Join us on May 24th 2008!
You are invited to the Katimavik for the environment day on May 24th. Come meet program participants and see how Katimavik is making a difference in communities across Canada!
Please contact the organizers of the event you wish to attend.
Atlantic
Québec
Ontario
Prairies
British Columbia
Atlantic Cheticamp
Event: A traditional Gaelic Music Festival and vegetarian BBQ to raise community awareness about environmental issues.
Time and place: 15877 Cabot Trail Road, 18:00-20:00
Contact person: Gémael Melanson
Phone: 902-224-2465
Dalhousie
Event: Environmental Fair. Different stations set up with a variety of ‘hands on’ activities focusing on the environment, eco-food and storytelling for the kids.
Time and place: Arran Park, Dalhousie, NB, Hwy. #11 - exit #385 (Craig Rd.), 13:00-17:00
Contact person: Nena Erickson
Phone: 506-684-3720
Edmundston
Event: BBQ with food, games and music – focusing on environmental issues involving water consumption.
Time and place: Richelieu Municipal Park, 11:30-5:00
Contact person: Josué Goguen
Phone: 902-739-8779
Fredericton
Event: An Ultimate Frisbee tournament and environmental fair in order to raise awareness in the community. Our work partners at the NB Lung Association and Climate Change Hub have agreed to get involved with our event.
Time and place: Odell Park, 397 Waggoners Lane, 8:00-17:00
Contact person: Rachel Weir
Phone: 506-455-3875
Halifax
Event: An environmentally focused community get-together with a workshop on homemade, eco-paint followed by a potluck dinner, featuring vegan and vegetarian foods.
Time and place: 6217 Duncan Street, 13:00-16:30
Contact person: Jill Peterson
Phone: 902-425-4363
Kedgwick
Event: Kiosk at the « Jeux de l'Acadie » in Kedgwick for the promotion of recycling. Will give 50 trees to the first visitors to their Kiosk. Web site with Dalhousie group and radio time capsule.
Time and place: École secondaire Marie Geatanne, 18 rue fraser, Kedgwick, NB, 8:00-5:00
Contact person: Jonathan Tremblay
Phone: 506-284-3340
Marion Bridge
Event: “Green Olympics”. Environmentally geared games, activities and presentations, taking place at the Two Rivers Wildlife Park. These include live entertainment; a recycling presentation ran by ACAP for all the attendees, interactive games, and kids’ crafts.
Time and place: Two Rivers Wildlife Park, Marion Bridge, 13:00-17:00
Contact person: Mélina Delorme
Phone: 902-727-2871
Clarenville, Bell Island and St. Johns
Event: Katimavik will be teaming up with the East Coast Trail Association to clean up a The Freshwater Bay section of the East Coast Trail. Afterwards we will head back to the St. John's Katimavik house for a B-B-Q and entertainment which will include music, hula hooping and juggling.
Time and place: Freshwater Bay section of the East Coast Trail and the Katimavik residence located at: 22 Hamilton Avenue, St. John`s. 9:00-12:00 cleanup of trail; 12:30-16:00 BBQ at the Katimavik residence.
Contact person: Eva George
Phone: 709-739-5209
Tatamagouche
Event: Four or five guest speakers will come to talk about the environment, sustainability and the community. There will be kiosks for people to check out during breaks as well as organic local snacks and a lunch offered.
Time and place: Shell Gas Station in Tatamagouche, 10:00-15:00
Contact person: Allyson House
Phone: 902-657-2801
Woodstock
Event: Local food extravaganza at the Farmers’ Market: In partnership with the Woodstock Farmers’ Market, the Woodstock group is planning a 100-mile breakfast and lunch, planting edible native plants by the waterfront, painting a food-themed mural, and presenting local food displays and activities.
Time and place: The Farmers’ Market, 10:00-4:00
Contact person: Liz Kendler
Phone: 506-328-1189
Dieppe
Event: Magnetic Hill Zoo Clean-up Day. Clean up and environmental education day at the zoo. We will be having a BBQ, an information table, recruitment table and alumni present.
