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REPORT File # ~~G~.:
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General Purpose and Administration Committee
Tuesday, P9ay 19, 1987
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SUB~CT: ENVIRONMENT WEEK
RECOh~4ENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report PU-123-87 be received; and
2. THAT the week of June 1 to June 7, 1987 be declared as "Environment Weel<" in the
Town of Newcastle and that Town Staff be authorized to participate in activities to
promote "Environment Week" within the Town of Newcastle axed-,-that a-copy of the
Environment-Canada-correspondence be forwarded to all hall boards, service clubs and
schools and community groups within the Town of Newcastle.
BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:
At the Council Meeting of March 9, 19$7 Council considered communications from Environment
Canada in respect of the celebration of "Environment Week" during June 1 to June 7, 1987.
TY~is correspondence was referred to t'he Directors of Planning and Public Works for review
and report.
The purpose of "Environment Week° is to provide a better understanding to the pub is of
environmental issues through. the organization of special activities at the 9ocal level to
promote environmental awareness. Environment Canada will provide assistance in promotion
of these activities as well as advice for municipalities wishing to undertake special
activities. Since most of the activities are aimed at improving public awareness related
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to the environment, it would seem appropriate to forward copies of the
-'Environment Canada suggestions to the various schools, service clubs, and
community groups within the municipality and that they be encouraged to
participate in one or more of the possible activities identified by the
correspondence.
In addition it would be appropriate for Council to pass a resolution in
accordance with Town Policy declaring the week of "June 1 to June 7,
1987" inclusive as "Environment Wee!<" in the Town of Newcastle.
Respectfully submitted, Recanmended for presentation
to the Committee
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Regional Director General Directeur g~n~ral regional
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COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTION
25 St: Clair Avenue East
6th Floor February 1987
Toronto, Ontario
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Environment Week will be celebrated June 1 - 7 this year...
a time to celebrate the beauty of our surroundings and to
promote an awareness and understanding of our environment.
The theme for Environment Week '87 is "It's Up to All of
Us". Environment Canada would like to invite-you to take part
in this provincial and national celebration by proclaiming the
week of June 1 - 7, 1987 as Environment i9eek in .your community.
We hope that you and the members of your council and
municipal staff will take time to organize special activities
- and events, and to promote environmental awareness in your
community.
We will be pleased to help you in a number of ways:
- Ideas and Information
The enclosed materials should provide you with some good
ideas and advice for planning activities in your community.
- Program Planning Advice .
If you would like additional information on any of the
ideas enclosed, or advice on following through with your
own ideas, Environment Canada will be pleased to help.
Please contact the Communications Branch at (416)973-6406.
Materials such as posters and buttons may also be ordered
using this form. Other publications, displays and
audio-visuals on environmental issues are also available
through our Communications Branch.
- Publicity and Promotion
Environment Canada will help you to promote your activities
by including information on your event in a listing of
Environment Week events that will be distributed widely.
To have your event included, sim ply complete the enclosed
survey form and return.
We hope that you will join us in celebrating Environment
Week 19137.
Sincerely,
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~E. Dowdeswell
Regional Director General
Conservation and Protection
Ontario Region
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50 WAYS
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SB WAYS TO CELEBRATE ENVIROTII~JP WEEK
Environment Week in Canada is aimed at providing a better
understanding of environmental issues and a personal long
lasting commitment by Canadians to conserve, protect and enhance
the environment and our national heritage. Environment Week is
an annual event held during the first week of June to include
International Environment Day of the United Nations, June 5.
In 1987, Environment Week is June 1 ~o June 7 . Here are SP1 ways to
celebrate Environment Week. Above each item is a reference to
the group who could most easily carry out the activirty.
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- Education
- Environmental Interest Groups
- Parks
- Service Clubs
- Muncipalities
- Businesses
- Individuals
E-EI-B-SC-M
Sponsor a poster or essay contest with an environmental thane
for school children. '
E-EI-SC-M-B
Organize a clean up campaign or litter drive.
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Recognize those in your corrmunity who have significantly
contributed to the preservation and conservation of the
environment by presenting them with certificates of merit.
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Organize a .park or beach clean up and recycle as much litter as
possible. Publicize the results of your success in your local
newspaper.
M-E-EI
Encourage a cotrmunity group or school to adopt-a-park and assume
the responsibility of keeping it clean.
E-EI-SC '
Present a film series on environmental topics in a library ar
school through your club or association. Films are available
from the National Film Board.
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Organize walking, biking or hiking tours highlighting historic
or natural themes.
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Encourage your local newspaper to publish a series of photos on
areas in your community of ecological significance.
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Develop a "Nature Neighbourhood Watch" so you can keep an eye on
what is happening to areas of natural__ significance in ,your
community.
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Write a story or do a project on the heritage of your community.
Exchange it with another school of someone in a different part
of the country. If your community is twinned, send it there.
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Encourage your local radio station to have an "open-line" show
on specific environmental subjects such as hazardous wastes or
acid rain.
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Write a song or a poem with an environmental theme.
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Invite children to design a crossword puzzle on an environmental
theme.
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Invite children to design a crossword puzzle on an environmental
theme. Have it appear in the local newspaper.
