The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, led by the Vancouver Aquarium, takes place this September on beaches and waterfronts across Canada.
Sign up to volunteer to cover a stretch of beach in the Vancouver area or lead your own cleanup campaign if a location you see an open location yet to be covered. You can host a public or private cleanup for your group of friends or co-workers.
To bring awareness to this effort, there is a Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup display at English Bay today until 7:00pm. It’s a sculpture made entirely from waste materials that show up on our beaches. Over 160,000kg of waste was recovered during the cleanup in Canada last year.
Stop by, take a look, get pretty grossed out, and donate some time to help with the cleanup this fall. Bear in mind you don’t just have to choose from Vancouver beaches, options include everywhere from West Vancouver to White Rock, along the river or lakefronts in Chilliwack.
Come September 1st, smokers will need to butt-out before hanging out in a Vancouver Park or on a City beach.
According to the City of Vancouver, “the new policy is part of the Park Board’s commitment to the promotion of a healthy urban environment and support for active living and wellness.”
Smoking will be prohibited in all 224 City-run parks and including all of their properties within such as playgrounds, beaches, pathways, sports fields, golf courses (pitch n’ putt), trails, the Sea Wall and parking lots (not even while inside your own car on park property).
The minimum fine for violating the new by-law will be $250. You can read a full list of frequently asked questions online.
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The MS Society of Canada has been active this summer with major events such as the MS Rona Bike Tour. Today they are hosting Cruisin’ for a Cause Day, a tasty campaign that won’t require quite as much physical endurance for participants.
Stop by an A&W today and when you purchase a Teen Burger, $1 will go to the MS Society of Canada.
You can also participate without purchasing a burger by posting an update on Twitter using the tag #CruisinForACause. Every time a tweet appears with that tag, A&W will donate $0.50 to the MS Society of Canada (up to $20,000). Here’s a simple copy/paste for Miss604.com readers:
Last year, A&W customers helped to raise $400,000 for the MS Society of Canada through this in-store and online social media campaign.
Follow @MSSocietyCanada on Twitter for updates and info about more events happening in Vancouver this month.
Through the Eye of the Raven, Western Canada’s largest mural, was unveiled last week on the side of the Orwell Hotel in the Downtown Eastside.
Through the Eye of the Raven features cultural elements from several First Nations as well as community landmarks such as the iconic red “W” of Woodward’s.
Located at 456 East Hasting, the Orwell Hotel has recently been renovated as a part of a BC Housing‘s initiative and is now home to this 7,600 square foot collaboration.
First Nations artists who contributed to the mural include: Jerry Whitehead, Richard Shorty, Haisla Collins, Sharifah Marsden, Richard Tetrault, Esther Rausenberg, Eric Parnell and Nicola Campbell.
On the last day of the Go Media conference in Toronto awards were presented by the Canadian Tourism Commission in several categories and I was very proud to hear that Tourism Vancouver picked up “Best Online Media Centre”.
Tourism Vancouver has had many challenges over the last few years including building up a social web presence and hosting media and visitors alike during a little thing called the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Providing extensive online content and engaging bloggers has been a part of their success, in my opinion.
I’m also a fan of their Inside Vancouver blog (disclosure: they advertise on this website) as it provides tips, top picks and the voices of many contributing writers. It’s just nice to see the organization that represents our city be recognized, especially for its work in the online realm.
Special mention: iBackpack Canada picked up “Best Travel Blog” – check it out for resources on everything from hostels to transportation around Canada.