Time and place: Magnetic Hill Zoo, 100 Worthington Ave, Moncton, 10:00-3:00
Contact person: Justin Dubreuil
Phone: 506-383-3094
Labrador City
Event: Bottle drive and workshops for kids about the importance of recycling. Viewing of “An Inconvenient Truth at 6:00pm.
Time and place: Location TBA, 11:00 – 8:00pm
Contact person: Carlos Cuellar
Phone: 709-944-4669
Goose Bay and North West River
Event: Participants (in sub-groups of 2 or 3) will prepare Kiosks where they will present different environmental topics. The event will be followed by a BBQ with local food, activities, speeches, etc.
Time and place: The Arena, Time TBA.
Contact person: Marie Eve Matte
Phone: 709-896-8335
QuébecMontréal
Événement : Dîner communautaire et levée de fonds pour l'Éco-Quartier Villeray (nous vendrons différents produits cuisinés maison, comme des muffins, petits gâteaux, biscuits, sucre à la crème ainsi que des produits promotionnels de l'Éco-Quartier, comme par exemple des t-shirts).
Lieu : Patro Le Prévost - 7355 Christophe- Colomb, Montréal
Heure : 12h à 15h30
Personne contact : Audrey Simard
Téléphone : 514-504-8493
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Événement : Goûter, kiosque et marche dans la montagne pour voir le projet des participants du matin : l'aménagement d'un escalier de pierre dans un sentier
Lieu : CIME (Centre d'interprétation du millieu écologique au Mont-Saint-Grégoire) - 16, chemin du Sous-Bois, Mont-Saint-Grégoire
Heure : 13h à 17h
Personne contact : Denis Dubé
Téléphone : 450-545-1574
Vallée-du-Richelieu
Événement : Sensibiliser la communauté à l'économie d'énergie et d'eau : collecte des vieilles ampoules et pommes de douche, PowerPoint sur les espèces d’animaux en voie d’extinction, kiosques, BBQ.
Lieu : Muséobus - 760, chemin des Patriotes, Otterburn Park
Heure : 10h à 14h
Personne contact : Francesca Manno
Téléphone : 450-536-1655
Rouyn-Noranda
Événement : Nés pour grandir : Reboisement de berges, distribution d'arbres à la population et aux producteurs forestiers, kiosques d'information, BBQ, jeux et animation.
Lieu : Presqu'île lac Osisko, Rouyn-Noranda
Heure : 10h à 16h
Personne contact : Lauélia Rolland-Fortin
Téléphone : 819-762-0352
Val d’Or
Événement : Réaménagement du Parc du Belvédère
Lieu : angle des boulevards des Pins et Sabourin, Val-d'Or
Heure : 9h à 16h
Événement : BBQ à la maison Katimavik de Val-d'Or
Lieu : 917, avenue Abitibi (au coin de la 6e Rue)
Heure : 17h à 20h
Personne contact : Sam Everitt
Téléphone : 819-824-4914
Sorel
Événement : Plantation d'arbres, ateliers de sensibilisation sur le CO2, kiosque d'information sur Katimavik, barbecue et aires de jeux pour les enfants.
Lieu : 90 Chemin des Patriotes, Sorel Tracy - Maison des gouverneurs
Heure : 10h30 à 15h pour toutes les activités et de 11h30 à 13h pour le barbecue
Personne contact : David Boudreault
Téléphone : 450-743-6471
Saint-Hyacinthe
Événement : Mini-festival environnemental: kiosques (groupes environnementaux, Katimavik, outils pour devenir plus « vert », etc.), barbecue, concert, jeux et activités pour les enfants, maquillage, etc.
Lieu : Parc les Salines, 5330, rue Martineau, St-Hyacinthe
Heure : 17h30 à 22h
Personne contact : Sarah Pinchevsky
Téléphone : 450-252-4196
Drummondville
24 mai: Événement : ShowLogik : kiosques de groupes environnementaux, dons d'arbres, repas, karaoké et films
Lieu : Stationnement adjacent la maison Katimavik (255, rue brock), stationnement au coin des rues Marchand et Brock
Heure : 18h
25 mai : Événement : Plantation massive d'arbres (objectif : 800 arbres)
Lieu : À l'usine d'épurement des eaux, sur le chemin du diable
Heure : 9h à 17h (apporter votre lunch, votre pelle et de l'eau!)
