ry Environmental events
wrap up week’s focus

| TODAY IS is international En-
f vironment Day, a day to call for
action on-the environment and to
recognize the urgency of our en-
§ vironmental concerns.

Local, provincial, national and interna-
tional events are taking place —_including
displays and demonstrations, a paper fair
and a walk for the environment as well as
_the international Earth Summit in Brazil.

The. provincial environment minister
‘declared June 1 to 7 Environment Week

# in. British Columbia, and as such there
have been a great number of events hap-
pening this week.

Look for local events happening today.

and this weekend that include:

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; FRIDAY, JUNE 5
& Eaviroamental displaye, walks and films
R available at the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre
(987-5922) every day, opert 16 a.m. to §$ p.m.
at 3663 Park Road in North Vancouver.

2 & Environmental initiative contest winners
announced today at Lions Gate Hospital,
where employees were challenged to come up
with environmental initiatives for the hospital.

&» Creative Newspaper Crafts at Lynn Canyon
Ecology Centre, 3:30 to 5 p.m.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 6

& Maplewood Flats Clean-Up. Garbage
pick-up and tree planting of salt marsh area,
10 a.m, Guided nature tour, I p.m. Partici-
pants can mect at the Crab Shop on Dollarton
Hwy. Call 987-5922 for informations.

® Worm compost bins for sale at West Van-
couver Community Days, by Hillside Middle
School students, outside the community centre.
Worms and information included. Buy there or
call 926-7534,

> Organic Vegetable Gardening. Slide pres-
entation and talk, by Judy Newton of the UBC
food garden, at Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre,

p.m.

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1 35 well as the environment.

MAKE YOUR POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION

; TO A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT — READ

THE “FUEL” STORY IN THE LARGE DICK IRWIN AD IN
THIS ISSUE OF NORTH SHORE NEWS.

& Demonstration of automatic can recycling
machine at Stong’s supermarket_in Lynn
Valley. A representative of ENVIPCO
Automated Recycling will be there for part of
the day to explain how their reverse vending
machines work.

» Organic strawberry drive at Caper’s in West
Vancouver. .

SUNDAY, JUNE 7

& Paper Recycling Fair; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
the area outside the West Van. SPCA, near
Ambleside. Recycle your mixed paper; Imagina-
tion Market, i1 a.m..to 3 p.m. For more in-
formation, call 984-9730.

®» The Great Compost Mystery Show: Pup-.

peteer Fran Dowie introduces his compost bin
creatures and explains how to set up your own
bin. Co-sponsored by North Shore Recycling.
Free at the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre, 1

“It has been and promises to continue |”
as an eventful year for environmental
issues,’’ said John Cashore, B.C. Minister
of Environment, Lands and Parks.

‘Awareness and attitude are key to en-
vironmental living and we have made
progress on both an individual and pro-
vincial basis. Peopie are becoming aware
of the environmental impacts of day-to-
day living, of consumption and waste. .

“Aud we are maintaining a positive
and proactive attitude in addressing en-
vironmental probleras.”’ _— .

Awareness and a positive attitude are
what Cashore is taking with him to the
international United Nations Earth Sum-
mit in Rio de Janeiro.

“British Columbia is active in-research
and development of products and

methods that address existing en- &

vironmental problems,” said Cashore.
“We have valuable information to con-
tribute. Participation is also a commit-
ment by the province to the principles
that stand behind such events as En-
vironment Week.’’ ;
Environment Week provides people. —
especially young people — with special

-Opportunities to work together on behalf

of the environment.

‘‘it’s up to all of us!’’

OF HONTH AND WEST VANCOUVER

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