Archive of posts tagged "earth day"

Earth Day 2010 Events in Metro Vancouver

April 20th, 2010 @ 2:41pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Thursday is Earth Day and around the globe 6 million Canadians will join 500 million people in over 180 countries in eco-friendly activities and events. So far there’s plenty lined up for Vancouver and surrounding cities so here’s a quick rundown: Photo credit: Deviashun Photography on Flickr Vancouver Aquarium – April 17 – 25, 2010 [...]

Tech it Away Vancouver 2010

April 19th, 2010 @ 1:17pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Tech it Away returns to Vancouver on Earth Day April 22nd as Best Buy partners with local schools to collect and recycle old electronics. This is my my second year supporting the campaign and this time around there are three different Vancouver schools involved: Eric Hamber Secondary School – 5025 Willow Street, Vancouver map Sir [...]

Earth Day: Around Metro Vancouver

April 22nd, 2009 @ 1:07pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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I set out to Surrey this morning for a lovely morning stroll with my sister and Jakob along the right of way greenway – a network of trails that practically cross the entire city. We must have run into about 4 different groups of school children out and about for a class walk as well. [...]

Earth Day 2009: Tech it Away

April 22nd, 2009 @ 8:21am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Today I’ll be out and about around town using a Camry Hybrid to get around, thanks to @ToyotaCanada. I have a few destinations and I’ll be blogging throughout the day with updates on the events. The first stop on my Earth Day tour of Vancouver today is King George Secondary in the West End. The [...]

Earth Day Vancouver 2009

April 15th, 2009 @ 9:03am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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This year’s Earth Day celebrations in Metro Vancouver aren’t just taking place April 22nd, but they’re spanning across a week and two full weekends. Here’s a quick rundown of events around the region. Evergreen’s Earth Day Kicking things off the weekend before Earth Day, Evergreen’s Earth Day will see the planting of 4,000 native trees [...]