Personne contact : Véronique Henri
Téléphone : 819-474-4320
Lévis
Événement : Mise en place d'un nouveau site naturel aux Jardins Claude-Gosselin où 2 000 plants de bleuets sont à planter et un sentier pédestre à construire. La journée se terminera par un BBQ communautaire.
Lieu : Les Jardins Claude Gosselin - 414, chemin des Îles, Lévis
Heure : 9h à 17h
Personne contact : Karine Gravel
Téléphone : 418-304-3337
Baie-Saint-Paul
Événement : Plantation de 1 000 arbres offerts par la municipalité le long de la route verte, de la piste cyclable à la hauteur du Parc du Gouffre, suivi d'un BBQ et de la présentation finale du groupe.
Lieu : Coin Renaud et Des Falaises dans le Développement tremsim, Baie-St-Paul
Heure : 9h à 15h pour la plantation et 15h à 18h pour le BBQ
Personne contact : Meggie Tremblay-Pilote
Téléphone : 418-435-5937
Québec
Événement : Nettoyage des berges de la zone urbaine de la Rivière St-Charles (principalement dans l’arrondissement La Cité), suivi d'un barbecue et d'une cérémonie autour de la plantation symbolique d'un arbre dans le Parc Linéaire.
Lieu: Rendez-vous à la Marina St-Roch, 230 rue du pont, Québec et Maison Dorion-Coulombe au 332, rue Domagaya
Heure: 9h30 à 19h
Personne contact : Jean-Philippe L.Mineau
Téléphone : 418-650-2147
Victoriaville
Événement : Vente de garage organisée par la Société Protectrice des Animaux en collaboration avec les participants Katimavik, une foule d’activités telles que des prestations de chiens, des parades de mode canine ainsi que des concours de beauté pour les chiens et les chats. Le rôle des participants lors de cette journée sera de s’assurer que tout soit 100% environnementale.
Lieu : Stationnement de la rue de Bigarré, au coin de Notre-Dame, au centre-ville de Victoriaville
Heure : 10h à 16h
Personne contact : Isabelle Gaudreau
Téléphone : 819-752-6938
Trois-Rivières
Événement : Revitalisation du parc, plantation d'arbres et BBQ.
Lieu : Parc Portuaire, près de l'hôtel de ville, directement sur le bord de l'eau
Heure : 11h à 16h
Personne contact : Anne Brunet
Téléphone : 819-694-0496
Shawinigan
Événement : Nettoyage du centre-ville et du bord de l'eau, suivi d'un BBQ, d'un kiosque Katimavik et d'activités extérieures.
Lieu : Parc des promenades St-Maurice (centre-ville)
Heure : 10h à 15h (12h pour BBQ)
Personne contact : Richard Bilodeau
Téléphone : 819-539-4889
Trois-Pistoles
Événement : Ramassage et nettoyage des berges, suivi d'un BBQ.
Lieu: Site de l'Éco-Fête (angle Jean-Rioux et Du Parc) à Trois-Pistoles
Heure: 9h à 16h
Personne contact : Isabelle Gagnon-Boudreau
Téléphone : 418-851-1393
Rimouski
Événement : BBQ à la Maison des jeunes de Rimouski
Lieu : 169, rue Sainte-Anne, Rimouski
Heure : 16h30 à 18h
Personne contact : Mélanie Brière
Téléphone : 418-722-4676
Mont-Joli
Événement : Nettoyage des berges du Saint-Laurent au niveau du village de Sainte-Flavie avec levée de fond pour la maison des jeunes de Mont-Joli et un organisme environnemental de la région. La journée va se terminer avec un BBQ.
Lieu : Place Flavie-Drapeau, devant l’église de Sainte-Flavie
Heure : 13h à 17h pour le nettoyage et de 17h à 19h pour le BBQ
Personne contact : Jean-Sébastien Binette
Téléphone : 418-775-1237
Alma
Événement : Plantation d'une centaine d'arbres sur la Véloroute des bleuets avec la collaboration du Conseil régional de l’environnement et du développement durable du Saguenay Lac St-Jean (CREDD). Distribution de boîtes à lunch écologique avec kiosque de sensibilisation des 3R, kiosque Katimavik .