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Contact your local bird society and organize a day of
bird-watching at a regional park.
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Organize visits to historic buildings and sites in your region.
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Arrange environmental talks, debates and discussions at public
libraries or museums.
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Organize an environmental fair at your school.
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Organize a tree planting ceremony in honor of Environment Week
through your municipality.
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Write and present a play with an ~nvironmentai thy.
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Organize an environmental awareness day in your office, school,
club ar cor~munity. .
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Organize workshops and seminars =on - -spxif-ie- -environmental
concerns in your community. - -----
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--~ Encourage local ca-npanies and icxiustry to demonstrate their
envirorunental awareness.
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Arrange for your school, club or organization to tour your local
Environment Canada weather office or sewage treatment plant
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Write letters to the local newspaper editor expressing your
environmental concerns.
M-EI-SC
Invite your community leaders including mayors, MPFS and MPs to
participate in your Environment Week activities..
EI - E-M
Have your group or organization arrange a trip to a regional or
` national park for a disabled group. '
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Conduct a survey iri your cor~munity to determine possible
environmental concerns. __-- _.
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Becane more envirorrnentally aware by inviting a guest speaker
' from the federal or provincial departments of -environment to
your school, club or community group.
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Write an article on your envirorsnental concerns and distribute
to local media.
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Sponsor a photo contest, with prizes for the bast natural
landscape or wildlife photo.
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Invite each class in your school to investigate and report on
different enviror~anental concerns such as acid rain, hazardous
wastes, nuclear winter or other topics.
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Consider a donation, bequest or funding to a conservation
organization to purchase properties--- with environmentally
significant or sensitive areas. _
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Take students on a field trip and take no a of litter that -
should be collected. -
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Tune up your car to cut down on harmful emissions and save money
on gas.
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Investigate the possibility of setting up a recycling depot in -- - --
your community.
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Join and environmental or conservation group and learn about the
issues in your area.
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Find out more about our marine and northern envirorIInents: What
they are like, how they are different. and why are they
threatened.
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Participate in outdoor activities such as birdwatching, biking, ---
swimming and canoeing. -_ -
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Start a journal of natural events such as: the return of the
first bird, the spring _snow melt,. the_first._ wildflower, the
heaviest snowfall. Over the years you will be able to compare
the dates.
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Beginning with the letter "A" and continuing through the
alphabet, find out how many trees and plants or wildlife you can
name.
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Nave a "Collection Day" at your school or library where
individuals can show their nature collections.
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Hold and environmental trivia contest at your school to test
students' knowledge of their natural environment and heritage.
E-EI
Learn what kind of wildlife once inhabited your local area and
whether in can be reintroduced.
M-EI-E __
Encourage your community to establish biking --paths or hiking
trails.
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Organize a nature treasure hunt to find and map locations of
~ natural interest. Remember to leave the area.as you found it.
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Encourage businesses to use an environmental theme in their
window displays and advertising.
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Visit a provincial or national dark and take advantage of the
interpretation centres, lectures, self-guided trails and
literature which explains much of the activity there.
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Canpare the local natural environment with various periods in
the past, using archives, oral histories or wildlife and bird
counts.
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Contact your federal and provincial envirornnent department and
get information on topics such as acid rain, climate change,
waste management, wildlife, toxic chemicals and national and
historic parks.
For further information:
Communications Branch
Environment Canada
25 St. Clair Ave. East
6th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
(416) 973-6406
(Aussi Disponible en fran~ais)
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DRAFT PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS the Members of Council of the City of on the day of 198x,
agreed that the week including June ~1 to June 7th, 198? be designated as
ENVIRONMENT WEEK in the City of and ~ .
WHEREAS the beauty and splendor of our environment are cause for celebration; and
WHEREAS Environment Week wi1T emphasize the precious nature of our city, province
and country; and
WHEREAS Environment Week will increase awareness of the values of conservation
and protection; and
WHEREAS the environment is a local, provincial and national treasure,
NOW KNOW YE that by and with the approval of the Council of our City, the Week of
June 1 to June 7th, 198 7 i s hereby proclaimed as Environment Week i n the City
of
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF we have caused the signature of our Mayor, His/Her
Worship to be hereunto affixed.
Mayor
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ENVIRONF4EAYT WEER QUESTIONNAIRE
Environment Canada is interested in knowing what
events/activities will be held during Environment Week '87 so
that we can promote and coordinate events throughout the
province. Please provide us with the information requested below
and, at your earliest convenience, return to:
Communications Branch
Environment Canada
25 St. Clair Ave. East ---
6th Floor _ _ __ ____ _ •
Toronto, Ontario __ -
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(416 )973-6406 - -----
[l Yes, this organization will be participating in Environment
Week by holding the following event/activity
(] Yes, this organization would be interested in participating
in Environment Week but we need further information on
possible events/activities.
[l We wish to order the following materials for Environment
Week : •
posters buttons
[) No, this organization will not be participating directly in
Environment Week, but please continue to send information
on Environment Week.
[] No, this organization will not be participating in
Environment Week.
Name of -
Organization:
Address
Telephone: Contact:
F.nvi~onment
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