Earth Week started with Halton Eco-Fest on Saturday, April 18th, then moved on to the RBG Earth Week Festival and ended with the Community Clean Up on Saturday, April 25th and the Green Living Show which ran from Friday, April 24th to Sunday, April 26th.
Halton Eco-Fest has grown every year, and this year hosted 110 exhibitors . Themes ranged from education to energy, health to home, politics to products. Of course, members from the Halton, Oakville and Burlington Green Party EDAs were there as well. Many thanks to the organizers for putting together such an informative event!
The RBG Earth Week Festival was a big hit. Students from Halton and Hamilton arrived throughout the day, by bus, to learn how to become more environmentally friendly. There were displays and workshops, as well as an opportunity to stroll around the RBG. I was very pleased to be able to volunteer at the BurlingtonGreen booth, teaching the students about how bottled water impacts our environment. My favourite part of the lesson was watching their faces when I told them that plastic bottles are made out of oil. Most of them were eager to pledge never to drink bottled water again!
Community Clean Up has become a very important community building event in my neighbourhood, and I am happy to say that we see more and more people out every year, pitching in and making a difference. We noticed that there was a lot less garbage this year and hope that this trend will continue.
The Living Green Show, at the Exhibition in Toronto, was a wonderful way to top off an extraordinary week. I met so many Green supporters and had the opportunity to talk to them about their concerns - both environmental and otherwise. There is a tremendous groundswell of support for Green Party initiatives. I feel so fortunate to be a part of the Green movement!
I hope you all enjoyed Earth Week!
Halton Eco-Fest has grown every year, and this year hosted 110 exhibitors . Themes ranged from education to energy, health to home, politics to products. Of course, members from the Halton, Oakville and Burlington Green Party EDAs were there as well. Many thanks to the organizers for putting together such an informative event!
The RBG Earth Week Festival was a big hit. Students from Halton and Hamilton arrived throughout the day, by bus, to learn how to become more environmentally friendly. There were displays and workshops, as well as an opportunity to stroll around the RBG. I was very pleased to be able to volunteer at the BurlingtonGreen booth, teaching the students about how bottled water impacts our environment. My favourite part of the lesson was watching their faces when I told them that plastic bottles are made out of oil. Most of them were eager to pledge never to drink bottled water again!
Community Clean Up has become a very important community building event in my neighbourhood, and I am happy to say that we see more and more people out every year, pitching in and making a difference. We noticed that there was a lot less garbage this year and hope that this trend will continue.
The Living Green Show, at the Exhibition in Toronto, was a wonderful way to top off an extraordinary week. I met so many Green supporters and had the opportunity to talk to them about their concerns - both environmental and otherwise. There is a tremendous groundswell of support for Green Party initiatives. I feel so fortunate to be a part of the Green movement!
I hope you all enjoyed Earth Week!
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