Lieu : Stationnement de l'Abitibi Consolated et aux abords de la Vélo-route des bleuets (1692, avenue du Pont Nord, Alma)
Heure : 10h à 13h30
Personne contact : Julie Rainville
Téléphone : 418-662-6251
Jonquière et Chicoutimi
Événement : Distribution d'arbres, kiosque de sensibilisation environnementale, maquillage pour enfants sous le thème de la nature et jeux éducatifs, buffet recette fait par les participants avec des produits locaux et sensibilisation au niveau de l'emballage, table Katimavik, etc.
***Gâteau de clôture à 14h30 avec les trois groupes Katimavik et invitation des dirigeants municipaux.
Lieu : Vieux port de Chicoutimi, 531, boulevard du Saguenay Est
Heure : 9h à 15h
Personne contact : Andréanne Lavoie
Téléphone : 418-549-7652
OntarioSt. Catherine’s
Event: Bike Ride, lunch and speeches
Place: Burgeon Woods across Edgedale and Glenridge End at Malcolmson Park, St. Catharines
Time: 10-2pm, May 24th
Contact person: Allana Hearn
Phone: (905) 688-2174
Port Colbourne
Event: Eco-fair and BBQ
Place: Lock 8, Port Colbourne
Time: 11am-4pm, May 24th
Contact person: Laura Smit
Phone: (905) 834-1551
Welland
Event: Clean-up of Meritt Island, BBQ
Place: Meritt Island, Welland
Time: 9am-12:30pm, May 24th
Contact person: Liam O'Leary
Phone: (905) 735-4259
London
Event: Community Beautification Project
Place: Victoria Park, London
Time: 10am-1pm, May 24th
Contact person: Alicia Lapointe
Phone: (519) 672-9742
Woodstock
Event: Eco-poluza, eco-fair, engine free parade
Place: Woodstock Museum, 466 Dundas St., Woodstock
Time: 12pm-5pm, May 24th
Contact person: Emily Arsenault
Phone: (519) 539-4715
Ingersoll
Event: Tree planting and BBQ
Place: Fusion Youth Centre, Ingersoll
Time: 9am-12:30pm, May 24th
Contact person: Shawna Ferguson
Phone: (519) 485-3743
Shelburne
Event: Community Garden
Place: Simon Street Park, Shelburne
Time: Time TBA, May 25th
Contact person: Allison Bryan
Phone: (519) 925-9572
Collingwood
Event: Environmenally oriented BBQ and games
Place: 337 Hurontario Street, Collingwood
Time: 7pm-9pm, May 23th
Contact person: Greg Lynch
Phone: (705) 443-8727
Smiths Falls
Event: Family Eco Fun Picnic
Place: 13 McEwen Avenue, Smiths Falls
Time: 11am-2pm, May 24th
Contact person: Amanda Ammon
Phone: (613) 283-2440
Carleton Place
Event: Environmental Booth
Place: Giant Tiger on McNeely Ave, Carleton Place
Time: 7:30am-12pm, May 24th
Contact person: Shelly Steffler
Phone: (613) 257-4389
Orleans
Event: Community Garbage Pick-up and Potluck
Place: 314 Fernleaf Cres, Orleans
Time: 2pm-7pm, May 24th
Contact person: Susannah Taylor
Phone: (613) 824-9662
Timmins
Event: BBQ, Eco-friendly Costume Creation
Place: Hollinger Park, Timmins
Time: 10am-3:30pm, May 24th
Contact person: Tonya Bosch
Phone: (705) 268-4951
Kirkland Lake
Event: Mural, Bake Sale, Eco-friendly product creation and sale
Place: 14 Government Rd East, Kirkland Lake
Time: 9am-2pm , May 24th
Contact person: Heidi Ludwick
Phone: (705) 567-4173
Temiskaming Shore
Event: Community clean-up, BBQ with The Garb Angels
Place: 265 Little Street, Haileybury
Time: 11am-4pm, May 24th
Contact person: Alicia Rule
Phone: (705) 672-1603
Wawa
Event: Highway and park cleanup, Children's Games, Presentations on Environment, Organic Bake Off, Night of Entertainment with donations going to local charites
Place: Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre, Wawa
Time: 8:30am-10pm, May 24th
Contact person: Stephanie Kerrigan
Phone: (705) 856-0629
Manitouwadge
Event: Booths, mural painting, trail clean-up presentations and BBQ
