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Children’s Wish Foundation & Ever Green Recycling Greenest Office Challenge 2011

The goal is simple: To increase beverage container recycling efforts within the business/office place all while raising funds to grant wishes for children in NL suffering from life threatening illnesses.

How does it work?

The competition runs from Mar 23rd – Dec 24th 2011.Once registered for the competition, we will mail you your Ever Green Recycling Card. When your office/business brings in your beverage containers to one of Ever Green’s four locations, just swipe your card – the system will generate bar-coded stickers. Place the stickers on the bags; deposit them in the storage container. And you’re done, free to go about the rest of your busy day. Throughout the competition, emails will be sent to each participating company showing:

  • Your teams current amount raised in dollars, which will be directed to support the Children’s Wish Foundation
  • Our overall Carbon Footprint, and positive effect on the environment
  • And of course your place in the standings

 Why should we participate?  

  • During this challenge, 100% of your beverage containers’ recycling dollars will help grant wishes to children with life threatening illnesses.
  • To Reduce Reuse Recycle & Respect the environment.
  • Along with supporting Children’s Wish Foundation, your recycling efforts will help Ever Green to advance mental health employees in integrated workplaces.
  • To win the 2011 title of “Children’s Wish Foundation & Ever Green Recycling Greenest Office 2011.” 

 What’s in it for us?  

Simply, a better and greener future. The chance to grant a wish to a child with a life threatening illness, and to support mental health employment.

The winning team will receive a Tree Planting Ceremony, in honour of their dedication to the environment as “Children’s Wish Foundation & Ever Green Recycling Greenest Office 2011” during Environment Week 2012.

To get involved contact Dave at:
Dave.walsh@childrenswish.ca
739-9474(WISH) or 1-800-267-9474(WISH)

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Moose, Wind, and Black Earth: Gardening in Western Newfoundland

Western Environment Centre presents: Moose, Wind, and Black Earth: Gardening in Western Newfoundland

 

Thursday, May 12, 8 pm

College of the North Atlantic, Corner Brook – Room 207

Anne Marceau and Michael Burzynski have worked and gardened in Rocky Harbour for 22 years. Using photographs, they will discuss some of the techniques that work best for growing vegetables (and flowers) with local soils and weather conditions. Among other things, the talk will explore: composting, raising early crops in greenhouse and cold frame, using row covers to lengthen the growing season, growing unusual vegetables, beating the wind, keeping records.

Michael Burzynski and Anne Marceau are naturalists with backgrounds in biology and a long-standing interest in plants, both wild and cultivated. Their garden in Rocky Harbour was featured in Harrowsmith — Country Life Magazine in 2009.

Please RSVP to info@wecnl.ca or 709.634.9470

Space is limited!

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East Coast Trail “Tely Hike” and Team Fundraising Campaign

We need a little help to take care of the Trail.

 

The East Coast Trail “Tely Hike”, our annual fundraising event, is scheduled to take place at Torbay on June 4th.  Our objective this year is to raise $100,000. The money raised will be invested directly into Trail infrastructure through our trail maintenance, restoration and development program.

For example, the 220 km of Trail between Fort Amherst and Cappahayden has been in-service for 15 years. It has received significant hiker traffic and been impacted by many storms.  The trail damage inflicted by Hurricane Igor combined with an aging infrastructure has presented the Association with many unexpected challenges. And the task ahead is a major challenge for a charitable, volunteer based organization like ours.

 

We need your help to raise money for the Trail. On May 4th we will begin the Team Fundraising Campaign. Please checkout the “2011 Tely Hike” page on our website eastcoasttrail.com to obtain all the information and forms your need to support your team and/or individual fund raising efforts.

The success of this campaign is dependent on our members active participation and support.  If you love the Trail, get involved and form a team, the maximum team size is ten.  Invite your family, relatives, friends, neighbors, fellow hikers, and co-workers to join with you. Set a fundraising target and get out there and have fun doing it.  Sell your community and company on the need to support the Trail by showing them your passion and love for this great community resource called the East Coast Trail.

Your fund raising contribution will make you eligible for the following prizes:

1.     Top Fundraising Team: Enjoy a morning kayaking in Cape Broyle with Stan Cook and a dining experience at Chafe’s Landing in Petty Harbour for a group of ten.

2.     Top Fundraising Individual: win hiking boots, shirt and backpack from the Outfitters.

We hope to see you and your team on June 4th for a great hike, food and music, and to celebrate the Tely Hike and the Official Opening of the Trail between Middle Cove and Flatrock  . . . all happening on International Trails Day.

We need your support. Please take the time to fit this request into your schedule and help us to make the 11th East Coast Trail “Tely Hike” a fundraising success.

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Take Pride Take Action Spring Clean-Up

St. John’s Clean and Beautiful will be having its Take Pride Take Action Spring  Clean-Up Campaign beginning May 15th and running till June 15th. We encourage all businesses, community groups, schools, neighbourhoods, youth groups, tenant associations and individuals with pride in their City to register for a clean up.

Register by calling 570-0350 or email sjcab@cleannandbeautiful@nf.ca.

We are happy to supply the garbage bags, organize for the bags of litter to be picked up and also will provide some giveaways!

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Arbor Day

The City of St.John’s will be celebrating Arbor Day on Wednesday June 1st @ 10:30 am in Bowring Park.The City is planting many trees to replace the ones that were lost during Hurricane IGOR. All residents of the city are welcome to come out and celebrate Arbor Day.

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Grown right here: The value of local food

The topic of the next Pippy Park Friends/Heritage Committee Free Public Lecture is “Grown right here; The value of local food“.

