of a world wide cam- paign aimed at teaching people about the Bible, in addition to Canada, Phase It will include the Caribbean, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. The initial program was completed in the U.S. in the fall of 1991 and entitled ‘One Nation Under God.” Last year every residence in the U.S. received a brochure similar to the ‘‘Good News is for Shar- ing,” totaling 102 million copies. 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