Place: Corner of Missisaugua and Forester, Manitouwadge
Time: 9am-5pm, May 24th
Contact person: Jennifer Keeling
Phone: (807) 826-2828
Marathon
Event: Community Beautification & Eco Garden and Food
Place: Marathon Landfill (Penn Lake Road) & Parking lot next to Wilson Memorial General Hospital (Peninsula Road), Marathon
Time: 9am-12pm & 12:30pm-4:30pm, May 24th
Contact person: Heidi Mayr
Time: (807) 229-8747
Sault Ste. Marie, St. Joseph’s Island, and Elliot Lake
Event: Environment/Plant Sale Extravaganza
Place: United Baptist Church, 41 Malabar Drive, Sault St. Marie
Time: 7am-12pm, May 24th
Contact persons: Sarah Duff, Jamie Tripp, Aaron Chiu
Phone:(705) 945-8758 (Sarah), (705) 246-8989 (Jamie), (705) 848-3300 (Aaron)
Kapuskasing
Event: Concert featuring local bands, with environmental focus
Place: Kapuskasing Welcome Center, Kapukasing
Time: Time TBA, May 24th
Contact person: Matt Shaw
Phone: (705) 335-2847
Hearst
Event: Clean-up of highway 583 North, BBQ
Place: 20 Fontaine Drive, Hearst
Time: 9am-8pm, May 24th
Contact person: Pamela Tokarew
Phone: (705) 372-1111
Moosonee
Event: Community beautification project & Eco-bag give-away
Place: 5 First Street & Northern Store, Moosonee
Time: 9am-2pm & 2pm-4pm, May 24th
Contact person: Krista Vick
Phone: (705) 336-6726
PrairiesLegal
Event: They will be giving out tree saplings to all the residences in Legal along with brochures on how to compost. After their awareness campaign, the participants will be holding a BBQ.
Time and place: Legal Park, at around 4 p.m.
Contact Person: Jolene Helgason
Phone: 780-961-2126
Edmonton
Event: To mark this event, the Katimavik Edmonton group, Katimavik alumni, as well as Edmonton community organizations will be showcasing Edmonton’s leading environmental advocacy. These organizations will be providing information to the public on various facets of the environment.
Time and place: William Hawrelak Park, May 24th from 10 a.m. to 2p.m.
Contact person: Valerie Brassard.
Phone: 780-758-2025
Peace River
Event: The participants are partnering with our work partner for this event. The Springfield primary school will have an environmental day on behalf of the Katimavik 30th anniversary. The participants and students are planning to plant trees around the playground. At the end of the day, they will be hosting a BBQ with the students, parents, work partners and the community at large.
Time and place: 7701-99 street in Peace River, begins at 9 a.m.
Contact person: Amanda Bernardin
Phone: 780-624-0033
Grande Prairie
Event: The Grande Prairie group is planning a garbage cleanup in and around the city. The participants will be partnering with the City of Grande Prairie regarding this event. The group will be hosting a BBQ at city hall at around 4 p.m.
Time and place: City Hall, 10 a.m.
Contact person: Darlene Hibbs
Phone: 780-513-9613
North Battleford
Event: The North Battleford group will be planting trees for a maze at the local museum. They are partnering with the North Battleford Arts Museum. A BBQ will also be hosted by the Katimavik group at around 3 p.m.
Time and place: North Battleford Arts Museum, 9 a.m.
Contact person: Megan Taylor
Phone: 306-445-0223
Saskatoon
Event: The group will be having an environmental fair at the École Canadianne Française. They will have a number of booths that will focus on how to better protect the environment. The Katimavik group will be hosting a BBQ at around 2 o’clock.
Time and place: 1407 Albert Avenue in Saskatoon, 12 p.m.