Speakers: Mark Wilson, Emily Doyle, Mike Rabinowitz, Hazen Scarth, Kristie Jameson and Allison Dyer

As you all know, Pippy Park is home to many food-growing initiatives, including not less than three community gardens, a commercial farm (our good friends at Mount Scio Farm), a botanical garden with wonderful hands-on gardening programs, and the Friends’ own family garden program organized by Emily Doyle.

As an outreach initiative, this lecture is being held outside the Park, at the third floor “Rocket Room” at the Rocket Bakery (formerly Auntie Crae’s) at 272 Water Street. The lecture starts at 7:30 pm, Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Refreshments will be served following the lecture.

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How to say ‘Toilet’ in Fourteen Languages

Members and friends of the Humber Natural History Society – here is our May presentation:

How to say ‘Toilet’ in Fourteen Languages

Date & Time: Tuesday, May 17, 2011, 7:30pm

Guest Speakers: Tina Leonard, Quitter

Location: Grenfell Campus, MUN LC301

In February 2010, my sister and I bought Round-the-World plane tickets, quit our jobs as psychologist and ecologist, and headed out to see the world for a year or until our dollars ran out, whichever came first. Fourteen countries, 29 flights, 14 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 10,000 smiles, and 213 days of incredible people and places made for an unforgettable experience. Come see photos and learn a little about the Hmong hilltribe peoples in Vietnam, endangered Orangutans in Borneo, Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia, the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, Hagia Sophia in Turkey, and how to go for 8 months with just a passport, a 30 L pack, and your sister.

 

The Public is Welcome!    Bring a Friend! See You There!

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Extraordinary Birds from the Winter of 2010/2011 in Newfoundland: The Most Exciting Winter Ever?

What: Extraordinary Birds from the Winter of 2010/2011 in Newfoundland: The Most Exciting Winter Ever?

How did they get here? Why did they come? What does it mean?

Who: Bruce Mactavish, bird tour guide extrodinaire

When Thursday 19 May, 7:30

Where: MUN Botanical Gardens on Mt. Scio Road

sponsored by Nature NL (formerly the Natural History Society)

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NLEN E-Update: May 2, 2011

Upcoming Events

May 2-8, 2011
International Compost Awareness Week at the Botanical Garden
MUN Botanical Garden, St. John’s

May 3, 2011 7:00 PM
Backyard Composting Class
Memorial University, Education Bldg., Room ED1003, St. John’s

May 4, 2011 12:30 PM
Coastal Matters Speakers’ Series: Ducks Unlimited Canada – Conserving Canada’s Wetlands
Room 2014. Forest Centre, Grenfell Campus, Corner Brook

May 4, 2011 7:30 PM
Northeast Avalon ACAP 16th Annual General Meeting and Election of Officers
Suncor Energy Fluvarium, St. John’s

May 5, 2011 10:00 AM
Explore Canada’s Amazing Aquatic Places!
Arts and Culture Centre, St. John’s

May 6, 2011
Clean Up Corner Brook
Corner Brook

May 7, 2011 9:30 AM
Spring Workshop at the Botanical Garden: Alpine Trough Gardening
MUN Botanical Garden, St. John’s

May 7, 2011 10:00 AM
Long Pond Clean Up
Long Pond (meet at Fluvarium parking lot), St. John’s

May 7-8, 2011 1:30 PM
“May Flowers” at The Suncor Energy Fluvarium!
Suncor Energy Fluvarium, St. John’s

May 7, 2011 2:00 PM
International Astronomy Day at the Johnson GEO CENTRE
Johnson GEO CENTRE, St. John’s

May 8, 2011 10:00 AM
Three Cheers for Composting Family Program at MUN Botanical Garden
MUN Botanical Garden, St. John’s

May 9, 2011 7:00 PM
Save Money and Green Your Home Symposium
MUN –A1045 in the Arts & Administration Building, St. John’s

May 10, 2011 6:00 PM
Western Environment Centre’s Annual General Meeting
Harbour Grounds, 9 Humber Road, Corner Brook

May 10, 2011 7:00 PM
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society NL Chapter AGM
Community Room Dominion, (previously Memorial Stadium), St. John’s

View All Events

Opportunities: Employment, Internships, Funding & Volunteering

Funding: Stoneyfield: Profit for the Planet Community Challenge (Deadline: May 6)

Funding: Community Youth Network, St. John’s – Special Project Grants (Deadline: May 15)

Funding: Avalon East Wellness Coalition Community Grant Program (Deadline: May 15)

Action

Seeking partners to help GREEN upcoming international confernece

Contest: YEA! digital photography contest (Deadline for submissions: May 31)

Petition: Say NO to uranium mining in Labrador

Resources: Publications, Websites, Newsletters and more

Research paper: Commercial Forestry at a Cross-Roads: Emerging Trends in the Forest Sector of Newfoundland and Labrador (by C. Michael Wernerheim and Blair Long, Memorial University)

Facebook site: Conservation Corps Newfoundland and Labrador

Web article: An innovative gathering place (CSC newsletter)
News Review  (April 26 – May 2)

 


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Save Money and Green Your Home Symposium

Monday, May 9th, 2011

Topic:                    Save Money and Green Your Home Symposium

Presenters:        Jordan MacDonald, Ashley McCarthy, Edgar Lopez, Greg Hussey, Jack Parsons

Venue:                 MUN –A1045 in the Arts & Administration Building

Time:                     7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

 Overview:  Join the Canada Green Building Council Atlantic Chapter, The NL Department of Natural Resources, takeCHARGE and private builders as they present, explore and discuss ways to reduce your fuel bills and green your home.  You’ll learn about how energy efficiency can save you money and about green rating systems and sustainable products that will help you build or renovate in ways that will help the environment, your local economy and your pocketbook.  Our panel will be available to answer questions and provide resources that will help you stop wasting money and energy and green your home!

Fee: Free

All are Welcome!