Earth Day events
WATERLOO REGION — The region offers up dozens of chances for residents to make a positive impact on the environment and celebrate Earth Day 2011.
Starting this week and beyond the official day of April 22 you can pick up litter during the 20-Minute Makeover, or spend the day with the family at Huron Natural Area to catch a live birds of prey presentation, and learn about the excavated First Nations village.
You can visit the Residential Energy Efficiency Project (REEP) House and learn how to save energy.
Or, if you’ve got a pile of old electronics like CDs, monitors or laptops, bring them to one of the Eco-Tech Recycling events at region high schools.
Waterloo Earth Day isn’t for a few weeks on May 7 at Laurelwood Conservation Area.
For more information on Earth Day check out www.earthday.ca
Earth Day Events
WATERLOO REGION
• 20-Minute Makeover, Friday – 2 p.m., All over the region residents are encouraged to head outside and tidy-up the litter around their workplace or home for just 20 minutes.
• Eco-Tech Recycling – E-Waste Collection, Baden at Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School – Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Cambridge at Southwood Secondary School – Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kitchener at Eastwood Collegiate Institute – April 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bring your old laptops, CDs, monitors, TVs and other electronic trash to the three schools at the specified times for e-waste collection. More information is available at www.eco-techrecycling.com
KITCHENER
• Tim Hortons Community Cleanup, April 16, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Victoria Park, Kitchener, Help tidy-up the park! Bags and gloves will be provided. Free T-shirts, refreshments (while supplies last) and great prizes for participants provided by Tim Hortons (including water bottles, travel mugs, gift cards and Raleigh bicycles). No pre-registration is required.
• Laurentian Wetland Celebration, April 16, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Meet at W.T. Townshend Public School (245 Activa Ave.), Activities include wetland cleanup, student presentations and guided hikes to the Laurentian Wetland.
• Fifth annual Bloomin Earth Festival, April 16 - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kitchener City Hall, Enjoy an outdoor market filled with yesterday’s treasures, free recycled workshops, Rethreaded fashion show and live entertainment. www.bloominearth.wordpress.com
• Tour The program House for Sustainable Living, April 18 - 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., The REEP House, 20 Mill St., Kitchener, Free tour, open to the public – register online at www.reepgreen.ca
• Water Conservation Inside and Out, April 19 - 7:00 to 9 p.m., The REEP House, 20 Mill St., Kitchener, Free The REEP Green Home Workshop – register online at www.reepgreen.ca
• Help Plant a Rain Garden, April 30 – 10 a.m., The REEP House, 20 Mill St., Kitchener, A hands-on Earth Day event to plant a rain garden at the The REEP house.
• Kitchener’s Natural Areas Program – Earth Day Celebration, April 23 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Huron Natural Area, 801 Trillium Dr., This family celebration includes building a natural areas bird box (available to the first 100 families); natural areas kids’ craft, tree planting and displays. Learn about the recently uncovered First Nations village by participating in a guided hike to the archeological site. Featuring the Canadian Raptor Conservancy with live birds of prey shows at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
WATERLOO
• Fill A Truck – Canadian Diabetes Association Clothesline Program, Apr. 16 – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Recycle your old clothes, linens, shoes, purses, accessories and other soft goods and help fill the Clothesline truck to support the Canadian Diabetes Association.
• Waterloo Earth Day, May 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Laurel Creek Conservation Area, Catch a live bird show, build a birdhouse and help plant 1,000 trees at the conservation area.
CAMBRIDGE
• Cambridge Community Clean up, April 16, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hespeler - Holiday Inn Drive, Tim Hortons parking lot; Galt - Galt Arena Gardens parking lot / Shade Street; Preston - Preston High School parking lot / Rose Street
TOWNSHIPS
• Green Living and Tech Fair, Saturday April 16 - 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., St. Jacobs Arena, 29 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs, Featuring 40 displays by local experts on green technology and green living, four free workshops, children’s activities, bicycle and e-waste recycling drop-off, and free bus tours to The REEP House for Sustainable Living.
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