GO GREEN!
Everyone can contribute to the Green movement; individuals, business and government. As individuals we harvest the most power for change – start with choosing responsible suppliers. We have collected some of our favourite resources here.
- The Canada Post Red Dot Campaign – save trees, energy and other valuable resources by opting out of junk mail; it only takes a minute http://www.reddotcampaign.ca/
- Recycle electronics for re-use by non profit organizations; for home and office Electronic Recycling Association http://www.era.ca – it’s FREE!
- Reduce and balance your impact to global warming by learning about and purchasing carbon offsets, it’s easy and affordable, as an individual or an organization. Here you can calculate exactly how much you contribute to global warming and how to offset it. http://www.terrapass.ca
- BC Hydro not only offers tips for saving energy, they also offer valuable rebates, learn more at http://www.bchydro.com
- To customize your plan and learn valuable information, Yahoo! Now offers an excellent web component that provides you with everything you need to build a plan and learn more http://green.yahoo.com
- The City of Vancouver has a branch designated to sustainability and they are an excellent resource with tips and information. One Day is committed to making Vancouver the cleanest, greenest, healthiest city in the world by taking small steps to get there http://www.onedayvancouver.ca.
- Take the nature challenge and learn lots of really cool stuff from a local celebrity at http://www.davidsuzuki.org
This list is ever expanding; we welcome your suggestions and valuable input. info@peakeofcatering.com
Keep Vancouver Spectacular (KVS)
KVS is an annual city-wide litter cleanup campaign that runs each May. The goal is to make our beautiful city an even better place to live, work and visit. In 2007, the City of Vancouver supplied cleanup tools, garbage bags and gloves to over 13,500 volunteers to remove litter and debris from our streets and lanes.
It's the team effort of Vancouver residents that makes the program such a success. Block captains lead the way by organizing neighbourhood cleanups and recruiting volunteers. The City provides the tools and equipment, and will pickup the bags of litter after the cleanup is over.
Mayor Sam Sullivan will kickoff the 2008 Keep Vancouver Spectacular campaign on Saturday, April 26th with an event at the Laughing Bean Coffee Co. (2695 E. Hastings). As a sponsor of KVS, Peake of Catering will be there to provide a delicious breakfast for the volunteers who will conduct a cleanup in the Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood.
We invite residents and businesses to Join the Team in 2008. To find out more about Keep Vancouver Spectacular and to sign up, please go to vancouver.ca/kvs or call the KVS Hotline: 604-871-6544.
