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!

What: Long Pond Clean Up

Where: Long Pond meet at Fluvarium parking Lot

When: Saturday 10 am May 7

Who: Those who want to join together, meet others and clean up around this treasure of the city.

Bags will be provided. Bring gloves and wear comfortable shoes, dress for the weather.

Event organised by Nature NL (formerly the Natural History Society of NL).

On Saturday, May 7th 2011, the Johnson GEO CENTRE and the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will celebrate International Astronomy Day.

Come join us in celebrating our skies. Clear sky permitting, the RASC will view the sun by day followed by the moon, Saturn, Stars, Nebulae and Galaxies by night.

There will be activities for all ages between 2:00pm and 4:00pm

Regular admission applies.

All this and more happening at the Johnson GEO CENTRE – Where Learning Meets Fun!

Call 737-7884 for more information.

Newfoundland and Labrador is poised to lead Canada in economic growth this year. Booming industries foreshadow new wealth for the province. But as communities and industries flourish, water resources are stressed and those same stakeholders’ livelihoods threatened. How can we learn from other provinces and each other to effectively manage our water and guide Newfoundland towards a truly sustainable, prosperous future?

“Striking a Balance” is a two-and-a-half day residential workshop for up and coming leaders in the region, aged 18-35 years. The program will focus specifically on the Northeast Avalon Region with the goal of building its capacity to effectively manage economic growth and resource protection by developing strong, informed future leaders with a commitment to and passion for healthy watersheds. Through experiential field tours, interactive dialogue sessions, mentoring and visioning exercises, the group will learn about the development-protection interface while envisioning sustainable management solutions across generations, sectors and cultures.

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet local organizations and individuals leading the way in sustainable development, and youth peers who are ready to join you as tomorrow’s smart decision makers!

Organized by Waterlution – A Water Learning Experience

In partnership with the Northeast Avalon ACAP, Northeast Avalon Regional Economic Development Board and the Suncor Energy Fluvarium.

Deadline to apply: MAY 13, 2011

Complete documentation.

“On the Table and in the Water: Protecting Fish Stocks for the Future!” 

Join us to hear a panel on sustainable fisheries and learn more about ongoing projects. 

May 10, 7PM at the Community Room Dominion, (previously Memorial Stadium).

Contact us at nlcoordiantor@cpaws.org or 709-726-5800.

Plants and trees all turn green and colourful this time of year.

Birds and bugs start showing up to help plants grow seeds.

Come discover how plants and animals work together in nature!

Saturdays & Sundays at 1:30pm
May 7 – 29, 2011
Program runs approx. 45-60 minutes

Preregistration is recommended

Fluvarium Kids Club Weekend Programs
Have you heard? Kids ages 5–10 and their families are invited to join Fluvarium Kids!

Receive updates, collect stickers, and earn a Fluvarium Kids Fresh Water Friends certificate when you attend sessions in four different months! 

This Fluvarium Kids program is Family Fun and includes an outdoor component, game, story and craft!

Fluvarium Kids programs are complimentary with admission.

Ask about our Annual Family Pass for only $35!

For more information contact:
Denise Hennebury – 754-3474 – dhennebury@fluvarium.ca

As part of an overall effort to implement waste management solutions, the City of Corner Brook is pleased to be partnering with the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board (MMSB) to offer backyard compost bins to residents at a reduced rate. In addition, residents will have an opportunity to participate in an educational training session on successful backyard composting.

The City has 300 bins available and is offering them at a subsidized price of $20 plus HST. The compost bins can be purchased in advance and will be available for pick up at City Hall on May 18, 2011 from 11 am – 2 pm on Municipal Awareness Day. Residents can pay for compost bins at City Hall prior to the event; this will allow the event to run smoothly and cut down on the waiting time.

To ensure each resident is sufficiently knowledgeable about how to use their bin and what to expect a free information session on how to properly compost will take place May 16th, 2011 from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm at the Pepsi Center, Meeting Room 1. To determine the number of participants, residents are asked to register with the City for this session and be among the first to sign up for a bin.

For more information or to register please call 637-1630 or email compost@cornerbrook.com. Residents are encouraged to attend this valuable session and be the first to sign up for a compost bin. Information can also be found on the City’s website at www.cornerbrook.com.

As part of International Compost Awareness Week at MUN Botanical Garden, be sure to bring the family along on Sunday, May 8, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. for a special program celebrating composting. In addition to exhibits and information, there will be compost crafts, story time, discovery trail, refreshments, face painting and nature hikes to Oxen Pond with duck feeding. 

Admission is FREE!  Registration is not required.

MUN Botanical Garden is proud to partner with MMSB during Compost Awareness Week to help promote composting.  For more information on MMSB, please visit www.mmsb.nl.ca.

For more information on composting or for a schedule of MUN Botanical Garden activities, please visit www.mun.ca/botgarden or call 864-8590.

 Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden Inc., as part of the university’s inclusive community, is a not-for-profit corporation that creates and inspires understanding, appreciation and conservation of plants in gardens and natural areas to further Memorial’s mission of research, education and outreach.