Contact person: Paul Phelan
Phone: 306-979-0014.
Prince Albert
Event: The Katimavik group in Northern Saskatchewan will be celebrating at the River Front in Prince Albert as part of a community wide celebration, welcoming the David Thompson's Brigade on May 24th 2008. They will be presenting 100 percent recycled fleece blankets to a representative of Family Futures, a non-profit organization who works with single mothers and their newborns. It will be a day of fun with guitars, juggling, food and laughter as we celebrate 30 years of Katimavik youth volunteer services all across Canada.
Time and place: River Front, Prince Albert, time TBA
Contact person: Ashley Parsons
Phone: 306-764-0124
Moose Jaw
Event: To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Katimavik, the Moose Jaw group will be presenting an environmental focused movie in a community park. The group is also planning to host a BBQ at the same local. The objective of this event is to bring people together in order to raise awareness of environmental issues and get the public to become more aware of issues that we commonly face.
Time and place: Crescent Park, 6 p.m. (BBQ), 8 p.m. (film)
Contact person: Chris Ferguson
Phone: 306-972-6261
Gravelbourg
Event: On May 24th at a park in downtown Gravelbourg the group will be having a BBQ for the community along with performances by local musicians. There will also be face painting for kids and games. Local officials will be invited to attend. The main concept of the day is to have a “Make your own cloth bag” workshop from donated clothing and have a presentation by the group on eco-friendliness and express how easy it would be for Gravelbourg to ban plastic bags. The ultimate goal is to eliminate plastic bags in Gravelbourg by helping the community make their own re-usable bags and giving out bags pre-made by the group.
Time and place: Community Park in Gravelbourg, 12 p.m.
Contact person: Brian Baldock
Phone: 306-648-3647
Weyburn
Event: The group will have an Environmental Family Fun Day at the River Park. There will be a BBQ serving both meat and vegetarian alternatives. A large part of the day will be to inform people about the environment and ways that people can reduce their impact on the environment. There will be entertainment along with face painting for children. The group is also planning on selling reusable bags and donating the profit to Ducks Unlimited.
Time and place: River Park, Weyburn, Time TBA
Contact person: Steve Laliberte
Phone: 306-842-1258
Manitoba clusters
Événement : Les 6 groupes du Manitoba (Ste.Anne, Steinbach, Stonewall, St.Boniface (Winnipeg), Minnedosa et Neepawa) ainsi que de nombreux anciens de Katimavik, amis du programme et résidents du quartier « Spence » de Winnipeg participeront à une journée de bénévolat en partnenariat avec « Spence Neighbourhood Association » pour revitaliser les jardins communautaires et parcs de ce quartier. Il y aura ainsi beaucoup de jardinage, de nettoyage, construction de table à picnic, peinture de clôtures, de l'animation pour les enfants, et le tout sera suivi d'un buffet (type barbecue) tout en écoutant et observant les performances de musiciens, artistes locaux et participants/anciens de Katimavik. Les politiciens locaux seront aussi invités à s'y joindre pour des présentations et discours.
Lieu : Spence Neighbourhood Association, 430 Langside Street
Heure : 9h à 17h
Personne contact : François Dufour et Tony Bober
Téléphone : 204-688-4792 (François) et 204-803-5467 (Tony)
Vermilion
Event: Since a number of trees at the Vermilion provincial Park were removed to make way for a new power line, the community received a grant from the government to buy saplings to replace the trees. For the Katimavik 30th anniversary celebration, the Vermilion group will be planting trees all day.
Time and place: Vermilion Provincial Park, all day.
Contact person: Aaron Champagne
Phone: 780-853-6689
British ColumbiaBurnaby, New Westminster, Vancouver
Event: The Lower Mainland Katimavik groups are coordinating an event to plant native species and do restoration work at Mosquito Creek Park in North Vancouver. This work session will be followed by an Eco-Festival where participants and local environmental organizations will run a number of informational and interactive booths about current environmental events and issues.
Place: Mosquito Creek Park (16th St W and Fell Ave)
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Contact person: Sarah Gillett
Phone: 778-882-4397
Williams Lake
Event: The Williams Lake Katimavik group is facilitating the cleaning of Scout Island’s riparian edge, between Highway 20 and the end of the Scout Island causeway. Katimavik volunteers will then host a community picnic consisting of local foods.
Place: Scout Island – 1305A Borland Road
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Contact person: Jess Lawrence
Phone: 250-398-6395
Quesnel
Event: The Quesnel Katimavik group is coordinating an event to help build a community garden in West Fraser Timber Park, followed by a BBQ and Eco-Fair at the covered gazebo on the River Walk adjacent to Front Street and culminating in a community clean up.
Place: West Fraser Timber Park (9:00 am -12:00 pm) The Covered Gazebo on the River Front Trail (12:00 pm -3:00 pm)
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Contact person: Amy Reid
Phone: 250-991-0187
Email: quesnel@katimavik-bcyk.org
100 Mile House
Event: The 100 Mile House Katimavik group is coordinating 'Potatopalooza' to help construct compost bins for the Community Garden, and assist CEEDS (Community Enhancement and Economic Development Society) with their annual spring planting of organic potatoes.
Place: The Lodge Conference & Retreat Centre
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Contact person: Sara Breitkreutz
Phone: 250-395-5143
Parksville
Event: The Parksville Katimavik Group is coordinating a scotch broom cleanup followed by an on-site barbeque for lunch.
Place: Englishman Estuary, Shelly Road entrance
Time: 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Contact person: Elle J Jackett
Phone: 250-248-9850
Courtenay
Event: The Courtenay Katimavik group is coordinating an event to work in the #6 Mine historical park in Cumberland to do restoration work on the park and help to clear and maintain two trails in the park as well as to paint some picnic tables and maintain the grounds.
Place: #6 Mine Park Site, behind the Cumberland Recreation Centre
Time: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Contact person: Joshua Prowse
Phone: 250-703-2981
Port Alberni
Event: The Port Alberni group is coordinating an event to help build a cooperative garden in Port Alberni
Place: 4408 China Creek Road,
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Contact person: Sarah Turpin
Phone: 250-723-8894
Kamloops
Event: The Kamloops Katimavik group is coordinating a walkathon and family activity day in benefit of the Wildlife Parks Animal Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Place: BC Wildlife Park
Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Contact person: Tanya Helle
Phone: 250-571-1250
Salmon Arm
Event: The Salmon Arm Katimavik group is coordinating the planting of gardens in the community followed by a barbeque celebration of games, face painting and a local food fair at the Downtown Activity Centre.
Place: Downtown Activity Centre, 451 Shuswap Street SW
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Contact person: Jody Mitchell
Phone: 250-833-0198
Vernon
Event: The Vernon Katimavik group will host an educational event to promote awareness of environmental issues surrounding food. The documentary Film “Hijacked Future” which focuses on food production and shortages will be screened with a discussion period following each viewing. Included in the free admission to the Science centre for this event, families can also take in the environmentally friendly crafts area and BBQ.
Place: Okanagan Science Centre,2704 Hwy 6
Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Contact person: Catherine Honig
Phone: 250-542-8628
Nelson, Trail and Castlegar
Event: The Nelson, Trail and Castlegar Katimavik groups are coordinating an event to help build an environmental education park in Trail.
Place: Kinsmen Park (beside Gyro Park)
Time: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Contact person: Michael Bylsma
Phone: 250-364-3174
Keremeos
Event: The Keremeos Katimavik group are coordinating an event to help restore the Riparian Park in Keremeos. There will be speeches followed by a cake cutting ceremony at 5:50 p.m., as well as an information booth set up at 4:00 p.m at the Music Under the K festival at the Memorial Park in Keremeos.
Place: Riparian Park (9:00 am - 3:00 pm) and Memorial Park (4:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Time: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Contact person: Mari Otomo
Phone: 250-499-7146
Penticton and Kelowna
Event: The Penticton and Kelowna Katimavik groups will be leading tours of the newly developed Skyrocket Garden. This garden is a demonstration garden for local drought resistant species that can be used in residential landscaping projects.
Place: Penticton Community Gardens on Vancouver Hill
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Contact person: James Chester
Phone: 250-493-6263 |
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